योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-12

तेनेयं नियतिः प्रौढा भावाभावदशामयी ।
ईदृश्येव स्थिरा दीर्घा मिथ्योत्थापि च दृश्यते ॥ १२ ॥

teneyaṃ niyatiḥ prauḍhā bhāvābhāvadaśāmayī ,
īdṛśyeva sthirā dīrghā mithyotthāpi ca dṛśyate 12

12. tena iyam niyatiḥ prauḍhā bhāvābhāvadāśamayī
īdṛśī eva sthirā dīrghā mithyotthā api ca dṛśyate

12. tena iyam prauḍhā bhāvābhāvadāśamayī niyatiḥ
īdṛśī eva sthirā dīrghā api ca mithyotthā dṛśyate

12. Therefore, this powerful natural law (niyati), which is characterized by states of existence and non-existence, appears exactly like this: stable, enduring, and yet also born of illusion.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, with that, therefore)

• इयम् (iyam) - this, she, it

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law (niyati) (destiny, fate, necessity, natural law)

• प्रौढा (prauḍhā) - powerful (mature, developed, powerful, grand)

• भावाभावदाशमयी (bhāvābhāvadāśamayī) - characterized by states of existence and non-existence (consisting of states of existence and non-existence, pervaded by phases of appearance and disappearance)

• ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of this kind

• एव (eva) - precisely, exactly (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• स्थिरा (sthirā) - stable (stable, firm, constant, steady)

• दीर्घा (dīrghā) - enduring (long, long-lasting, extensive)

• मिथ्योत्था (mithyotthā) - born of illusion (arising from illusion, falsely appearing)

• अपि (api) - also, yet (also, even, moreover)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - appears (is seen, appears, is perceived)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, with that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adverbial use.

इयम् (iyam) - this, she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to niyatiḥ.

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law (niyati) (destiny, fate, necessity, natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, necessity, restraint, natural law

From root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रौढा (prauḍhā) - powerful (mature, developed, powerful, grand)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prauḍha

prauḍha - mature, developed, full-grown, powerful, grand

From pra (prefix) + ūḍha (carried, developed).

Prefix: pra

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies niyatiḥ.

भावाभावदाशमयी (bhāvābhāvadāśamayī) - characterized by states of existence and non-existence (consisting of states of existence and non-existence, pervaded by phases of appearance and disappearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvābhāvadāśāmaya

bhāvābhāvadāśāmaya - consisting of states of existence and non-existence

Compound: bhāva (existence) + abhāva (non-existence) + daśā (state/condition) + maya (consisting of, pervaded by).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhāva+abhāva+daśā+maya)

• bhāva – being, existence, state, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, negation
  noun (masculine)
  From a (negative prefix) + bhāva.
  Prefix: a
• daśā – state, condition, period of life
  noun (feminine)
• maya – consisting of, made of, pervaded by
  adjective suffix
  Suffix used to form adjectives indicating material or pervading nature.

Note: Qualifies niyatiḥ.

ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

From idam (this) + dṛś (to see) + suffix ka.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies niyatiḥ.

एव (eva) - precisely, exactly (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes īdṛśī.

स्थिरा (sthirā) - stable (stable, firm, constant, steady)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthira

sthira - stable, firm, constant, steady

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies niyatiḥ.

दीर्घा (dīrghā) - enduring (long, long-lasting, extensive)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, long-lasting, extensive

Note: Qualifies niyatiḥ.

मिथ्योत्था (mithyotthā) - born of illusion (arising from illusion, falsely appearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mithyottha

mithyottha - arising from illusion, falsely appearing

Compound: mithyā (falsely, wrongly) + utthā (arising, standing up). utthā from ud-sthā.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mithyā+uttha)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, illusory
  indeclinable
• uttha – arising, produced from
  adjective
  From ud (up) + sthā (to stand)
  From ud + root sthā with suffix ḍa.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies niyatiḥ.

अपि (api) - also, yet (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects mithyotthā with the other adjectives.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects api (and thus mithyotthā) with the preceding list of adjectives.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - appears (is seen, appears, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive Indicative

From root dṛś (to see) in passive voice, 3rd person singular Ātmanepada.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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