योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-81, verse-67
दृश्यस्य द्रष्ट्टृनिर्माणे जडत्वान्नास्ति शक्तता ।
कटकस्य तु हैमस्य यथा कनकनिर्मितौ ॥ ६७ ॥
कटकस्य तु हैमस्य यथा कनकनिर्मितौ ॥ ६७ ॥
dṛśyasya draṣṭṭṛnirmāṇe jaḍatvānnāsti śaktatā ,
kaṭakasya tu haimasya yathā kanakanirmitau 67
kaṭakasya tu haimasya yathā kanakanirmitau 67
67.
dṛśyasya draṣṭṛnirmāṇe jaḍatvāt na asti śaktatā
kaṭakasya tu haimasya yathā kanakanirmitau
kaṭakasya tu haimasya yathā kanakanirmitau
67.
jaḍatvāt dṛśyasya draṣṭṛnirmāṇe śaktatā na asti,
yathā tu haimasya kaṭakasya kanakanirmitau
yathā tu haimasya kaṭakasya kanakanirmitau
67.
An inert object (dṛśya), due to its insentience, has no capacity in the creation of the seer (draṣṭṛ), just as a golden bracelet has no power in the creation of the gold from which it is made.
Words meanings summery:
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- दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the seen, of the object
- द्रष्टृनिर्माणे (draṣṭṛnirmāṇe) - in the creation of the seer
- जडत्वात् (jaḍatvāt) - because of inertia, due to insentience
- न (na) - not
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- शक्तता (śaktatā) - capability, power
- कटकस्य (kaṭakasya) - of the bracelet
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- हैमस्य (haimasya) - of the golden bracelet (of the golden (thing))
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
- कनकनिर्मितौ (kanakanirmitau) - in the creation of gold, in the making of gold
Words meanings and morphology
दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the seen, of the object
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - what is seen, an object, visible
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
द्रष्टृनिर्माणे (draṣṭṛnirmāṇe) - in the creation of the seer
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of draṣṭṛnirmāṇa
draṣṭṛnirmāṇa - creation of the seer
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (draṣṭṛ+nirmāṇa)
- draṣṭṛ – seer, observer, subject
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tṛ
Root: dṛś (class 1) - nirmāṇa – creation, making, formation
noun (neuter)
Action noun
Derived from root mā (to measure, make) with prefix nir-
Prefix: nir
Root: mā (class 3)
जडत्वात् (jaḍatvāt) - because of inertia, due to insentience
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of jaḍatva
jaḍatva - insentience, inertness, stupidity
Derived from jaḍa (inert) with suffix -tva
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
शक्तता (śaktatā) - capability, power
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śaktatā
śaktatā - ability, power, capacity
Derived from śakta (able) with suffix -tā
कटकस्य (kaṭakasya) - of the bracelet
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of kaṭaka
kaṭaka - bracelet, anklet, ring
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
हैमस्य (haimasya) - of the golden bracelet (of the golden (thing))
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of haima
haima - golden, made of gold, relating to gold
Derived from heman (gold)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)
कनकनिर्मितौ (kanakanirmitau) - in the creation of gold, in the making of gold
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kanakanirmiti
kanakanirmiti - creation of gold, making of gold
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kanaka+nirmiti)
- kanaka – gold
noun (neuter) - nirmiti – creation, construction, formation
noun (feminine)
Action noun
Derived from root mā (to measure, make) with prefix nir- and suffix -ti
Prefix: nir
Root: mā (class 3)