योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-35

यम उवाच ।
न कदाचन जातोऽसौ न च नास्ति कदाचन ।
द्विजः केवलविज्ञानभामात्रं तत्तथा स्थितः ॥ ३५ ॥

yama uvāca ,
na kadācana jāto'sau na ca nāsti kadācana ,
dvijaḥ kevalavijñānabhāmātraṃ tattathā sthitaḥ 35

35. yamaḥ uvāca | na kadācana jātaḥ asau na ca na asti kadācana
| dvijaḥ kevala-vijñāna-bhā-mātraṃ tat tathā sthitaḥ ||

35. yamaḥ uvāca asau na kadācana jātaḥ.
ca na kadācana na asti.
dvijaḥ tat kevala-vijñāna-bhā-mātraṃ tathā sthitaḥ.

35. Yama said: "This [self] (ātman) is never born, nor does it ever cease to exist. The twice-born (dvija), which is merely the essence of pure consciousness (vijñāna) and light, is thus eternally established."

Words meanings summery:

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the deity of death and dharma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, produced

• असौ (asau) - this (one), he

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the soul, the self (ātman) (twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; also bird, tooth, moon, soul))

• केवल-विज्ञान-भा-मात्रं (kevala-vijñāna-bhā-mātraṁ) - merely the nature of pure consciousness-light

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, existing

Words meanings and morphology

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the deity of death and dharma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (deity), restraint, self-control

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From root jan- (to be born) + -kta suffix.

Root: jan (class 4)

असौ (asau) - this (one), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that, yonder

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the soul, the self (ātman) (twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; also bird, tooth, moon, soul))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to members of the three upper varṇas, or metaphorically, things that have a 'second birth' like a bird from an egg, a tooth, or the soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+janman)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

केवल-विज्ञान-भा-मात्रं (kevala-vijñāna-bhā-mātraṁ) - merely the nature of pure consciousness-light

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevalavijñānabhāmātra

kevalavijñānabhāmātra - consisting merely of pure consciousness and light

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kevala+vijñāna+bhā+mātra)

• kevala – pure, sole, mere, absolute
  adjective
• vijñāna – consciousness, knowledge, pure awareness
  noun (neuter)
  From vi-jñā, suffix -ana.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• bhā – light, luster, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  adjective

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā- (to stand) + -kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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