योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-79, verse-30
बीजं द्रुमतयेवाशु द्रुमो बीजतयेव च ।
स्वमेकमजहदूपमुदेत्यनुदितोऽपि कः ॥ ३० ॥
स्वमेकमजहदूपमुदेत्यनुदितोऽपि कः ॥ ३० ॥
bījaṃ drumatayevāśu drumo bījatayeva ca ,
svamekamajahadūpamudetyanudito'pi kaḥ 30
svamekamajahadūpamudetyanudito'pi kaḥ 30
30.
bījam druma-tayā iva āśu drumaḥ bīja-tayā iva ca
svam ekam ajahat-rūpam udeti anuditaḥ api kaḥ
svam ekam ajahat-rūpam udeti anuditaḥ api kaḥ
30.
kaḥ anuditaḥ api svam ekam ajahat-rūpam bījam
druma-tayā iva āśu udeti ca drumaḥ bīja-tayā iva
druma-tayā iva āśu udeti ca drumaḥ bīja-tayā iva
30.
Who is it that, though unmanifested, quickly manifests its single, unchanging nature – sometimes as a seed becoming a tree, and sometimes as a tree becoming a seed – without ever abandoning its essential form?
Words meanings summery:
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- बीजम् (bījam) - seed, germ, origin
- द्रुम-तया (druma-tayā) - by tree-nature, in the manner of a tree
- इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, soon
- द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree
- बीज-तया (bīja-tayā) - by seed-nature, in the manner of a seed
- इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own
- एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
- अजहत्-रूपम् (ajahat-rūpam) - its single, unchanging nature or essential form (not abandoning its form, whose form is not abandoned)
- उदेति (udeti) - manifests (rises, appears, manifests)
- अनुदितः (anuditaḥ) - though unmanifested (unrisen, unmanifested, unexpressed)
- अपि (api) - even though (also, even, though)
- कः (kaḥ) - who, which, what
Words meanings and morphology
बीजम् (bījam) - seed, germ, origin
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bīja
bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause
द्रुम-तया (druma-tayā) - by tree-nature, in the manner of a tree
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of druma-tā
druma-tā - tree-ness, the state or nature of a tree
Derived from druma (tree) with the abstract suffix -tā.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (druma+tā)
- druma – tree
noun (masculine) - tā – state, condition, -ness
suffix (feminine)
Suffix for abstract feminine nouns.
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, soon
(indeclinable)
द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of druma
druma - tree, wood
बीज-तया (bīja-tayā) - by seed-nature, in the manner of a seed
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of bīja-tā
bīja-tā - seed-ness, the state or nature of a seed
Derived from bīja (seed) with the abstract suffix -tā.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bīja+tā)
- bīja – seed, germ, origin
noun (neuter) - tā – state, condition, -ness
suffix (feminine)
Suffix for abstract feminine nouns.
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own, self
एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
(numeral)
अजहत्-रूपम् (ajahat-rūpam) - its single, unchanging nature or essential form (not abandoning its form, whose form is not abandoned)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ajahat-rūpa
ajahat-rūpa - not abandoning its form, whose form is not abandoned
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jahat+rūpa)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negation prefix. - jahat – abandoning, leaving
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root jah (to abandon, leave).
Root: jah (class 3) - rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
noun (neuter)
उदेति (udeti) - manifests (rises, appears, manifests)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i
Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular
Verb form of root i (to go) with prefix ud-.
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
अनुदितः (anuditaḥ) - though unmanifested (unrisen, unmanifested, unexpressed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anudita
anudita - unrisen, unmanifested, not spoken, unexpressed
Past Passive Participle (negative)
Negative form of udita (PPP of ud-i, to rise) with prefix a-.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+udita)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negation prefix. - udita – risen, manifested, said
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root i (to go) with prefix ud-.
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
अपि (api) - even though (also, even, though)
(indeclinable)
कः (kaḥ) - who, which, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which, why