योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-18

यथाभिमतमेवास्य भवत्यस्तमयोदयम् ।
आदिसर्गे स्वभावोत्थं पश्चाद्द्वैतैक्यकारणम् ॥ १८ ॥

yathābhimatamevāsya bhavatyastamayodayam ,
ādisarge svabhāvotthaṃ paścāddvaitaikyakāraṇam 18

18. yathābhimatam eva asya bhavati astamaya udayam
ādisarge svabhāvottham paścāt dvaitaikyakāraṇam

18. asya astamaya udayam yathābhimatam eva bhavati
ādisarge svabhāvottham paścāt dvaitaikyakāraṇam

18. Its (the mind-body's) manifestation and disappearance occur precisely as desired. In the primal creation, it arises from its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva); afterwards, it becomes the cause of both duality and unity.

18. היעלמותו והופעתו של הגוף חלות בדיוק לפי רצונו ותפיסתו. בראשית הבריאה הוא עולה באופן טבעי, ולאחר מכן הופך לסיבה לדואליות ואחדות.

Words meanings summery:

• यथाभिमतम् (yathābhimatam) - as desired, according to wish

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, only

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, arises

• अस्तमय (astamaya) - disappearance, setting, cessation

• उदयम् (udayam) - appearance, rising, manifestation

• आदिसर्गे (ādisarge) - in the primal creation, in the original creation

• स्वभावोत्थम् (svabhāvottham) - arising from its own nature

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

• द्वैतैक्यकारणम् (dvaitaikyakāraṇam) - cause of duality and unity, that which causes duality and unity

Words meanings and morphology

यथाभिमतम् (yathābhimatam) - as desired, according to wish

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathābhimata

yathābhimata - as desired, according to one's wish

Compound 'yathā' (as, according to) + 'abhimata' (desired).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva / Tatpuruṣa (yathā+abhimata)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• abhimata – desired, wished, approved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'man' (to think) with prefix 'abhi-' and suffix '-ta'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: man (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, only

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the cittaśarīra (mind-body) from the previous verse.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, arises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root 'bhū' (class 1) in present tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अस्तमय (astamaya) - disappearance, setting, cessation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astamaya

astamaya - setting (of sun), disappearance, end, cessation

Compound 'asta' (set, gone) + 'maya' (dissolution, end).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (asta+maya)

• asta – setting, disappearance, home
  noun (masculine)
• maya – disappearance, dissolution, end
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'mi' (to decay, vanish) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: mi (class 5)

उदयम् (udayam) - appearance, rising, manifestation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising, appearance, manifestation, origin

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud-'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ud+aya)

• ud – up, upwards, forth
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• aya – going, motion, approach
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: i (class 2)

आदिसर्गे (ādisarge) - in the primal creation, in the original creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādisarga

ādisarga - primal creation, original creation

Compound 'ādi' (first, primal) + 'sarga' (creation).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ādi+sarga)

• ādi – beginning, first, primal
  noun (masculine)
• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

स्वभावोत्थम् (svabhāvottham) - arising from its own nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svabhāvottha

svabhāvottha - arising from one's own nature (svabhāva), natural

Compound 'svabhāva' (own nature) + 'uttha' (arisen).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+uttha)

• svabhāva – own being, inherent nature, constitution (svabhāva)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound 'sva' (own) + 'bhāva' (being, nature). 'bhāva' is from root 'bhū'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• uttha – arisen, produced from, standing up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ud-'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

(indeclinable)

द्वैतैक्यकारणम् (dvaitaikyakāraṇam) - cause of duality and unity, that which causes duality and unity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaitaikyakāraṇa

dvaitaikyakāraṇa - cause of duality and unity

Compound 'dvaita' (duality) + 'aikya' (unity) + 'kāraṇa' (cause).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dvaita+aikya+kāraṇa)

• dvaita – duality, state of being two
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'dvi' (two) + suffix '-ta'.
• aikya – unity, oneness, identity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'eka' (one) + suffix '-ya'.
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Previous Verse Next Verse