योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-17

तस्मात्स्वसत्तासंत्यागः सतः कर्तुं न युज्यते ।
यदा चिदास्ते तेनेयं नियतिर्न विनश्यति ॥ १७ ॥

tasmātsvasattāsaṃtyāgaḥ sataḥ kartuṃ na yujyate ,
yadā cidāste teneyaṃ niyatirna vinaśyati 17

17. tasmāt sva-sattā-saṃtyāgaḥ sataḥ kartuṃ na yujyate
yadā cit āste tena iyam niyatiḥ na vinaśyati

17. tasmāt,
sataḥ sva-sattā-saṃtyāgaḥ kartuṃ na yujyate.
yadā cit āste,
tena iyam niyatiḥ na vinaśyati.

17. Therefore, it is not appropriate for that which truly exists (sat) to abandon its own being (sva-sattā). Since consciousness (cit) persists, this natural law (niyati) does not perish.

17. לכן, אין זה יתכן שמה שקיים יוותר על קיומו שלו. כל עוד התודעה הטהורה קיימת, חוק הטבע הקבוע הזה אינו נכחד.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, thence, from that)

• स्व-सत्ता-संत्यागः (sva-sattā-saṁtyāgaḥ) - abandonment of its own being (sva-sattā) (abandonment of one's own being/existence)

• सतः (sataḥ) - for that which truly exists (sat) (of the existent, of the real, of the good)

• कर्तुं (kartuṁ) - to abandon (lit. 'to do the abandonment') (to do, to make, to perform)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate (is joined, is united, is fitting, is appropriate)

• यदा (yadā) - since (when, at what time, since)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, intelligence, understanding)

• आस्ते (āste) - persists (sits, remains, exists, abides)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, by him/it)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law (niyati) (destiny, fate, fixed order, natural law)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - does not perish (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

स्व-सत्ता-संत्यागः (sva-sattā-saṁtyāgaḥ) - abandonment of its own being (sva-sattā) (abandonment of one's own being/existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva-sattā-saṃtyāga

sva-sattā-saṁtyāga - abandonment of one's own being/existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+sattā+saṃtyāga)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• sattā – being, existence, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)
• saṃtyāga – abandonment, complete renunciation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root √tyaj (to abandon) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

सतः (sataḥ) - for that which truly exists (sat) (of the existent, of the real, of the good)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root √as (to be, exist).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively as 'of the existent one'.

कर्तुं (kartuṁ) - to abandon (lit. 'to do the abandonment') (to do, to make, to perform)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed by adding -tum to the root √kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate (is joined, is united, is fitting, is appropriate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of yuj

Root: yuj (class 4)

यदा (yadā) - since (when, at what time, since)

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, intelligence, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)

आस्ते (āste) - persists (sits, remains, exists, abides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, by him/it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'niyatiḥ'.

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law (niyati) (destiny, fate, fixed order, natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, fixed order, natural law, constitution

action noun

Derived from root √yam (to restrain, control) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - does not perish (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

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