योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-81, verse-57
जगन्न किंचित्क्रियते सर्वदैव न केनचित् ।
विलीयते च नो किंचिन्मानुष्याद्दृश्यखण्डनम् ॥ ५७ ॥
विलीयते च नो किंचिन्मानुष्याद्दृश्यखण्डनम् ॥ ५७ ॥
jaganna kiṃcitkriyate sarvadaiva na kenacit ,
vilīyate ca no kiṃcinmānuṣyāddṛśyakhaṇḍanam 57
vilīyate ca no kiṃcinmānuṣyāddṛśyakhaṇḍanam 57
57.
jagat na kiṃcit kriyate sarvadā eva na kenacit
vilīyate ca na u kiṃcit mānuṣyāt dṛśyakhaṇḍanam
vilīyate ca na u kiṃcit mānuṣyāt dṛśyakhaṇḍanam
57.
jagat na kiṃcit na kenacit sarvadā eva kriyate
ca na u kiṃcit vilīyate mānuṣyāt dṛśyakhaṇḍanam
ca na u kiṃcit vilīyate mānuṣyāt dṛśyakhaṇḍanam
57.
The world is never created by anyone at any time. Nor is anything dissolved; there is no fragmentation of the perceptible by human agency.
Words meanings summery:
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- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
- न (na) - not, no
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - at all, in any way (when combined with `na`) (anything, something, a little)
- क्रियते (kriyate) - is created, is done
- सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times
- एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, only, just)
- न (na) - not, no
- केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone (when used with negation) (by anyone, by someone)
- विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, melts away, disappears
- च (ca) - and
- न (na) - not, no
- उ (u) - (expletive particle for emphasis) (indeed, verily)
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (with negation) (anything, something, a little)
- मानुष्यात् (mānuṣyāt) - by human agency/effort (from human, by human)
- दृश्यखण्डनम् (dṛśyakhaṇḍanam) - fragmentation of the visible/perceptible
Words meanings and morphology
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, that which moves
Present Active Participle
From root `gam` (to go) + `śatṛ` suffix, used as a noun.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Subject of `kriyate`.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - at all, in any way (when combined with `na`) (anything, something, a little)
(indeclinable)
From `kim` (what) + `cid` (particle of indefiniteness).
Note: Often takes adverbial function with negation.
क्रियते (kriyate) - is created, is done
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Present Passive
Present 3rd person singular passive of root `kṛ`.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times
(indeclinable)
Formed from `sarva` (all) + `dā` (time suffix).
एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone (when used with negation) (by anyone, by someone)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid
kimcid - someone, something, anyone, anything
From `kim` (what) + `cid` (particle of indefiniteness). Masculine/Neuter instrumental singular form of `kimcid`.
विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, melts away, disappears
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vilī
Present Passive
Present 3rd person singular passive of `vi-lī` (to dissolve). Root `lī` (to cling, dissolve).
Prefix: vi
Root: lī (class 4)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the two negative statements.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
उ (u) - (expletive particle for emphasis) (indeed, verily)
(indeclinable)
Often used as an expletive to fill metrical gaps or for emphasis.
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (with negation) (anything, something, a little)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid
kiṁcid - anything, something, a little, whatsoever
From `kim` (what) + `cid` (particle of indefiniteness). Neuter nominative/accusative singular.
Note: Subject of `vilīyate` when used with `na`.
मानुष्यात् (mānuṣyāt) - by human agency/effort (from human, by human)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of mānuṣya
mānuṣya - humanity, human nature, human being, human condition
From `manuṣya` (human) + `ṣyañ` (suffix forming abstract nouns).
Note: Indicates source or agent for the fragmentation.
दृश्यखण्डनम् (dṛśyakhaṇḍanam) - fragmentation of the visible/perceptible
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśyakhaṇḍana
dṛśyakhaṇḍana - the act of breaking up or destroying the visible, fragmentation of the seen
Tatpurusha compound of `dṛśya` (visible/perceptible) and `khaṇḍana` (breaking/fragmentation).
Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛśya+khaṇḍana)
- dṛśya – visible, perceptible, to be seen
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root `dṛś` (to see) + `ṇyat` suffix
Root: dṛś (class 1) - khaṇḍana – breaking, cutting, destroying, refuting
noun (neuter)
From root `khaṇḍ` (to break)
Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)
Note: Predicate nominative for an implied `na asti` ('is not').