योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-58

तस्मिन्परमके व्योम्नि मध्याद्यन्तविकल्पनाः ।
न काश्चन समुद्यन्ति वन्ध्यापुत्रकथा इव ॥ ५८ ॥

tasminparamake vyomni madhyādyantavikalpanāḥ ,
na kāścana samudyanti vandhyāputrakathā iva 58

58. tasmin paramake vyomni madhyādyantavikalpanāḥ
na kāścana samudyanti vandhyāputrakathāḥ iva

58. tasmin paramake vyomni madhyādyantavikalpanāḥ
kāścana na samudyanti vandhyāputrakathāḥ iva [iva]

58. In that supreme space (vyoma), no conceptions of beginning, middle, or end whatsoever arise, just like tales of a barren woman's son.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (supreme) space (in that, on that)

• परमके (paramake) - in the supreme, in the highest

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the supreme space (vyoma) (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

• मध्याद्यन्तविकल्पनाः (madhyādyantavikalpanāḥ) - mental constructs or distinctions related to beginning, middle, and end (notions/conceptions of middle, beginning, and end)

• न (na) - not, no

• काश्चन (kāścana) - not any (conceptions) whatsoever (any, any whatsoever)

• समुद्यन्ति (samudyanti) - they arise, they manifest, they come forth

• वन्ध्यापुत्रकथाः (vandhyāputrakathāḥ) - stories or concepts of something impossible or non-existent (tales of a barren woman's son)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (supreme) space (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the supreme space mentioned in the previous verse, or directly to 'vyomni' in this verse.

परमके (paramake) - in the supreme, in the highest

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of paramaka

paramaka - supreme, highest, ultimate (intensified form of parama)

Suffixed 'ka' to 'parama'.

Note: Agrees with 'vyomni'.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the supreme space (vyoma) (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

From vi- + root yu (to join) or vi- + root vam (to move).

Note: The location where conceptions do not arise.

मध्याद्यन्तविकल्पनाः (madhyādyantavikalpanāḥ) - mental constructs or distinctions related to beginning, middle, and end (notions/conceptions of middle, beginning, and end)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of madhyādyantavikalpanā

madhyādyantavikalpanā - notions of beginning, middle, and end; distinctions related to duration

Compound of madhya, ādi, anta, and vikalpanā.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (madhya+ādi+anta+vikalpanā)

• madhya – middle, central, intermediate
  adjective (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, origin, first; and so forth
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + root dā (to begin).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā
• anta – end, limit, boundary, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
  From root ant (to bind).
  Root: ant
• vikalpanā – distinction, difference, conception, notion, mental construction
  noun (feminine)
  From vi- + root kḷp (to arrange, form) + ana suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'samudyanti'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

काश्चन (kāścana) - not any (conceptions) whatsoever (any, any whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścana

kaścana - someone, anyone, anything; (with negation) no one, nothing

Compound of ka (interrogative pronoun) + cana (indefinite particle).

Note: Agrees with 'vikalpanāḥ' and emphasizes the negation.

समुद्यन्ति (samudyanti) - they arise, they manifest, they come forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sam-ud-√i

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural.

From root i with prefixes sam and ud.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for the subject 'vikalpanāḥ'.

वन्ध्यापुत्रकथाः (vandhyāputrakathāḥ) - stories or concepts of something impossible or non-existent (tales of a barren woman's son)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vandhyāputrakathā

vandhyāputrakathā - tale of a barren woman's son (a common example of something impossible or non-existent)

Compound of vandhyā, putra, and kathā.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vandhyā+putra+kathā)

• vandhyā – barren woman, sterile
  noun (feminine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• kathā – story, tale, narrative, discourse
  noun (feminine)
  From root kath.
  Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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