योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-41

प्राक्तनं वासनाजालं किंचिदस्य न विद्यते ।
केवलं व्योमरूपस्य भारूपस्येव तेजसः ॥ ४१ ॥

prāktanaṃ vāsanājālaṃ kiṃcidasya na vidyate ,
kevalaṃ vyomarūpasya bhārūpasyeva tejasaḥ 41

41. prāktanam vāsanā-jālam kiñcit asya na vidyate
| kevalam vyoma-rūpasya bhā-rūpasya iva tejasaḥ

41. asya prāktanam vāsanā-jālam kiñcit na vidyate
kevalam vyoma-rūpasya bhā-rūpasya tejasaḥ iva

41. For him, no previous network of latent tendencies (vāsanā) exists at all. He is merely of the nature of space, similar to the radiant light (tejas) in its intrinsic form.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक्तनम् (prāktanam) - previous, ancient, former

• वासना-जालम् (vāsanā-jālam) - network of latent tendencies (vāsanā) (network of latent impressions, web of tendencies)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - at all (emphasizing negation) (anything, something, a little)

• अस्य (asya) - for him (the cosmic being) (of him, his, of this, this one's)

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely, pure

• व्योम-रूपस्य (vyoma-rūpasya) - of the form of space, whose nature is space

• भा-रूपस्य (bhā-rūpasya) - of radiant form, whose nature is light

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - of the radiant light (tejas) (of light, of splendor, of power, of energy)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक्तनम् (prāktanam) - previous, ancient, former

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāktana

prāktana - previous, ancient, former, pertaining to the past

Derived from prāk (before) with suffix -tana

वासना-जालम् (vāsanā-jālam) - network of latent tendencies (vāsanā) (network of latent impressions, web of tendencies)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanā-jāla

vāsanā-jāla - network of latent impressions, web of tendencies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+jāla)

• vāsanā – latent impression, subtle trace, tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vas- (to dwell) with suffix -anā
  Root: vas (class 1)
• jāla – net, web, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - at all (emphasizing negation) (anything, something, a little)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - for him (the cosmic being) (of him, his, of this, this one's)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely, pure

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb meaning 'merely'.

व्योम-रूपस्य (vyoma-rūpasya) - of the form of space, whose nature is space

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyoma-rūpa

vyoma-rūpa - form of space, whose nature is space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoma+rūpa)

• vyoma – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

भा-रूपस्य (bhā-rūpasya) - of radiant form, whose nature is light

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhā-rūpa

bhā-rūpa - of radiant form, whose nature is light, luminous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhā+rūpa)

• bhā – light, radiance, splendor, lustre
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - of the radiant light (tejas) (of light, of splendor, of power, of energy)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, splendor, sharpness, power, energy, spiritual energy, essence

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