योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-21, verse-45
संकल्पनगरं सत्यं यथासंकल्पितं प्रति ।
संदेहं वा विदेहं वा नेतरं प्रति किंचन ॥ ४५ ॥
संदेहं वा विदेहं वा नेतरं प्रति किंचन ॥ ४५ ॥
saṃkalpanagaraṃ satyaṃ yathāsaṃkalpitaṃ prati ,
saṃdehaṃ vā videhaṃ vā netaraṃ prati kiṃcana 45
saṃdehaṃ vā videhaṃ vā netaraṃ prati kiṃcana 45
45.
saṅkalpanagaraṃ satyaṃ yathāsaṅkalpitaṃ prati
sadehaṃ vā videhaṃ vā na itaraṃ prati kiṃcana
sadehaṃ vā videhaṃ vā na itaraṃ prati kiṃcana
45.
saṅkalpanagaraṃ yathāsaṅkalpitaṃ prati sadehaṃ
vā videhaṃ vā satyaṃ itaraṃ prati na kiṃcana
vā videhaṃ vā satyaṃ itaraṃ prati na kiṃcana
45.
A city created by imagination (saṅkalpanagara) is real only as far as it is imagined (yathāsaṅkalpitam), whether one has a body (sadeha) or is bodiless (videha). It is not real with respect to anything else.
Words meanings summery:
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- सङ्कल्पनगरं (saṅkalpanagaraṁ) - a city of intention, a city created by imagination
- सत्यं (satyaṁ) - true, real, actual
- यथासङ्कल्पितं (yathāsaṅkalpitaṁ) - as imagined, according to what is intended/imagined
- प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning, in relation to
- सदेहं (sadehaṁ) - with a body, embodied
- वा (vā) - or, either
- विदेहं (videhaṁ) - without a body, bodiless, disembodied
- वा (vā) - or, either
- न (na) - not, no
- इतरं (itaraṁ) - other, anything else
- प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning, in relation to
- किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something
Words meanings and morphology
सङ्कल्पनगरं (saṅkalpanagaraṁ) - a city of intention, a city created by imagination
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpanagara
saṅkalpanagara - a city of intention, a mental city, a city created by imagination
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅkalpa+nagara)
- saṅkalpa – intention, resolution, will, mental construct, imagination
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1) - nagara – city, town
noun (neuter)
सत्यं (satyaṁ) - true, real, actual
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - true, real, existent, honest, truth
Derived from 'sat' (being, existent).
Root: as (class 2)
यथासङ्कल्पितं (yathāsaṅkalpitaṁ) - as imagined, according to what is intended/imagined
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yathāsaṅkalpita
yathāsaṅkalpita - as imagined, as intended, as resolved
Adverbial compound 'yathā' (as) + 'saṅkalpita' (imagined, PPP of saṃ-kḷp).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+saṅkalpita)
- yathā – as, just as, according to
indeclinable - saṅkalpita – imagined, intended, resolved, conceived
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of the verb 'saṃ-kḷp'.
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1)
प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning, in relation to
(indeclinable)
Note: Preposition governing the accusative case.
सदेहं (sadehaṁ) - with a body, embodied
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sadeha
sadeha - with a body, embodied
Bahuvrihi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'deha' (body).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+deha)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
Prefix 'sa' meaning 'with'. - deha – body, physical form
noun (masculine)
Root: dih (class 4)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
विदेहं (videhaṁ) - without a body, bodiless, disembodied
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of videha
videha - without a body, bodiless, disembodied
Bahuvrihi compound: 'vi' (without) + 'deha' (body).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+deha)
- vi – without, apart, dis-
indeclinable
Prefix 'vi' meaning 'without' or 'apart'. - deha – body, physical form
noun (masculine)
Root: dih (class 4)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
इतरं (itaraṁ) - other, anything else
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of itara
itara - other, another, different
प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning, in relation to
(indeclinable)
Note: Preposition governing the accusative case.
किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'kim' (what) + 'cana' (an emphatic suffix).
Note: Used here in a negative context with 'na', meaning 'nothing at all'.