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

यथैव पद्मजादीनां जीवानां सदसन्मयी ।
सत्ता तथैव सर्वेषामासरीसृपमासुरम् ॥ ६७ ॥

yathaiva padmajādīnāṃ jīvānāṃ sadasanmayī ,
sattā tathaiva sarveṣāmāsarīsṛpamāsuram 67

67. yathā eva padmajādīnām jīvānām sadasatmayī
sattā tathā eva sarveṣām āsarisṛpam āsuram

67. yathā eva padmajādīnām jīvānām sattā sadasatmayī (asti),
tathā eva sarveṣām āsarisṛpam āsuram (sattā sadasatmayī asti).

67. Just as the nature of existence (sattā) for beings like Brahmā (Padmaja) is both real and unreal, so too is it for all, from reptiles up to demonic beings.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

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

• पद्मजादीनाम् (padmajādīnām) - of those beginning with Brahmā (Padmaja)

• जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of souls

• सदसत्मयी (sadasatmayī) - consisting of real and unreal, of the nature of being and non-being

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in the same way

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

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone

• आसरिसृपम् (āsarisṛpam) - up to reptiles, from reptiles

• आसुरम् (āsuram) - demonic, belonging to demons

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

पद्मजादीनाम् (padmajādīnām) - of those beginning with Brahmā (Padmaja)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of padmajādi

padmajādi - beginning with Padmaja (Brahmā)

compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (padmaja+ādi)

• padmaja – lotus-born, an epithet of Brahmā
  proper noun (masculine)
  compound: padma (lotus) + ja (born)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of souls

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, individual self

Root: jīv (class 1)

सदसत्मयी (sadasatmayī) - consisting of real and unreal, of the nature of being and non-being

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sadasatmayī

sadasatmayī - consisting of real and unreal

compound adjective

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+asat+mayī)

• sat – real, existent, true
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – unreal, non-existent
  adjective
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  negative of sat (from root as 'to be')
  Root: as (class 2)
• mayī – consisting of, full of
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of suffix 'maya'

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in the same way

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

आसरिसृपम् (āsarisṛpam) - up to reptiles, from reptiles

(indeclinable)

avyayibhāva compound with prefix 'ā' (up to)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+sarisṛpa)

• ā – up to, until, inclusive of
  indeclinable
• sarisṛpa – reptile, crawler
  noun (masculine)

आसुरम् (āsuram) - demonic, belonging to demons

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsura

āsura - demonic, belonging to Asuras

derived from Asura

Note: Used adverbially here, 'up to the demonic'.

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