योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-3

सर्वा हि शब्दार्थदृशो ब्रह्मैवैताः पृथङ्ग तत् ।
सर्वार्थशब्दार्थकलारूपमासां न विद्यते ॥ ३ ॥

sarvā hi śabdārthadṛśo brahmaivaitāḥ pṛthaṅga tat ,
sarvārthaśabdārthakalārūpamāsāṃ na vidyate 3

3. sarvāḥ hi śabdārthadṛśaḥ brahma eva etāḥ pṛthak na
tat sarvārthaśabdārthakalārūpam āsām na vidyate

3. hi sarvāḥ śabdārthadṛśaḥ etāḥ brahma eva,
tat pṛthak na.
āsām sarvārthaśabdārthakalārūpam na vidyate.

3. Indeed, all perceptions of words and their meanings are verily (brahman) itself, and these are not separate from that (brahman). For these (perceptions), a distinct form of the art of all words and meanings does not exist.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, whole, every)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely, because)

• शब्दार्थदृशः (śabdārthadṛśaḥ) - perceptions of words and their meanings (perceptions of words and meanings, cognitions of word-sense, views on word-meaning)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - (brahman) (the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred knowledge)

• एव (eva) - verily (indeed, verily, only, just)

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (perceptions) (these (feminine plural))

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate (separately, distinct, different)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तत् (tat) - from that (brahman) (that, it)

• सर्वार्थशब्दार्थकलारूपम् (sarvārthaśabdārthakalārūpam) - a separate form of the art of all words and meanings (the form of the art of all words and meanings, the nature of all meanings of words, the form of skill in all word-meanings.)

• आसाम् (āsām) - for them (these perceptions) (of these (feminine plural))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is known)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Feminine nominative plural of sarva, agreeing with śabdārthadṛśaḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

शब्दार्थदृशः (śabdārthadṛśaḥ) - perceptions of words and their meanings (perceptions of words and meanings, cognitions of word-sense, views on word-meaning)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śabdārthadṛś

śabdārthadṛś - perception of word and meaning, cognition of word-sense

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śabdārtha+dṛś)

• śabdārtha – word and meaning, sense of a word
  noun (masculine)
• dṛś – seeing, sight, perception, view
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Forms ending in -dṛś are feminine in nominative plural when referring to perceptions/views.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - (brahman) (the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred utterance, the Vedas, sacred knowledge, priest

एव (eva) - verily (indeed, verily, only, just)

(indeclinable)

एताः (etāḥ) - these (perceptions) (these (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Feminine nominative plural of etad, agreeing with śabdārthadṛśaḥ.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate (separately, distinct, different)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - from that (brahman) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'brahma'. Can be accusative singular as well, but here it functions predicatively after 'na'.

सर्वार्थशब्दार्थकलारूपम् (sarvārthaśabdārthakalārūpam) - a separate form of the art of all words and meanings (the form of the art of all words and meanings, the nature of all meanings of words, the form of skill in all word-meanings.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvārthaśabdārthakalārūpa

sarvārthaśabdārthakalārūpa - form of the art/skill of all words and meanings, nature of all concepts related to word-meaning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvārthaśabdārthakalā+rūpa)

• sarvārthaśabdārthakalā – the art of all words and meanings
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)
• sarvārthaśabdārtha – all words and meanings, the meaning of all words
  noun (masculine)
• kalā – art, skill, part, digit (of moon)
  noun (feminine)

आसाम् (āsām) - for them (these perceptions) (of these (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Feminine genitive plural of idam, referring to 'śabdārthadṛśaḥ'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is known)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Present Indicative

Root vid (class 4A) 'to be, to exist', ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root: vid (class 4)

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