योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-38

नचैकं रूपमेतेषां किंचित्सन्नाप्यसन्मयम् ।
नचैते ह्रस्वदैर्घ्याद्या गुणास्तेषु न तेषु ते ॥ ३८ ॥

nacaikaṃ rūpameteṣāṃ kiṃcitsannāpyasanmayam ,
nacaite hrasvadairghyādyā guṇāsteṣu na teṣu te 38

38. na ca ekam rūpam eteṣām kiṃcit sat na api asanmayam
na ca ete hrasvadairghyādyāḥ guṇāḥ teṣu na teṣu te

38. eteṣām ekam rūpam na ca kiṃcit sat na api asanmayam
na ca ete guṇāḥ hrasvadairghyādyāḥ teṣu na teṣu te

38. Moreover, these (phenomena) do not possess a single form; nor are they truly existent, nor are they composed of non-existence. Furthermore, qualities like shortness and length are neither present in them nor absent from them.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - moreover (and, also, but)

• एकम् (ekam) - a single (form) (one, single, unique)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, shape, appearance, nature)

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (waves/entities) (of these)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something (existent/non-existent) (something, anything)

• सत् (sat) - truly existent (existent, real, good)

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - nor (in combination with na) (also, even, too, moreover)

• असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - composed of non-existence (consisting of non-existence, unreal)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - furthermore (and, also, but)

• एते (ete) - these (qualities) (these)

• ह्रस्वदैर्घ्याद्याः (hrasvadairghyādyāḥ) - qualities like shortness and length (beginning with shortness and length, like shortness and length)

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities (qualities, attributes, properties)

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them (the waves/entities) (in them)

• न (na) - not, no

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them (the waves/entities) (in them)

• ते (te) - they (the qualities) (they, those)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - moreover (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - a single (form) (one, single, unique)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

Note: Agrees with rūpam.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, shape, appearance, nature)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (waves/entities) (of these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the subject discussed previously (e.g., waves).

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something (existent/non-existent) (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'sat' and 'asanmayam'.

सत् (sat) - truly existent (existent, real, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

From as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - nor (in combination with na) (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - composed of non-existence (consisting of non-existence, unreal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asanmaya

asanmaya - consisting of non-existence, unreal

From asat (non-existent) + maya (made of)

Compound type : tatpurusha (asat+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  na + sat
  Prefix: na
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  adjective suffix (neuter)
  Suffix indicating material or abundance.

Note: Predicate adjective.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - furthermore (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (qualities) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to guṇāḥ.

ह्रस्वदैर्घ्याद्याः (hrasvadairghyādyāḥ) - qualities like shortness and length (beginning with shortness and length, like shortness and length)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hrasvadairghyādi

hrasvadairghyādi - beginning with shortness and length

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (hrasva+dairghya+ādi)

• hrasva – short, small
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: hras (class 1)
• dairghya – length, long
  noun (neuter)
  From dīrgha (long)
  Root: dīrgh
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Agrees with guṇāḥ.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities (qualities, attributes, properties)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, property, virtue

Note: Subject of the second clause.

तेषु (teṣu) - in them (the waves/entities) (in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to eteṣām (the waves/entities).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - in them (the waves/entities) (in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to eteṣām (the waves/entities).

ते (te) - they (the qualities) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to guṇāḥ.

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