योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-29

संस्थितिं नाधिगच्छन्ति पटा इव वितन्तवः ।
उह्यमानो ह्यविद्यायामात्मा नेहोपलक्ष्यते ॥ २९ ॥

saṃsthitiṃ nādhigacchanti paṭā iva vitantavaḥ ,
uhyamāno hyavidyāyāmātmā nehopalakṣyate 29

29. saṃsthitim na adhigacchanti paṭāḥ iva vitantavaḥ
uhyamānaḥ hi avidyāyām ātmā na iha upalakṣyate

29. etāḥ śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ vitantavaḥ paṭāḥ iva saṃsthitim na
adhigacchanti hi avidyāyām uhyamānaḥ ātmā iha na upalakṣyate

29. These [scriptural doctrines] do not attain stable existence (saṃsthiti), just as cloths without threads [cannot hold their form]. For the self (ātman), being carried away in ignorance (avidyā), is not perceived here.

Words meanings summery:

• संस्थितिम् (saṁsthitim) - stable existence (stability, firm existence, fixed state)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - do attain (they attain, they reach, they understand)

• पटाः (paṭāḥ) - cloths (cloths, garments)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• वितन्तवः (vitantavaḥ) - without threads (threadless, without threads)

• उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried away (being carried, being borne, being driven)

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

• अविद्यायाम् (avidyāyām) - in ignorance (avidyā) (in ignorance, in nescience)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इह (iha) - here (in this state of ignorance) (here, in this world)

• उपलक्ष्यते (upalakṣyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is observed, is noticed)

Words meanings and morphology

संस्थितिम् (saṁsthitim) - stable existence (stability, firm existence, fixed state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsthiti

saṁsthiti - stability, firm existence, fixed state, establishment

From sam + sthā (to stand) + kti (suffix for action noun)

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - do attain (they attain, they reach, they understand)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of adhigam

Present Active

From adhi + gam (to go)

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ' (from previous verse).

पटाः (paṭāḥ) - cloths (cloths, garments)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, garment, woven fabric

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

वितन्तवः (vitantavaḥ) - without threads (threadless, without threads)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vitantu

vitantu - threadless, without threads

compound of 'vi' (without) and 'tantu' (thread)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+tantu)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
  prefix for separation/absence
• tantu – thread, string, fiber
  noun (masculine)

उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried away (being carried, being borne, being driven)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uhyamāna

uhyamāna - being carried, being borne, being drawn, being driven

Present Passive Participle

From root vah (to carry) + yamāna (passive participle suffix)

Root: vah (class 1)

हि (hi) - for (for, because, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अविद्यायाम् (avidyāyām) - in ignorance (avidyā) (in ignorance, in nescience)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance, illusion

From 'a' (negation) + 'vidyā' (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Root: an

Note: Subject of 'upalakṣyate'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (in this state of ignorance) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

उपलक्ष्यते (upalakṣyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is observed, is noticed)

(verb)

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

Present Passive

From upa + lakṣ (to perceive, mark)

Prefix: upa

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Verb for 'ātmā'.

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