योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-9, verse-46
तन्महाप्रलये प्राप्ते रुद्रादिपरिणामिनि ।
भवत्यसददृश्यात्म क्वापि याति विनश्यति ॥ ४६ ॥
भवत्यसददृश्यात्म क्वापि याति विनश्यति ॥ ४६ ॥
tanmahāpralaye prāpte rudrādipariṇāmini ,
bhavatyasadadṛśyātma kvāpi yāti vinaśyati 46
bhavatyasadadṛśyātma kvāpi yāti vinaśyati 46
46.
tat mahāpralaye prāpte rudrādīpariṇāmini
bhavati asat adṛśyātma kvāpi yāti vinaśyati
bhavati asat adṛśyātma kvāpi yāti vinaśyati
46.
tat rudrādīpariṇāmini mahāpralaye prāpte
asat adṛśyātma bhavati kvāpi yāti vinaśyati
asat adṛśyātma bhavati kvāpi yāti vinaśyati
46.
When that great dissolution (mahāpralaya) arrives, characterized by transformation into Rudra and other deities, this universe becomes non-existent, its essential nature (ātman) invisible; it simply vanishes and perishes.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - that (universe) (that)
- महाप्रलये (mahāpralaye) - in the great dissolution
- प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when (it) arrives (referring to mahāpralaya) (having obtained, having arrived, when arrived)
- रुद्रादीपरिणामिनि (rudrādīpariṇāmini) - characterized by transformation into Rudra and other deities (transforming into Rudra and others, having Rudra as its chief transformation)
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens
- असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)
- अदृश्यात्म (adṛśyātma) - its essential nature (ātman) invisible (whose self is unseen, of invisible nature)
- क्वापि (kvāpi) - somewhere (implies 'nowhere specific' in the context of dissolution) (somewhere, anywhere)
- याति (yāti) - goes, moves
- विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - that (universe) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the 'jagat' from the previous verse.
महाप्रलये (mahāpralaye) - in the great dissolution
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mahāpralaya
mahāpralaya - great dissolution, cosmic annihilation
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+pralaya)
- mahā – great, mighty
adjective - pralaya – dissolution, annihilation, reabsorption
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: lī (class 4)
प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when (it) arrives (referring to mahāpralaya) (having obtained, having arrived, when arrived)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of prāpta
prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Qualifies 'mahāpralaye'. Locative absolute construction.
रुद्रादीपरिणामिनि (rudrādīpariṇāmini) - characterized by transformation into Rudra and other deities (transforming into Rudra and others, having Rudra as its chief transformation)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of rudrādīpariṇāmin
rudrādīpariṇāmin - changing into Rudra and other deities, having Rudra as the primary manifestation of transformation
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rudra+ādi+pariṇāmin)
- rudra – Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva)
proper noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
indeclinable - pariṇāmin – changing, transforming, undergoing change
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective from root 'ṇam' with 'pari'
Prefix: pari
Root: ṇam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'mahāpralaye'.
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asat
asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad
Present Active Participle (negative)
Negation of 'sat' (existent)
Prefix: a
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'tat' (the universe).
अदृश्यात्म (adṛśyātma) - its essential nature (ātman) invisible (whose self is unseen, of invisible nature)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adṛśyātman
adṛśyātman - whose self is unseen, of imperceptible nature
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dṛśya+ātman)
- a – not, un-
prefix - dṛśya – visible, perceptible, to be seen
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Derived from root 'dṛś'
Root: dṛś (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, essential nature, spirit, vital breath
noun (masculine)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'tat' (the universe).
क्वापि (kvāpi) - somewhere (implies 'nowhere specific' in the context of dissolution) (somewhere, anywhere)
(indeclinable)
Combination of 'kva' (where) and 'api' (even, also)
याति (yāti) - goes, moves
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of naś
Derived from root 'naś' with prefix 'vi'
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)