योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-45

असदेवाङ्ग सदिव भाति पृथ्व्यादिवेदनात् ।
यथा बालस्य वेतालो नाभाति तदवेदनात् ॥ ४५ ॥

asadevāṅga sadiva bhāti pṛthvyādivedanāt ,
yathā bālasya vetālo nābhāti tadavedanāt 45

45. asat eva aṅga sat iva bhāti pṛthvyādivedanāt
yathā bālasya vetālaḥ na ābhāti tat avedanāt

45. aṅga asat eva pṛthvyādivedanāt sat iva bhāti.
yathā bālasya vetālaḥ tat avedanāt na ābhāti.

45. Śrī Vasiṣṭha continued: O dear one, that which is fundamentally non-existent (asat) appears as existent (sat) due to the perception of earth and other elements. Similarly, just as a ghost (vetāla) does not appear to a child because of the child's non-perception or unawareness of it.

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - That which is ultimately non-existent, referring to the illusory nature of the world (Non-existent, unreal, false)

• एव (eva) - Indeed, only, just

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - An affectionate address, 'O dear one' (O dear one, O limb)

• सत् (sat) - That which is perceived as existent or real (Existent, real, true)

• इव (iva) - Like, as, as if

• भाति (bhāti) - Appears, shines, seems

• पृथ्व्यादिवेदनात् (pṛthvyādivedanāt) - Due to the mental or sensory perception of physical objects like earth (From the perception of earth and other elements)

• यथा (yathā) - Just as, as, according to

• बालस्य (bālasya) - Of a child, for a child

• वेतालः (vetālaḥ) - A mythical ghost or evil spirit (Ghost, vampire, demon)

• न (na) - Not, no

• आभाति (ābhāti) - Does not appear, is not visible

• तत् (tat) - Referring to the ghost (vetāla) (That, it)

• अवेदनात् (avedanāt) - Due to the lack of knowledge or perception of that (ghost) (From non-perception, due to unawareness)

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - That which is ultimately non-existent, referring to the illusory nature of the world (Non-existent, unreal, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - Non-existent, unreal, false, untrue

Present active participle (negative)

Negation of sat (existent), participle of as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - Indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - An affectionate address, 'O dear one' (O dear one, O limb)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of aṅga

aṅga - Limb, body, part, constituent; also used as an interjection 'O dear one'

सत् (sat) - That which is perceived as existent or real (Existent, real, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - Existent, real, true, good; being, reality

Present active participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

इव (iva) - Like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - Appears, shines, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

Present tense, active voice

Root: bhā (class 2)

पृथ्व्यादिवेदनात् (pṛthvyādivedanāt) - Due to the mental or sensory perception of physical objects like earth (From the perception of earth and other elements)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pṛthvyādivedana

pṛthvyādivedana - Perception/knowledge of earth etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī+ādi+vedana)

• pṛthvī – Earth, ground, the world
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – Beginning, first; and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• vedana – Perception, feeling, knowledge, sensing
  noun (neuter)
  From root vid (to know, perceive)
  Root: vid (class 6)

यथा (yathā) - Just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

बालस्य (bālasya) - Of a child, for a child

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - Child, boy, young, immature

वेतालः (vetālaḥ) - A mythical ghost or evil spirit (Ghost, vampire, demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vetāla

vetāla - A ghost, vampire, demon, an evil spirit inhabiting a corpse

न (na) - Not, no

(indeclinable)

आभाति (ābhāti) - Does not appear, is not visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ābhā

Present tense, active voice

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - Referring to the ghost (vetāla) (That, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - That, it

अवेदनात् (avedanāt) - Due to the lack of knowledge or perception of that (ghost) (From non-perception, due to unawareness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avedana

avedana - Non-perception, ignorance, unawareness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vedana)

• a – Not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• vedana – Perception, feeling, knowledge, sensing
  noun (neuter)
  From root vid (to know, perceive)
  Root: vid (class 6)

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