योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-12

अज्ञेष्वसत्स्वभावोग्रसंसारगणगर्भिणी ।
ज्ञेषु प्रकाशरूपैव सकलैकात्मिका सती ॥ १२ ॥

ajñeṣvasatsvabhāvograsaṃsāragaṇagarbhiṇī ,
jñeṣu prakāśarūpaiva sakalaikātmikā satī 12

12. ajñeṣu asat-sva-bhāva-ugra-saṃsāra-gaṇa-garbhiṇī
jñeṣu prakāśa-rūpā eva sakala-eka-ātmikā satī

12. satī ajñeṣu asat-sva-bhāva-ugra-saṃsāra-gaṇa-garbhiṇī
(sati) jñeṣu prakāśa-rūpā eva sakala-eka-ātmikā

12. Among the ignorant, this reality (satī) is pregnant with a multitude of fierce, unreal cyclic existences (saṃsāra). Among the knowing, however, it is truly of the nature of light, whole, and possessing a single Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञेषु (ajñeṣu) - among the ignorant, in the ignorant ones

• असत्-स्व-भाव-उग्र-संसार-गण-गर्भिणी (asat-sva-bhāva-ugra-saṁsāra-gaṇa-garbhiṇī) - pregnant with a multitude of fierce cyclic existences, whose nature is unreal

• ज्ञेषु (jñeṣu) - among the knowing, in the knowers

• प्रकाश-रूपा (prakāśa-rūpā) - of the nature of light (of the nature of light, whose form is light)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सकल-एक-आत्मिका (sakala-eka-ātmikā) - whole and unified in its Self (ātman), having a single essence in all its parts

• सती (satī) - the existent one, reality (being, existent, real, good woman)

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञेषु (ajñeṣu) - among the ignorant, in the ignorant ones

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unknowing, fool

negation of jña (knower), from a- (not) + jñā (to know)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jña)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

असत्-स्व-भाव-उग्र-संसार-गण-गर्भिणी (asat-sva-bhāva-ugra-saṁsāra-gaṇa-garbhiṇī) - pregnant with a multitude of fierce cyclic existences, whose nature is unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asat-sva-bhāva-ugra-saṃsāra-gaṇa-garbhiṇī

asat-sva-bhāva-ugra-saṁsāra-gaṇa-garbhiṇī - containing a host of fierce transmigratory existences, whose intrinsic nature is unreal

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asat+sva-bhāva+ugra+saṃsāra+gaṇa+garbhiṇī)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false
  adjective (neuter)
  negation of sat (existent)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• sva-bhāva – own nature, intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: su
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ugra – fierce, terrible, violent, severe
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: uj (class 6)
• saṃsāra – cyclic existence, transmigration (saṃsāra), world
  noun (masculine)
  from sam + sṛ (to flow together)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• gaṇa – multitude, host, group, troop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)
• garbhiṇī – pregnant, containing, holding in the womb
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of garbhita (containing), from garbha (womb)
  Root: gṛbh (class 9)

Note: Compound describing the nature of 'satī' for the ignorant.

ज्ञेषु (jñeṣu) - among the knowing, in the knowers

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of jña

jña - knowing, wise, knower

from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रकाश-रूपा (prakāśa-rūpā) - of the nature of light (of the nature of light, whose form is light)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakāśa-rūpa

prakāśa-rūpa - whose form is light, having the nature of manifestation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prakāśa+rūpa)

• prakāśa – light, brightness, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  from pra + kāś (to shine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सकल-एक-आत्मिका (sakala-eka-ātmikā) - whole and unified in its Self (ātman), having a single essence in all its parts

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakala-eka-ātmika

sakala-eka-ātmika - unified in all its parts, having one Self (ātman), completely unitary

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sakala+eka-ātmika)

• sakala – all, entire, whole, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  from sa- (with) + kala (part)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: kal (class 10)
• eka-ātmika – one-natured, unitary, having a single Self (ātman)
  adjective (masculine)
  from eka (one) + ātman (Self) + ika (suffix)

सती (satī) - the existent one, reality (being, existent, real, good woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, good

Present Active Participle

feminine nominative singular of sat, from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Often used substantively to mean 'reality' or 'existence'.

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