योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-24

सा समग्रजगद्भूतखगबन्धनवागुरा ।
यः स्वप्नभूमिवद्भ्रान्तमसत्सद्ह्येकनिश्चयः ॥ २४ ॥

sā samagrajagadbhūtakhagabandhanavāgurā ,
yaḥ svapnabhūmivadbhrāntamasatsadhyekaniścayaḥ 24

24. sā samagrajagatbhūtakhagabandhanavāgurā yaḥ
svapnabhūmivat bhrāntam asat sat hi ekaniścayaḥ

24. sā samagrajagatbhūtakhagabandhanavāgurā (asti).
yaḥ svapnabhūmivat asat sat bhrāntam hi ekaniścayaḥ

24. Such a perception (dṛṣṭi) is a snare (vāgurā) that binds all creatures (bhūta) and birds (khaga) in the entire world (samagra jagat). He who, like someone in a dream-world, holds a singular conviction (eka niścayaḥ) and is deluded regarding what is non-existent (asat) and what is existent (sat)...

24. ...היא רשת האוסרת את כל היצורים ביקום. אך מי שמשוכנע בוודאות יחידה כי העולם מבלבל ובלתי אמיתי כמו חלום, וכי המציאות היא אחת...

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (perception) (that, she)

• समग्रजगत्भूतखगबन्धनवागुरा (samagrajagatbhūtakhagabandhanavāgurā) - a snare for binding all living beings and birds in the world

• यः (yaḥ) - He who (who, which)

• स्वप्नभूमिवत् (svapnabhūmivat) - like someone in a dream-world (like a dream-land)

• भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded (deluded, confused, wandering)

• असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal)

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

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• एकनिस्चयः (ekaniscayaḥ) - holds a singular conviction (having a single conviction)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (perception) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समग्रजगत्भूतखगबन्धनवागुरा (samagrajagatbhūtakhagabandhanavāgurā) - a snare for binding all living beings and birds in the world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samagrajagatbhūtakhagabandhanavāgurā

samagrajagatbhūtakhagabandhanavāgurā - a net or snare for binding all beings and birds of the entire world

Long compound word.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (samagra+jagat+bhūta+khaga+bandhana+vāgurā)

• samagra – entire, whole, complete
  adjective
  Prefix: sam
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• khaga – bird, one who goes in the sky
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'kha' (sky) and 'ga' (goer) - Upapada Tatpuruṣa
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bandhana – binding, bondage, fetter
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bandh' (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• vāgurā – snare, net, trap
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'sā'.

यः (yaḥ) - He who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

स्वप्नभूमिवत् (svapnabhūmivat) - like someone in a dream-world (like a dream-land)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'svapnabhūmi' (dream-land) with suffix '-vat' (like).

भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded (deluded, confused, wandering)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - deluded, confused, wandering, mistaken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhram' (to wander, to err)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective, describing the state of 'yaḥ'.

असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Present Active Participle

Negation of sat (being, existing). Derived from 'as' (to be) with 'na' (not)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun, referring to unreality.

सत् (sat) - existent (existent, real)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, good, real

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of delusion, alongside 'asat'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

एकनिस्चयः (ekaniscayaḥ) - holds a singular conviction (having a single conviction)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekaniscaya

ekaniscaya - having a single firm resolve or conviction

Compound of 'eka' (one) and 'niścaya' (conviction).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (eka+niścaya)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral
• niścaya – firm conviction, certainty, determination
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ci' (to collect, observe) with prefix 'nis-'
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

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