योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-52

देहोत्पत्तौ विनाशे च दीपानां ब्रह्मणामपि ।
कालेनाधिकतां त्यक्त्वा नाशे भेदो न कश्चन ॥ ५२ ॥

dehotpattau vināśe ca dīpānāṃ brahmaṇāmapi ,
kālenādhikatāṃ tyaktvā nāśe bhedo na kaścana 52

52. dehotpattau vināśe ca dīpānām brahmaṇām api
kālena adhikatām tyaktvā nāśe bhedaḥ na kaścana

52. dīpānām brahmaṇām api dehotpattau ca vināśe ca,
kālena adhikatām tyaktvā,
nāśe kaścana bhedaḥ na.

52. In the origination and destruction of bodies, whether of lamps or even of Brahmās, there is no difference in their ultimate destruction, for all alike abandon their great extent in due course of time.

Words meanings summery:

• देहोत्पत्तौ (dehotpattau) - in the origination of the body, in the birth of the body

• विनाशे (vināśe) - in destruction, in annihilation

• च (ca) - and

• दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

• ब्रह्मणाम् (brahmaṇām) - of Brahmās (the creator deity), of supreme beings

• अपि (api) - even, also

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in course of time

• अधिकताम् (adhikatām) - greatness, superiority, abundance, extensive nature

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having left

• नाशे (nāśe) - in destruction

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any, any whatsoever

Words meanings and morphology

देहोत्पत्तौ (dehotpattau) - in the origination of the body, in the birth of the body

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dehotpatti

dehotpatti - origination/birth of the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+utpatti)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• utpatti – origin, production, birth, arising
  noun (feminine)
  root pad (to go) with prefix ud (up) + ti (kṛt suffix)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)

विनाशे (vināśe) - in destruction, in annihilation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, annihilation, ruin, loss

root naś (to perish) with prefix vi (apart)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, anything that illumines

root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

ब्रह्मणाम् (brahmaṇām) - of Brahmās (the creator deity), of supreme beings

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), a supreme being, a priest

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in course of time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, duration

अधिकताम् (adhikatām) - greatness, superiority, abundance, extensive nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adhikatā

adhikatā - greatness, excess, abundance, superiority

derived from adhika (अधिक) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root tyaj (to abandon) + tvā (absolutive suffix)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

नाशे (nāśe) - in destruction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

root naś (to perish) + a (suffix)

Root: naś (class 4)

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - difference, distinction, division, separation

root bhid (to split, break)

Root: bhid (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कश्चन (kaścana) - any, any whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, anything; some, a certain

formed from the interrogative pronoun kim (what) and the particle cana

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