योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-16

विवेकमाच्छादयति जगन्ति जनयत्यलम् ।
नच विज्ञायते कैषा पश्याश्चर्यमिदं जगत् ॥ १६ ॥

vivekamācchādayati jaganti janayatyalam ,
naca vijñāyate kaiṣā paśyāścaryamidaṃ jagat 16

16. vivekam ācchādayati jaganti janayati alam na
ca vijñāyate kā eṣā paśya āścaryam idam jagat

16. (māyā) vivekam ācchādayati jaganti alam janayati ca eṣā kā iti na vijñāyate.
idam āścaryam jagat paśya.

16. It conceals discrimination (viveka) and profusely creates worlds. Yet, what this (illusion) is, is not understood. Behold this wondrous world!

Words meanings summery:

• विवेकम् (vivekam) - discrimination (viveka) (discrimination, discernment, judgment, distinguishing)

• आच्छादयति (ācchādayati) - conceals (covers, conceals, veils, hides)

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (worlds, moving things, beings)

• जनयति (janayati) - creates (produces, creates, generates, causes)

• अलम् (alam) - profusely, abundantly (enough, sufficient, abundantly, excessively)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and yet (and, also, moreover)

• विज्ञायते (vijñāyate) - is understood (is known, is understood, is perceived)

• का (kā) - what (this māyā is) (who, what (fem.))

• एषा (eṣā) - this (illusion) (this, she, it (fem.))

• पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold, look)

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wondrous (wonder, astonishment, marvelous, wondrous)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one, it)

• जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving things, beings)

Words meanings and morphology

विवेकम् (vivekam) - discrimination (viveka) (discrimination, discernment, judgment, distinguishing)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, distinguishing between real and unreal

From vi- (prefix) + vic (root, to separate) + a (suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

आच्छादयति (ācchādayati) - conceals (covers, conceals, veils, hides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ācchādaya

Causative Present Active

From ā- (prefix) + chad (root, to cover) in causative (ṇic) form.

Prefix: ā

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Subject is implied māyā.

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (worlds, moving things, beings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) + śatṛ (present participle suffix).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of janayati.

जनयति (janayati) - creates (produces, creates, generates, causes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of janaya

Causative Present Active

From root jan (to be born) in causative (ṇic) form.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject is implied māyā.

अलम् (alam) - profusely, abundantly (enough, sufficient, abundantly, excessively)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage.

Note: Modifies janayati.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and yet (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

विज्ञायते (vijñāyate) - is understood (is known, is understood, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vijñā

Present Passive

Vi- (prefix) + jñā (root, to know) + ya (passive suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject is implied eṣā.

का (kā) - what (this māyā is) (who, what (fem.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Refers to eṣā (māyā).

एषा (eṣā) - this (illusion) (this, she, it (fem.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to māyā.

पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold, look)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative Active

Root dṛś (1st class, Parasmaipada), stem changes to paśya in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wondrous (wonder, astonishment, marvelous, wondrous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, astonishment, marvelous, wondrous

From ā- (prefix) + car (to move) + ya (suffix).

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies jagat.

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Modifies jagat.

जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving things, beings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) + śatṛ (present participle suffix).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of paśya.

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