योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-26

तत्संवित्त्या वह्निसत्ता तेनात्यक्तानलाकृतिः ।
सर्वगोऽप्यदहत्येव स जगद्द्रव्यपावकः ॥ २६ ॥

tatsaṃvittyā vahnisattā tenātyaktānalākṛtiḥ ,
sarvago'pyadahatyeva sa jagaddravyapāvakaḥ 26

26. tat-saṃvittyā vahni-sattā tena atyakta-anala-ākṛtiḥ |
sarva-gaḥ api adahati eva saḥ jagat-dravya-pāvakaḥ ||

26. tat-saṃvittyā tena atyakta-anala-ākṛtiḥ vahni-sattā (bhavati);
saḥ sarva-gaḥ api jagat-dravya-pāvakaḥ eva na adahati

26. By its (the supreme Self's) consciousness (saṃvit), the intrinsic nature (sattā) of fire (vahni) exists; hence, its form is never devoid of fire. Even though it is all-pervading, that fire (pāvaka) which consumes the substance (dravya) of the world (jagat) does not actually burn (adahati).

26. מתודעתו נובעת מציאות האש, ודרכו מקבלת האש את צורתה. אך אף על פי שאש היקום הזו נוכחת בכל, היא אינה שורפת דבר.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्संवित्त्या (tatsaṁvittyā) - by the consciousness of the supreme Self (by its consciousness, by that cognition)

• वह्निसत्ता (vahnisattā) - the existence of fire, the intrinsic nature of fire

• तेन (tena) - hence, for that reason (by that, therefore, hence)

• अत्यक्तानलाकृतिः (atyaktānalākṛtiḥ) - whose form is never abandoned by fire, having a nature never without fire

• सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ) - all-pervading, omnipresent

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also, although)

• अदहति (adahati) - does not burn

• एव (eva) - actually (indeed, only, certainly)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• जगद्द्रव्यपावकः (jagaddravyapāvakaḥ) - the fire that consumes the substance of the world

Words meanings and morphology

तत्संवित्त्या (tatsaṁvittyā) - by the consciousness of the supreme Self (by its consciousness, by that cognition)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tatsaṃvitti

tatsaṁvitti - its consciousness, that cognition

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tad+saṃvitti)

• tad – that
  pronoun
• saṃvitti – consciousness, knowledge, cognition
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to the consciousness of the paramātman from the previous verse.

वह्निसत्ता (vahnisattā) - the existence of fire, the intrinsic nature of fire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vahnisattā

vahnisattā - existence of fire, reality of fire, intrinsic nature of fire

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vahni+sattā)

• vahni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, intrinsic nature
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)

तेन (tena) - hence, for that reason (by that, therefore, hence)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb meaning 'therefore' or 'hence'.

अत्यक्तानलाकृतिः (atyaktānalākṛtiḥ) - whose form is never abandoned by fire, having a nature never without fire

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atyaktānalākṛti

atyaktānalākṛti - whose form is never deserted by fire, not having forsaken the nature of fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (atyakta+anala+ākṛti)

• atyakta – not abandoned, not forsaken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From a (not) + tyakta (abandoned, from root tyaj)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• anala – fire
  noun (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to 'vahnisattā'.

सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ) - all-pervading, omnipresent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaga

sarvaga - all-pervading, omnipresent

Derived from gam- to go.

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (sarva+ga)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun/adjective
• ga – going, moving, residing in
  suffix forming agent noun
  agent noun suffix
  Derived from gam- to go.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'jagatdravyapāvakaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even though (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

अदहति (adahati) - does not burn

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dah

Prefix: a

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and root 'dah'.

एव (eva) - actually (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding verb.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to 'jagatdravyapāvakaḥ'.

जगद्द्रव्यपावकः (jagaddravyapāvakaḥ) - the fire that consumes the substance of the world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagaddravyapāvaka

jagaddravyapāvaka - the fire that consumes the substance of the world

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+dravya+pāvaka)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• dravya – substance, material, thing
  noun (neuter)
• pāvaka – fire, purifier, consuming
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From root pū (to purify)
  Root: pū (class 1)

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