योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-29

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
बहुशो ह्युक्तमेतत्ते न गृह्णासि किमुत्तम ।
आतिवाहिक एवास्ति नास्त्येवेहाधिभौतिकः ॥ २९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
bahuśo hyuktametatte na gṛhṇāsi kimuttama ,
ātivāhika evāsti nāstyevehādhibhautikaḥ 29

29. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca bahuśaḥ hi uktam etat te na gṛhṇāsi kim
uttama ātivāhikaḥ eva asti na asti eva iha ādhibhautikaḥ

29. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca uttama te etat bahuśaḥ hi uktam kim na
gṛhṇāsi ātivāhikaḥ eva asti iha ādhibhautikaḥ na eva asti

29. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O best one (uttama)! This has been told to you many times, why do you not grasp it? Only the subtle (ātivāhika) body exists; the gross material (ādhibhautika) body does not exist here at all.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, often

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• उक्तम् (uktam) - this message, that which was said (said, spoken, stated)

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter, teaching) (this)

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• न (na) - not

• गृह्णासि (gṛhṇāsi) - you grasp, you understand, you take

• किम् (kim) - why (do you not grasp)? (what, why)

• उत्तम (uttama) - O best one! (addressing Rāma) (O best one!, O highest one!)

• आतिवाहिकः (ātivāhikaḥ) - the subtle (ātivāhika) body (subtle, transitional, supersensible)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• आधिभौतिकः (ādhibhautikaḥ) - the gross material (ādhibhautika) body (relating to material elements, gross material)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, often

(indeclinable)

From bahu (many) with -śaḥ suffix (indicating distribution or manner)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - this message, that which was said (said, spoken, stated)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, uttered, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) + kta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (matter, teaching) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Note: Can also be genitive (your)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

गृह्णासि (gṛhṇāsi) - you grasp, you understand, you take

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

किम् (kim) - why (do you not grasp)? (what, why)

(indeclinable)

उत्तम (uttama) - O best one! (addressing Rāma) (O best one!, O highest one!)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

आतिवाहिकः (ātivāhikaḥ) - the subtle (ātivāhika) body (subtle, transitional, supersensible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātivāhika

ātivāhika - subtle, transitional, supersensible (relating to the subtle body which carries the soul to rebirth)

Root: vah (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

आधिभौतिकः (ādhibhautikaḥ) - the gross material (ādhibhautika) body (relating to material elements, gross material)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādhibhautika

ādhibhautika - relating to primary elements or material beings; gross material

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