योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-59

श्रीराम उवाच ।
असंभवादसंवित्तेर्ब्रह्मात्मैकतयाथवा ।
को मोक्षः को विचारश्चेत्यलं भेदविकल्पनैः ॥ ५९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
asaṃbhavādasaṃvitterbrahmātmaikatayāthavā ,
ko mokṣaḥ ko vicāraścetyalaṃ bhedavikalpanaiḥ 59

59. śrīrāma uvāca asaṃbhavāt asaṃvitteḥ brahmātma-ekatayā
athavā kaḥ mokṣaḥ kaḥ vicāraḥ ca iti alam bheda-vikalpanaiḥ

59. śrīrāma uvāca: asaṃbhavāt asaṃvitteḥ athavā brahmātma-ekatayā (satyām),
kaḥ mokṣaḥ? kaḥ vicāraḥ ca? iti bheda-vikalpanaiḥ alam.

59. Śrī Rāma said: "Because there is no possibility of separation or non-realization, or rather, because of the oneness of Brahman (brahman) and the Self (ātman), what is liberation (mokṣa) and what is philosophical inquiry (vicāra)? Enough with these imaginings of difference!"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - from the absence of possibility (of distinction) (from impossibility, from non-existence)

• असंवित्तेः (asaṁvitteḥ) - from the absence of non-realization (implying realization is always present) (from non-realization, from non-consciousness)

• ब्रह्मात्म-एकतया (brahmātma-ekatayā) - by the fundamental oneness of Brahman (brahman) and the Self (ātman) (by the oneness of Brahman and Self)

• अथवा (athavā) - or rather (or, otherwise)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (is the point of) (who, what)

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, emancipation)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (is the point of) (who, what)

• विचारः (vicāraḥ) - philosophical inquiry (vicāra) (inquiry, investigation, reflection, philosophical deliberation)

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - (introduces the preceding rhetorical questions as a conclusion) (thus, so, indicates quotation)

• अलम् (alam) - Enough (stop, no need for) (enough, sufficient, in vain, no need)

• भेद-विकल्पनैः (bheda-vikalpanaiḥ) - with these false distinctions and imaginations of difference (with notions/imaginings of difference/distinction)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, an incarnation of Vishnu

Compound: Śrī (honorific) + Rāma (name).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, revered, divine
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma, a celebrated hero, pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active indicative

Irregular perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - from the absence of possibility (of distinction) (from impossibility, from non-existence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhava

asaṁbhava - impossibility, non-existence, unsuitability

Compound of a- (negative) and saṃbhava (possibility, existence).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃbhava)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṃbhava – possibility, origin, existence
  noun (masculine)
  root bhū with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates reason.

असंवित्तेः (asaṁvitteḥ) - from the absence of non-realization (implying realization is always present) (from non-realization, from non-consciousness)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of asaṃvitti

asaṁvitti - non-knowledge, non-consciousness, non-realization

Compound of a- (negative) and saṃvitti (knowledge, realization).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃvitti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṃvitti – knowledge, understanding, realization, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-vid + kti suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Indicates reason.

ब्रह्मात्म-एकतया (brahmātma-ekatayā) - by the fundamental oneness of Brahman (brahman) and the Self (ātman) (by the oneness of Brahman and Self)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brahmātmaikatā

brahmātmaikatā - oneness of Brahman and ātman

Compound of brahman, ātman, and ekatā.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ātman+ekatā)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ekatā – oneness, unity, identity
  noun (feminine)
  From eka (one) + tā suffix

Note: Indicates means or cause.

अथवा (athavā) - or rather (or, otherwise)

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - what (is the point of) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative.

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, emancipation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, freedom

From root muc (to release) + gha suffix.

Root: muc (class 6)

कः (kaḥ) - what (is the point of) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative.

विचारः (vicāraḥ) - philosophical inquiry (vicāra) (inquiry, investigation, reflection, philosophical deliberation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, investigation, reflection, deliberation, philosophical discussion

From vi-car (to move about, examine) + gha suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects mokṣaḥ and vicāraḥ.

इति (iti) - (introduces the preceding rhetorical questions as a conclusion) (thus, so, indicates quotation)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अलम् (alam) - Enough (stop, no need for) (enough, sufficient, in vain, no need)

(indeclinable)

भेद-विकल्पनैः (bheda-vikalpanaiḥ) - with these false distinctions and imaginations of difference (with notions/imaginings of difference/distinction)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bhedavikalpanā

bhedavikalpanā - imagination/conception of difference

Compound of bheda and vikalpanā.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bheda+vikalpanā)

• bheda – difference, distinction, separation, division
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhid (to break, divide)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• vikalpanā – imagination, mental construction, false notion, alternative
  noun (feminine)
  From vi-kḷp (to arrange, imagine) + yuC suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Used with alam to mean "enough of".

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