योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-16

अथात्मविदुषां सङ्गात्तस्य साधोः प्रवर्तते ।
अत्यन्ताभाव एवास्य यथा दृश्यस्य दृश्यते ॥ १६ ॥

athātmaviduṣāṃ saṅgāttasya sādhoḥ pravartate ,
atyantābhāva evāsya yathā dṛśyasya dṛśyate 16

16. atha ātma-viduṣām saṅgāt tasya sādhoḥ pravartate
atyantābhāvaḥ eva asya yathā dṛśyasya dṛśyate

16. atha ātma-viduṣām saṅgāt tasya sādhoḥ asya atyantābhāvaḥ pravartate,
yathā dṛśyasya (atyantābhāvaḥ) dṛśyate

16. Then, through association with those who know the Self (ātman), the absolute non-existence of (greed, delusion, and anger) arises for that virtuous person, just as the absolute non-existence of the perceived world is seen.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (now, then, therefore, moreover)

• आत्म-विदुषाम् (ātma-viduṣām) - of those who know the Self (ātman)

• सङ्गात् (saṅgāt) - from association, contact

• तस्य (tasya) - of that virtuous person (of him, his, of that)

• साधोः (sādhoḥ) - of the virtuous person, of the good one

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises (arises, proceeds, takes place, begins)

• अत्यन्ताभावः (atyantābhāvaḥ) - absolute non-existence

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अस्य (asya) - of these (greed, delusion, anger) (of this, its)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the visible, of the perceivable object

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (now, then, therefore, moreover)

(indeclinable)

आत्म-विदुषाम् (ātma-viduṣām) - of those who know the Self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ātma-vid

ātma-vid - knowing the Self (ātman), one who knows the Self (ātman)

tatpuruṣa compound: 'ātman' (Self) + 'vid' (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+vid)

• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: refers to enlightened individuals

सङ्गात् (saṅgāt) - from association, contact

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅga

saṅga - association, contact, attachment

from 'sam-gam'

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: indicates the source or cause

तस्य (tasya) - of that virtuous person (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

साधोः (sādhoḥ) - of the virtuous person, of the good one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, sage

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises (arises, proceeds, takes place, begins)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart

verb with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अत्यन्ताभावः (atyantābhāvaḥ) - absolute non-existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyantābhāva

atyantābhāva - absolute non-existence, complete absence

tatpuruṣa compound: 'atyanta' (extreme, absolute) + 'abhāva' (non-existence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atyanta+abhāva)

• atyanta – absolute, extreme, complete
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  compound from 'ati' (over) + 'anta' (end)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence
  noun (masculine)
  nañ-tatpuruṣa compound from 'a-' (not) + 'bhāva' (existence)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: subject of 'pravartate'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of these (greed, delusion, anger) (of this, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: refers to the qualities like greed, delusion, anger from the previous verse

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the visible, of the perceivable object

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceivable, an object of sight, the world of phenomena

gerundive/future passive participle

from root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix '-ya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: refers to the object of perception, the phenomenal world

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

root verb

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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