योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-36

ब्रह्मैव पश्यति ब्रह्म नाब्रह्म ब्रह्म पश्यति ।
सर्गादिनाम्ना प्रथितः स्वभावोऽस्यैव चेदृशः ॥ ३६ ॥

brahmaiva paśyati brahma nābrahma brahma paśyati ,
sargādināmnā prathitaḥ svabhāvo'syaiva cedṛśaḥ 36

36. brahma eva paśyati brahma na abrahmā brahma paśyati
sarga-ādi-nāmnā prathitaḥ svabhāvaḥ asya eva ca īdṛśaḥ

36. brahma eva brahma paśyati; abrahmā brahma na paśyati;
asya svabhāvaḥ sarga-ādi-nāmnā prathitaḥ eva ca īdṛśaḥ

36. Only the Absolute Reality (brahman) perceives the Absolute Reality (brahman); that which is not (brahman) cannot perceive (brahman). Such is its intrinsic nature (dharma), which is renowned by names such as 'creation' and so forth.

36. רק בְּרַהְמָן רואה את בְּרַהְמָן; מה שאינו בְּרַהְמָן אינו יכול לראות את בְּרַהְמָן. כזה הוא טבעו המובנה, המכונה בלשון בני אדם בריאה וכדומה.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed, only

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• न (na) - not

• अब्रह्मा (abrahmā) - that which is not Brahman, non-Brahman

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• सर्ग-आदि-नाम्ना (sarga-ādi-nāmnā) - by names like creation etc.

• प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - renowned, famous, known, manifested

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, own being, natural disposition

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• च (ca) - and

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred utterance, priest

Root: √bṛh (class 1)

एव (eva) - alone, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √dṛś

4th class verb, paśya-stem

Root: √dṛś (class 4)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred utterance, priest

Root: √bṛh (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अब्रह्मा (abrahmā) - that which is not Brahman, non-Brahman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abrahman

abrahman - not Brahman, non-Brahman

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+brahman)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred utterance, priest
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √bṛh (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred utterance, priest

Root: √bṛh (class 1)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √dṛś

4th class verb, paśya-stem

Root: √dṛś (class 4)

सर्ग-आदि-नाम्ना (sarga-ādi-nāmnā) - by names like creation etc.

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sargādināman

sargādināman - name beginning with creation, name like creation etc.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi+nāman)

• sarga – creation, emission, production
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - renowned, famous, known, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathita

prathita - famous, celebrated, known, spread out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root prath- (to spread, to be famous)

Root: √prath (class 1)

Note: Agrees with svabhāvaḥ

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, own being, natural disposition

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, own being, natural state, disposition

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, being, nature, existence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'brahman'

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this sort, like this

Note: Agrees with 'svabhāvaḥ'

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