योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-24

एष शून्यत्वमाकाशे स्पन्द एष सदागतौ ।
प्रकाशश्चैव तेजस्तु पयस्स्वेष रसः परः ॥ २४ ॥

eṣa śūnyatvamākāśe spanda eṣa sadāgatau ,
prakāśaścaiva tejastu payassveṣa rasaḥ paraḥ 24

24. eṣa śūnyatvam ākāśe spandaḥ eṣa sadāgatau
prakāśaḥ ca eva tejas tu payassu eṣa rasaḥ paraḥ

24. eṣa ākāśe śūnyatvam; eṣa sadāgatau spandaḥ; ca eva (eṣa) prakāśaḥ; tu (eṣa) tejas; eṣa payassu paraḥ rasaḥ.

24. This (Lord/Self) is emptiness in space, and this (Lord/Self) is vibration in the wind. And indeed, this (Lord/Self) is light, as well as the fire (element) itself; in waters, this (Lord/Self) is the supreme taste.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - This (Lord/Self) (this, this one, he)

• शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness (emptiness, void, nothingness)

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space (in space, in the sky, in the ether)

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - vibration (vibration, tremor, movement, pulsation)

• एष (eṣa) - This (Lord/Self) (this, this one, he)

• सदागतौ (sadāgatau) - in the wind (in the wind, in the ever-moving one)

• प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - light (light, radiance, brightness, manifestation)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

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

• तेजस् (tejas) - fire (element) (brilliance, radiance, fire, energy, vital power)

• तु (tu) - as well as, too (but, on the other hand, yet, indeed, moreover)

• पयस्सु (payassu) - in waters (in waters, in milk)

• एष (eṣa) - This (Lord/Self) (this, this one, he)

• रसः (rasaḥ) - taste (taste, essence, juice, delight, sentiment)

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, other, ultimate)

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - This (Lord/Self) (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness (emptiness, void, nothingness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, void, nothingness, the state of being empty

Derived from śūnya (empty) + tva (suffix for state/quality).

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space (in space, in the sky, in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, sky, ether, the first of the five elements

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - vibration (vibration, tremor, movement, pulsation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - vibration, tremor, movement, pulsation

Derived from root spand (to throb, vibrate).

Root: spand (class 1)

एष (eṣa) - This (Lord/Self) (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

सदागतौ (sadāgatau) - in the wind (in the wind, in the ever-moving one)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sadāgati

sadāgati - wind, air (lit. "always moving")

Compound: sadā (always) + gati (movement).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sadā+gati)

• sadā – always, ever
  indeclinable
• gati – movement, motion, going, course
  noun (feminine)
  From root gam- (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Despite gati being feminine, sadāgati as wind is masculine, and declined as such here.

प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - light (light, radiance, brightness, manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, radiance, brightness, manifestation, appearance

From pra + root kāś (to shine).

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

तेजस् (tejas) - fire (element) (brilliance, radiance, fire, energy, vital power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, radiance, fire, light, energy, vital power, the element of fire

Root: tij (class 6)

Note: This is interpreted as a manifestation of 'eṣa' (the Lord/Self) itself, parallel to 'prakāśaḥ'.

तु (tu) - as well as, too (but, on the other hand, yet, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for slight contrast, emphasis, or simply conjunction.

पयस्सु (payassu) - in waters (in waters, in milk)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, essence

एष (eṣa) - This (Lord/Self) (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

रसः (rasaḥ) - taste (taste, essence, juice, delight, sentiment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rasa

rasa - taste, essence, juice, fluid, sentiment, emotion

From root ras (to taste, relish).

Root: ras (class 1)

परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, other, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, other, distant

Previous Verse Next Verse