योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-21, verse-42
तवाभ्यासं विना बाले नाकारो ब्रह्मतां गतः ।
स्थितः कलनरूपात्मा तेन तन्नानुपश्यसि ॥ ४२ ॥
स्थितः कलनरूपात्मा तेन तन्नानुपश्यसि ॥ ४२ ॥
tavābhyāsaṃ vinā bāle nākāro brahmatāṃ gataḥ ,
sthitaḥ kalanarūpātmā tena tannānupaśyasi 42
sthitaḥ kalanarūpātmā tena tannānupaśyasi 42
42.
tava abhyāsam vinā bāle na ākāraḥ brahmatām gataḥ
sthitaḥ kalana-rūpa-ātmā tena tat na anupaśyasi
sthitaḥ kalana-rūpa-ātmā tena tat na anupaśyasi
42.
bāle! tava abhyāsam vinā ākāraḥ brahmatām na gataḥ.
kalana-rūpa-ātmā sthitaḥ (asti).
tena tat na anupaśyasi.
kalana-rūpa-ātmā sthitaḥ (asti).
tena tat na anupaśyasi.
42.
O young girl (bāle)! Without your consistent practice (abhyāsa), the form has not attained the state of Brahman (brahman). The Self (ātman), whose nature (ātman) is merely conceptualization (kalana), remains (in that state), and therefore you do not perceive that (Brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- तव (tava) - your, of you
- अभ्यासम् (abhyāsam) - practice, study, repetition
- विना (vinā) - without
- बाले (bāle) - O young girl, O child
- न (na) - not, no
- आकारः (ākāraḥ) - form, shape, appearance
- ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of Brahman (brahman), Brahman-ness
- गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached
- स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, remaining, established
- कलन-रूप-आत्मा (kalana-rūpa-ātmā) - whose self/nature (ātman) is conceptualization
- तेन (tena) - by that, therefore (masculine/neuter singular instrumental)
- तत् (tat) - that (neuter singular accusative)
- न (na) - not, no
- अनुपश्यसि (anupaśyasi) - you perceive, you see
Words meanings and morphology
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you, your
अभ्यासम् (abhyāsam) - practice, study, repetition
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa
abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study, continuous effort
Derived from root 'as' with prefix 'abhi' and suffix 'ghań'
Prefix: abhi
Root: as (class 4)
विना (vinā) - without
(indeclinable)
बाले (bāle) - O young girl, O child
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of bālā
bālā - young girl, child, innocent one
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
आकारः (ākāraḥ) - form, shape, appearance
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāra
ākāra - form, shape, appearance, external aspect
Derived from root 'kṛ' with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of Brahman (brahman), Brahman-ness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmatā
brahmatā - the state or quality of Brahman (brahman)
Derived from 'brahman' with suffix 'tā'
गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, moved, reached, attained, arrived
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'gam'
Root: gam (class 1)
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, remaining, established
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, remaining, established, abiding
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'sthā'
Root: sthā (class 1)
कलन-रूप-आत्मा (kalana-rūpa-ātmā) - whose self/nature (ātman) is conceptualization
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kalana-rūpa-ātman
kalana-rūpa-ātman - the Self (ātman) whose nature (ātman) is conceptualization or reckoning
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalana+rūpa+ātman)
- kalana – reckoning, conceptualization, perceiving, understanding, calculation
noun (neuter)
Derived from root 'kal'
Root: kal (class 1) - rūpa – form, nature, appearance, intrinsic character
noun (neuter) - ātman – the Self (ātman), soul, essence, individual soul
noun (masculine)
तेन (tena) - by that, therefore (masculine/neuter singular instrumental)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore', 'for that reason'
तत् (tat) - that (neuter singular accusative)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अनुपश्यसि (anupaśyasi) - you perceive, you see
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anupaś
Present Tense (Pashya-gana)
Root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' as stem in present tense, with prefix 'anu'
Prefix: anu
Root: dṛś (class 1)