योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-89

दाशूराख्यायिकेवेयं राम संसारचक्रिका ।
कल्पनारचिताकारा वस्तुशून्या न वस्तुतः ॥ ८९ ॥

dāśūrākhyāyikeveyaṃ rāma saṃsāracakrikā ,
kalpanāracitākārā vastuśūnyā na vastutaḥ 89

89. dāśūrākhyāyikā iva iyam rāma saṃsāracakrikā
kalpanāracitākārā vastuśūnyā na vastutaḥ

89. rāma,
iyam saṃsāracakrikā dāśūrākhyāyikā iva kalpanāracitākārā vastuśūnyā na vastutaḥ

89. O Rāma, this cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) is like the tale of Dāśūra: its form is constructed by imagination, devoid of true reality, and not substantial in essence.

Words meanings summery:

• दाशूराख्यायिका (dāśūrākhyāyikā) - Refers to a specific narrative illustrating illusion or unreality, likely from Yogavasiṣṭha itself. (the tale/story of Dāśūra)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• इयम् (iyam) - refers to 'saṃsāracakrikā' (this (feminine))

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• संसारचक्रिका (saṁsāracakrikā) - the wheel of transmigration (saṃsāra)

• कल्पनारचिताकारा (kalpanāracitākārā) - whose form is made by imagination

• वस्तुशून्या (vastuśūnyā) - devoid of reality, empty of substance

• न (na) - not, no

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, in fact, substantially

Words meanings and morphology

दाशूराख्यायिका (dāśūrākhyāyikā) - Refers to a specific narrative illustrating illusion or unreality, likely from Yogavasiṣṭha itself. (the tale/story of Dāśūra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dāśūrākhyāyikā

dāśūrākhyāyikā - tale of Dāśūra

Compound type : tatpurusha (dāśūra+ākhyāyikā)

• dāśūra – name of a character/person
  proper noun (masculine)
• ākhyāyikā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  from root khyā with ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 0)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

इयम् (iyam) - refers to 'saṃsāracakrikā' (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king/deity)

संसारचक्रिका (saṁsāracakrikā) - the wheel of transmigration (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsāracakrikā

saṁsāracakrikā - wheel of transmigration, cycle of existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+cakrikā)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  from root sṛ with sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 0)
• cakrikā – a small wheel, cycle
  noun (feminine)
  diminutive of cakra

Note: The English term 'transmigration (saṃsāra)' is used for clarity.

कल्पनारचिताकारा (kalpanāracitākārā) - whose form is made by imagination

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpanāracitākārā

kalpanāracitākārā - whose form is created/composed by imagination

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kalpanā+racita+ākāra)

• kalpanā – imagination, conception, forming
  noun (feminine)
  from root kḷp
  Root: kḷp (class 0)
• racita – composed, created, arranged
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rac
  Root: rac (class 0)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound describing the nature of 'saṃsāracakrikā'.

वस्तुशून्या (vastuśūnyā) - devoid of reality, empty of substance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vastuśūnya

vastuśūnya - devoid of reality, empty of substance, unreal

Compound type : tatpurusha (vastu+śūnya)

• vastu – reality, substance, object, thing
  noun (neuter)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of
  adjective (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, in fact, substantially

(indeclinable)

from vastu with suffix -tas

Note: Suffix -tas indicates 'from, by, in'.

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