योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-35

असतो भ्रान्तता सत्यरूपां जानातु कः कुतः ।
जातेयं प्रौढिमापन्ना दोषायैवातताकृतिः ॥ ३५ ॥

asato bhrāntatā satyarūpāṃ jānātu kaḥ kutaḥ ,
jāteyaṃ prauḍhimāpannā doṣāyaivātatākṛtiḥ 35

35. asataḥ bhrāntatā satya-rūpām jānātu kaḥ kutaḥ
jātā iyam prauḍhim āpannā doṣāya eva ātatā-ākṛtiḥ

35. asataḥ satya-rūpām bhrāntatā kutaḥ kaḥ jānātu
iyam jātā prauḍhim āpannā doṣāya eva ātatā-ākṛtiḥ

35. From where, or by whom, can one understand the illusory nature of what is non-existent (asat) but appears in a real form? This [illusion (māyā/avidyā)], once born and matured, assumes an expansive form solely to cause error or fault.

Words meanings summery:

• असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

• भ्रान्तता (bhrāntatā) - illusoriness, confusion, state of being mistaken, delusion

• सत्य-रूपाम् (satya-rūpām) - having a real form, appearing as real

• जानातु (jānātu) - let him know, may he know, should know

• कः (kaḥ) - who? (masculine)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? how? why?

• जाता (jātā) - born (referring to illusion/māyā) (born, produced, arisen)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (illusion/māyā) (this (feminine))

• प्रौढिम् (prauḍhim) - maturity, greatness, strength, full growth

• आपन्ना (āpannā) - having attained (maturity) (attained, reached, obtained)

• दोषाय (doṣāya) - for fault, for defect, for error

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, merely

• आतता-आकृतिः (ātatā-ākṛtiḥ) - whose form is expanded (referring to illusion/māyā) (having an expansive form, having a stretched shape, whose form is extended)

Words meanings and morphology

असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, not being

Present Active Participle

Negative prefix 'a-' + `sat` (being, existent), from root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here as a noun.

भ्रान्तता (bhrāntatā) - illusoriness, confusion, state of being mistaken, delusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrāntatā

bhrāntatā - illusoriness, confusion, state of being mistaken, delusion

Formed from `bhrānta` (confused, illusory) with the suffix `-tā` (state of being).

सत्य-रूपाम् (satya-rūpām) - having a real form, appearing as real

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satya-rūpa

satya-rūpa - having a real form, whose form is truth/reality

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+rūpa)

• satya – true, real, truthful, truth
  adjective (neuter)
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied `bhrāntatām` (illusoriness).

जानातु (jānātu) - let him know, may he know, should know

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

कः (kaḥ) - who? (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? how? why?

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of `kim` (what, which) used as an adverb.

जाता (jātā) - born (referring to illusion/māyā) (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

From the root `jan` (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

इयम् (iyam) - this (illusion/māyā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

प्रौढिम् (prauḍhim) - maturity, greatness, strength, full growth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prauḍhi

prauḍhi - maturity, greatness, strength, full growth

आपन्ना (āpannā) - having attained (maturity) (attained, reached, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - attained, reached, obtained, fallen into

Past Passive Participle

From the root `pad` (to go, fall) with prefix `ā-`.

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

दोषाय (doṣāya) - for fault, for defect, for error

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error, vice

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, merely

(indeclinable)

आतता-आकृतिः (ātatā-ākṛtiḥ) - whose form is expanded (referring to illusion/māyā) (having an expansive form, having a stretched shape, whose form is extended)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātatākṛti

ātatākṛti - having an expansive form, having a stretched shape

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātatā+ākṛti)

• ātatā – expanded, stretched, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root `tan` (to stretch, extend) with prefix `ā-`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ākṛti – form, shape, figure, appearance
  noun (feminine)

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