योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-37

शून्यं नित्योदितं सूक्ष्मं निरुपाधि परं स्थितम् ।
तदा तदनु येनास्य निकटेऽद्रिनिभं महः ॥ ३७ ॥

śūnyaṃ nityoditaṃ sūkṣmaṃ nirupādhi paraṃ sthitam ,
tadā tadanu yenāsya nikaṭe'drinibhaṃ mahaḥ 37

37. śūnyam nitya-uditam sūkṣmam nirupādhi param sthitam
| tadā tadanu yena asya nikaṭe adri-nibham mahaḥ ||

37. śūnyam nitya-uditam sūkṣmam nirupādhi param sthitam.
tadā tadanu yena asya nikaṭe adri-nibham mahaḥ.

37. It is formless (śūnyam), eternally manifest, subtle, unconditioned (nirupādhi), and established as supreme. Then, by what means, after this [state], a mountain-like splendor (mahaḥ) [appears] near it.

Words meanings summery:

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - devoid of attributes or specific forms, but not non-existent (empty, void, formless)

• नित्य-उदितम् (nitya-uditam) - eternally risen, ever-manifest

• सूक्ष्मम् (sūkṣmam) - subtle, minute, delicate

• निरुपाधि (nirupādhi) - without limiting adjuncts, unconditioned

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• स्तितम् (stitam) - situated, established, existing

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तदनु (tadanu) - after that, thereupon

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• निकटे (nikaṭe) - near, in the vicinity

• अद्रि-निभम् (adri-nibham) - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

• महः (mahaḥ) - light, splendor, glory

Words meanings and morphology

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - devoid of attributes or specific forms, but not non-existent (empty, void, formless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, hollow, non-existent, abstract

नित्य-उदितम् (nitya-uditam) - eternally risen, ever-manifest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nityodita

nityodita - eternally risen, always manifested

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+udita)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective
• udita – risen, appeared, spoken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vad- (to speak) or ud-ī- (to rise) + -kta suffix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vad (class 1)

सूक्ष्मम् (sūkṣmam) - subtle, minute, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, fine, minute, delicate, atomic

निरुपाधि (nirupādhi) - without limiting adjuncts, unconditioned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirupādhi

nirupādhi - without limiting adjuncts or conditions, unconditioned

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+upādhi)

• nis – without, out of, free from
  indeclinable
• upādhi – limiting adjunct, condition, attribute, distinguishing property
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, beyond, other

स्तितम् (stitam) - situated, established, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तदनु (tadanu) - after that, thereupon

(indeclinable)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it

निकटे (nikaṭe) - near, in the vicinity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nikaṭa

nikaṭa - near, vicinity, proximity

अद्रि-निभम् (adri-nibham) - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adrinibha

adrinibha - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (adri+nibha)

• adri – mountain, rock, cloud
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective

महः (mahaḥ) - light, splendor, glory

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahas

mahas - greatness, splendor, light, power

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