योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-25

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असति जगति किं किलेह मोदः सति च किमङ्ग विमोहकारणं तत् ।
जननमरणसंस्थितिष्वतस्त्वं भव खमिवातिसमः सदोपशान्तः ॥ २५ ॥

asati jagati kiṃ kileha modaḥ sati ca kimaṅga vimohakāraṇaṃ tat ,
jananamaraṇasaṃsthitiṣvatastvaṃ bhava khamivātisamaḥ sadopaśāntaḥ 25

25. asati jagati kim kila iha modaḥ sati
ca kim aṅga vimohakāraṇam tat
jananamaraṇasaṃsthitiṣu ataḥ tvam
bhava kham iva atisamaḥ sadā upaśāntaḥ

25. jagat asati kila iha kim modaḥ ca
jagat sati kim aṅga tat vimohakāraṇam
ataḥ jananamaraṇasaṃsthitiṣu tvam kham
iva atisamaḥ sadā upaśāntaḥ bhava

25. If the world is unreal, what joy can there truly be in it? And if it is real, then what, dear one, is the cause of delusion? Therefore, amidst the states of birth and death (saṃsāra), you should become profoundly peaceful, utterly impartial like space.

Words meanings summery:

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असति (asati) - when unreal (when not existing, being non-existent, being unreal, in the non-existent)

जगति (jagati) - in the world (in the world, in the universe, in motion)

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, wherefore?)

किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, as it were, it is said)

इह (iha) - here (in this world/situation) (here, in this world, in this case)

मोदः (modaḥ) - joy, delight (joy, delight, pleasure, fragrance)

सति (sati) - when real (when existing, being real, being true, in the existent)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, wherefore?)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - dear one (vocative particle) (dear one, O friend, a part, a limb)

विमोहकारणम् (vimohakāraṇam) - cause of delusion (cause of delusion, reason for error)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the cause of delusion) (that, it, he, she)

जननमरणसंस्थितिषु (jananamaraṇasaṁsthitiṣu) - amidst the states of birth and death (saṃsāra) (in the states of birth and death, in the cycles of existence)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (singular))

भव (bhava) - become (be, become, exist)

खम् (kham) - space (space, ether, sky, void)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

अतिसमः (atisamaḥ) - utterly impartial, extremely equal (extremely equal, utterly impartial, very even)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

उपशान्तः (upaśāntaḥ) - profoundly peaceful (profoundly peaceful, tranquil, appeased)

Words meanings and morphology

असति (asati) - when unreal (when not existing, being non-existent, being unreal, in the non-existent)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

Present Participle

From verb root `as` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix, negated by `na/a`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

na – not, no
indeclinable
sat – existent, real, good, true
adjective
Present Participle
From verb root `as` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix.
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

जगति (jagati) - in the world (in the world, in the universe, in motion)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, sentient, the world, universe

Present Participle

From root `gam` (to go) with intensive reduplication, + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the phenomenal world.

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, wherefore?)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun.

किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, as it were, it is said)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for emphasis.

इह (iha) - here (in this world/situation) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb meaning "here".

मोदः (modaḥ) - joy, delight (joy, delight, pleasure, fragrance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moda

moda - joy, delight, pleasure, fragrance

From root `mud` (to rejoice).

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first question.

सति (sati) - when real (when existing, being real, being true, in the existent)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, true, virtuous

Present Participle

From verb root `as` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat' implicitly.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two parts of the verse.

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, wherefore?)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - dear one (vocative particle) (dear one, O friend, a part, a limb)

(indeclinable)

Note: Vocative particle.

विमोहकारणम् (vimohakāraṇam) - cause of delusion (cause of delusion, reason for error)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vimohakāraṇa

vimohakāraṇa - cause of delusion, reason for error

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vimoha+kāraṇa)

vimoha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
noun (masculine)
From prefix `vi` + root `muh` (to be perplexed, confused).
Prefix: vi
Root: muh (class 4)
kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
noun (neuter)
From root `kṛ` (to do) + `ana` suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the second question.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the cause of delusion) (that, it, he, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to `vimohakāraṇam`.

जननमरणसंस्थितिषु (jananamaraṇasaṁsthitiṣu) - amidst the states of birth and death (saṃsāra) (in the states of birth and death, in the cycles of existence)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of jananamaraṇasaṃsthiti

jananamaraṇasaṁsthiti - states of birth and death, cycles of existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janana+maraṇa+saṃsthiti)

janana – birth, production
noun (neuter)
From root `jan` (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
maraṇa – death, dying
noun (neuter)
From root `mṛ` (to die).
Root: mṛ (class 6)
saṃsthiti – state, condition, existence, establishment
noun (feminine)
From prefix `sam` + root `sthā` (to stand).
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the conditions of `saṃsāra`.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the questions with the advice.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of the imperative verb 'bhava'.

भव (bhava) - become (be, become, exist)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū