योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-26

आस्थाक्षये न जायेते हर्षामर्षौ भवाभवौ ।
तस्मादसदिदं सर्वं सुखदुःखादिविभ्रमैः ॥ २६ ॥

āsthākṣaye na jāyete harṣāmarṣau bhavābhavau ,
tasmādasadidaṃ sarvaṃ sukhaduḥkhādivibhramaiḥ 26

26. āsthā-kṣaye na jāyete harṣa-amarṣau bhava-abhavau |
tasmāt asat idam sarvam sukha-duḥkha-ādi-vibhramaiḥ ||

26. āsthā-kṣaye harṣa-amarṣau bhava-abhavau na jāyete.
tasmāt idam sarvam sukha-duḥkha-ādi-vibhramaiḥ asat.

26. Upon the destruction of attachment (āsthā), the dualities of joy and anger, as well as existence and non-existence, do not arise. Therefore, all this, with its illusions of happiness, sorrow, and so forth, is unreal (asat).

26. עם כליון ההתקשרות, ששון וכעס, קיום וחידלון אינם נולדים עוד. לפיכך, כל זה אינו מציאותי, על כל אשליות העונג, הסבל וכיוצא בהן.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्था-क्षये (āsthā-kṣaye) - upon the destruction of attachment (āsthā) (in the destruction of attachment, upon the loss of faith)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जायेते (jāyete) - do not arise (dual subjects) (arise (dual), are born (dual))

• हर्ष-अमर्षौ (harṣa-amarṣau) - joy and anger (as a pair of opposites) (joy and anger (dual))

• भव-अभवौ (bhava-abhavau) - existence and non-existence (as a pair of opposites) (existence and non-existence (dual), birth and non-birth, becoming and non-becoming)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

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

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the world/phenomenal existence) (this, this (thing))

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (this) (all, whole, entire)

• सुख-दुःख-आदि-विभ्रमैः (sukha-duḥkha-ādi-vibhramaiḥ) - consisting of the illusions of happiness, sorrow, etc. (by the illusions of happiness, sorrow, and so on)

Words meanings and morphology

आस्था-क्षये (āsthā-kṣaye) - upon the destruction of attachment (āsthā) (in the destruction of attachment, upon the loss of faith)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āsthā-kṣaya

āsthā-kṣaya - destruction of attachment/faith

Compound type : tatpurusha (āsthā+kṣaya)

• āsthā – attachment, devotion, faith, regard, care, reverence
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, termination, decline
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṣi' (to destroy, waste away) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: The locative case implies 'when there is destruction' or 'upon the destruction'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जायेते (jāyete) - do not arise (dual subjects) (arise (dual), are born (dual))

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Middle

From root 'jan' (4th class, Ātmanepada) in 3rd person dual.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'harṣa-amarṣau' and 'bhava-abhavau'.

हर्ष-अमर्षौ (harṣa-amarṣau) - joy and anger (as a pair of opposites) (joy and anger (dual))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of harṣa-amarṣa

harṣa-amarṣa - joy and anger

Compound type : dvandva (harṣa+amarṣa)

• harṣa – joy, delight, gladness, exhilaration
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• amarṣa – impatience, indignation, anger, intolerance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

भव-अभवौ (bhava-abhavau) - existence and non-existence (as a pair of opposites) (existence and non-existence (dual), birth and non-birth, becoming and non-becoming)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhava-abhava

bhava-abhava - existence and non-existence, birth and non-birth

Compound type : dvandva (bhava+abhava)

• bhava – existence, being, birth, becoming, the world
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhava – non-existence, non-being, non-birth, absence of becoming
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of bhava.
  Prefix: a

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used adverbially as 'therefore'.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, untrue, bad, evil

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from root 'as' (to be) with prefix 'a-' (negation), present active participle.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be), present active participle.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'idam sarvam'.

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the world/phenomenal existence) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, this (thing)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (this) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

सुख-दुःख-आदि-विभ्रमैः (sukha-duḥkha-ādi-vibhramaiḥ) - consisting of the illusions of happiness, sorrow, etc. (by the illusions of happiness, sorrow, and so on)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sukha-duḥkha-ādi-vibhrama

sukha-duḥkha-ādi-vibhrama - illusions beginning with happiness and sorrow

Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha-duḥkha+ādi+vibhrama)

• sukha-duḥkha – happiness and sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)
• vibhrama – illusion, error, confusion, delusion, flurry
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhram' (to wander) with prefix 'vi-'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: The instrumental plural implies 'by means of' or 'consisting of'.

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