योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-5, verse-7

यः शून्यवादिनां शून्यो भासको योऽर्कतेजसाम् ।
वक्ता मन्ता ऋतं भोक्ता द्रष्टा कर्ता सदैव सः ॥ ७ ॥

yaḥ śūnyavādināṃ śūnyo bhāsako yo'rkatejasām ,
vaktā mantā ṛtaṃ bhoktā draṣṭā kartā sadaiva saḥ 7

7. yaḥ śūnyavādinām śūnyaḥ bhāsakaḥ yaḥ arkatejasām
vaktā mantā ṛtam bhoktā draṣṭā kartā sadā eva saḥ

7. yaḥ śūnyavādinām śūnyaḥ (asti)
yaḥ arkatejasām bhāsakaḥ (asti)
saḥ sadā eva vaktā mantā ṛtam
bhoktā draṣṭā kartā (ca asti)

7. That which is considered the void (śūnya) by the Śūnyavādins, and which is the illuminator even of the sun's splendors. That very reality is eternally the speaker, the thinker, the truth (ṛtam), the experiencer, the seer, and the doer.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - Refers to the Supreme Being described in the previous verses. (who, which)

• शून्यवादिनाम् (śūnyavādinām) - Refers to those who propound the philosophy of voidness or emptiness, typically Mādhyamaka Buddhists. (of the Śūnyavādins, of the nihilists)

• शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - Refers to the ultimate reality as the void (śūnya) from the perspective of Śūnyavāda. (empty, void, nothingness, the void)

• भासकः (bhāsakaḥ) - Describes the Supreme Being as the source of light even for the sun. (illuminator, one who shines, cause of light)

• यः (yaḥ) - Refers to the Supreme Being. (who, which)

• अर्कतेजसाम् (arkatejasām) - of the splendors of the sun, of the lights of the suns

• वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, one who speaks

• मन्ता (mantā) - thinker, one who thinks or meditates

• ऋतम् (ṛtam) - Here, referring to the Supreme Being as the embodiment of truth. (truth, cosmic order, right action, righteousness)

• भोक्ता (bhoktā) - Refers to the Supreme Being as the ultimate experiencer of all phenomena. (enjoyer, experiencer, consumer)

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - Refers to the Supreme Being as the ultimate witness. (seer, observer, witness)

• कर्ता (kartā) - Refers to the Supreme Being as the ultimate doer or creator. (doer, creator, agent)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding 'sadā' and the identity with the agent nouns. (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers back to 'yaḥ' (the Supreme Being). (he, that (one))

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - Refers to the Supreme Being described in the previous verses. (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of the sentence.

शून्यवादिनाम् (śūnyavādinām) - Refers to those who propound the philosophy of voidness or emptiness, typically Mādhyamaka Buddhists. (of the Śūnyavādins, of the nihilists)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śūnyavādin

śūnyavādin - one who advocates the doctrine of voidness or emptiness, a nihilist, a Mādhyamaka philosopher

Compound of 'śūnya' (void, emptiness) and 'vādin' (speaker, advocate).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śūnya+vādin)

• śūnya – empty, void, nothing, zero, emptiness
  adjective (masculine)
• vādin – speaker, advocate, propounder
  noun (masculine)
  From √vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Indicates possession or relation ("for whom").

शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - Refers to the ultimate reality as the void (śūnya) from the perspective of Śūnyavāda. (empty, void, nothingness, the void)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, zero, nothingness, the void

Note: Predicate nominative for 'yaḥ'.

भासकः (bhāsakaḥ) - Describes the Supreme Being as the source of light even for the sun. (illuminator, one who shines, cause of light)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsaka

bhāsaka - illuminator, causing to shine, radiant

Agent noun

From √bhās (to shine), with suffix -aka

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'yaḥ'.

यः (yaḥ) - Refers to the Supreme Being. (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

अर्कतेजसाम् (arkatejasām) - of the splendors of the sun, of the lights of the suns

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of arkatejas

arkatejas - the splendor of the sun, the light of the sun

Compound of 'arka' (sun) and 'tejas' (splendor, light). Genitive plural.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (arka+tejas)

• arka – sun, sun-god, ray, light
  noun (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, light, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, one who speaks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, narrator, pronouncer

Agent noun

From √vac (to speak), with agent suffix -tṛ

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saḥ'.

मन्ता (mantā) - thinker, one who thinks or meditates

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantṛ

mantṛ - thinker, considerer, advisor

Agent noun

From √man (to think), with agent suffix -tṛ

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saḥ'.

ऋतम् (ṛtam) - Here, referring to the Supreme Being as the embodiment of truth. (truth, cosmic order, right action, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ṛta

ṛta - truth, cosmic order, righteousness, justice

From √ṛ (to go, move, arise)

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saḥ'.

भोक्ता (bhoktā) - Refers to the Supreme Being as the ultimate experiencer of all phenomena. (enjoyer, experiencer, consumer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhoktṛ

bhoktṛ - enjoyer, experiencer, consumer

Agent noun

From √bhuj (to enjoy, consume), with agent suffix -tṛ

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saḥ'.

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - Refers to the Supreme Being as the ultimate witness. (seer, observer, witness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, witness

Agent noun

From √dṛś (to see), with agent suffix -tṛ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saḥ'.

कर्ता (kartā) - Refers to the Supreme Being as the ultimate doer or creator. (doer, creator, agent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, agent

Agent noun

From √kṛ (to do, make), with agent suffix -tṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saḥ'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'sa' (that)

Note: Modifies the series of agent nouns.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding 'sadā' and the identity with the agent nouns. (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

सः (saḥ) - Refers back to 'yaḥ' (the Supreme Being). (he, that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the implied subject of the previous relative clauses.