योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-33

पृथ्व्यादिकलनाभावादेष विप्रो न रूपवान् ।
दृढरज्ज्वेव गगनं ग्रहीतुं नैव युज्यते ॥ ३३ ॥

pṛthvyādikalanābhāvādeṣa vipro na rūpavān ,
dṛḍharajjveva gaganaṃ grahītuṃ naiva yujyate 33

33. pṛthvyādikalanābhāvāt eṣa vipraḥ na rūpavān
dṛḍharajjvā iva gamanam grahītum na eva yujyate

33. pṛthvyādikalanābhāvāt eṣa vipraḥ rūpavān na
dṛḍharajjvā iva gamanam grahītum na eva yujyate

33. Because there is no conceptualization (kalpanā) of earth (pṛthvī) and other elements, this wise one (vipra) is not endowed with form. Indeed, it is not possible to grasp him, just as the sky (gagana) cannot be held by a strong rope.

Words meanings summery:

• पृथ्व्यादिकलनाभावात् (pṛthvyādikalanābhāvāt) - due to the absence of the conceptualization of earth (pṛthvī) and other elements (due to the absence of the conception of earth etc.)

• एष (eṣa) - this wise one (vipra) (this, this one, he)

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - this wise one, the enlightened individual (wise, inspired, a Brahmin, a sage)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• रूपवान् (rūpavān) - endowed with form (endowed with form, having a form, beautiful)

• दृढरज्ज्वा (dṛḍharajjvā) - by a strong rope

• इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

• गमनम् (gamanam) - sky (sky, atmosphere, ether, space)

• ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to grasp, to hold (to grasp, to seize, to perceive, to take)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is possible, is proper (is joined, is fit, is proper, is possible, is employed)

Words meanings and morphology

पृथ्व्यादिकलनाभावात् (pṛthvyādikalanābhāvāt) - due to the absence of the conceptualization of earth (pṛthvī) and other elements (due to the absence of the conception of earth etc.)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādikalanābhāva

pṛthvyādikalanābhāva - absence of the conception of earth etc.

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī+ādi+kalpanā+abhāva)

• pṛthvī – earth, the earth element
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  noun (masculine)
• kalpanā – conception, imagination, formation
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kḷp' (to be in order, to fashion) with suffix '-anā'.
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, non-being
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of 'bhāva' (being, existence).
  Prefix: a

Note: Denotes cause.

एष (eṣa) - this wise one (vipra) (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the 'vipra'.

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - this wise one, the enlightened individual (wise, inspired, a Brahmin, a sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - wise, inspired, a Brahmin, a sage

From root 'vip' (to tremble, inspire) or 'vi-pṛ' (to fill fully).

Root: vip

Note: Subject.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

रूपवान् (rūpavān) - endowed with form (endowed with form, having a form, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpavat

rūpavat - endowed with form, having a form, beautiful

Possessive adjective formed from 'rūpa' (form) and suffix '-vat'.

Note: Predicate adjective to 'vipraḥ'.

दृढरज्ज्वा (dṛḍharajjvā) - by a strong rope

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛḍharajju

dṛḍharajju - strong rope

Karmadhāraya compound 'dṛḍha' (strong) + 'rajju' (rope).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛḍha+rajju)

• dṛḍha – strong, firm, hard, solid
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dṛh' (to be firm).
  Root: dṛh (class 4)
• rajju – rope, cord, string
  noun (feminine)

Note: Instrument of grasping.

इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

गमनम् (gamanam) - sky (sky, atmosphere, ether, space)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, ether, space

From root 'gam' (to go) by reduplication or 'ga' (moving in the sky).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'grahītum'.

ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to grasp, to hold (to grasp, to seize, to perceive, to take)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'grah' with suffix '-tum'.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Used with 'yujyate'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

युज्यते (yujyate) - is possible, is proper (is joined, is fit, is proper, is possible, is employed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

Present Passive, 3rd Person Singular

From root 'yuj' in passive voice.

Root: yuj (class 7)

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