योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-36, verse-40
भावानां भूरिभङ्गानामभवाय भवाय च ।
भव भावविमुक्तात्मा भावाभावबहिष्कृतः ॥ ४० ॥
भव भावविमुक्तात्मा भावाभावबहिष्कृतः ॥ ४० ॥
bhāvānāṃ bhūribhaṅgānāmabhavāya bhavāya ca ,
bhava bhāvavimuktātmā bhāvābhāvabahiṣkṛtaḥ 40
bhava bhāvavimuktātmā bhāvābhāvabahiṣkṛtaḥ 40
40.
bhāvānām bhūri-bhaṅgānām abhavāya bhavāya ca
bhava bhāva-vimukta-ātmā bhāva-abhāva-bahiṣkṛtaḥ
bhava bhāva-vimukta-ātmā bhāva-abhāva-bahiṣkṛtaḥ
40.
bhūri-bhaṅgānām bhāvānām abhavāya ca bhavāya
bhāva-vimukta-ātmā bhāva-abhāva-bahiṣkṛtaḥ bhava
bhāva-vimukta-ātmā bhāva-abhāva-bahiṣkṛtaḥ bhava
40.
For the arising and dissolution of countless phenomena (bhāva), O you whose inner being (ātman) is liberated from the flow of becoming, and who transcends both existence and non-existence – be (that way)!
Words meanings summery:
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- भावानाम् (bhāvānām) - of the various manifested existences or states (of phenomena, of states of being, of beings)
- भूरि-भङ्गानाम् (bhūri-bhaṅgānām) - of phenomena undergoing numerous transformations and dissolutions (of those with many destructions, of manifold changes)
- अभवाय (abhavāya) - leading to the dissolution of phenomena (for non-existence, for cessation, for absence)
- भवाय (bhavāya) - leading to the arising of phenomena (for existence, for origination, for becoming)
- च (ca) - connecting 'abhavāya' and 'bhavāya' (and)
- भव (bhava) - An exhortation to the listener to embody the qualities described (Be! become! exist!)
- भाव-विमुक्त-आत्मा (bhāva-vimukta-ātmā) - Referring to a person whose individual self (ātman) is free from the cycle of phenomenal existence (whose self is liberated from (the realm of) existence/becoming)
- भाव-अभाव-बहिष्कृतः (bhāva-abhāva-bahiṣkṛtaḥ) - Referring to the transcendent nature of the ultimate reality or liberated individual, beyond all dualities (excluded from existence and non-existence, transcending being and non-being)
Words meanings and morphology
भावानाम् (bhāvānām) - of the various manifested existences or states (of phenomena, of states of being, of beings)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāva
bhāva - being, existence, state, phenomenon, emotion, intention
From √bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'bhūri-bhaṅgānām'
भूरि-भङ्गानाम् (bhūri-bhaṅgānām) - of phenomena undergoing numerous transformations and dissolutions (of those with many destructions, of manifold changes)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūri-bhaṅga
bhūri-bhaṅga - having many destructions/changes; subject to many transformations
Bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūri+bhaṅga)
- bhūri – much, many, numerous, abundant
adjective (neuter) - bhaṅga – breaking, destruction, dissolution, change, wave
noun (masculine)
From root √bhañj (to break)
Root: bhañj (class 7)
Note: Qualifies 'bhāvānām'
अभवाय (abhavāya) - leading to the dissolution of phenomena (for non-existence, for cessation, for absence)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of abhāva
abhāva - non-existence, absence, cessation
Negative compound with a- prefix
Note: Indicates purpose
भवाय (bhavāya) - leading to the arising of phenomena (for existence, for origination, for becoming)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of bhāva
bhāva - existence, origination, becoming, state, phenomenon
From √bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Indicates purpose
च (ca) - connecting 'abhavāya' and 'bhavāya' (and)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
भव (bhava) - An exhortation to the listener to embody the qualities described (Be! become! exist!)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Imperative, Active Voice, 2nd Person Singular
From root √bhū (class 1), imperative mood, 2nd person singular
Root: bhū (class 1)
भाव-विमुक्त-आत्मा (bhāva-vimukta-ātmā) - Referring to a person whose individual self (ātman) is free from the cycle of phenomenal existence (whose self is liberated from (the realm of) existence/becoming)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva-vimukta-ātman
bhāva-vimukta-ātman - whose self is liberated from phenomenal existence/becoming
Bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāva+vimukta+ātman)
- bhāva – existence, becoming, phenomenon
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1) - vimukta – liberated, released, freed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From prefix vi- + √muc (to free, release)
Prefix: vi
Root: muc (class 6) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the implied 'you' for the imperative 'bhava'
भाव-अभाव-बहिष्कृतः (bhāva-abhāva-bahiṣkṛtaḥ) - Referring to the transcendent nature of the ultimate reality or liberated individual, beyond all dualities (excluded from existence and non-existence, transcending being and non-being)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva-abhāva-bahiṣkṛta
bhāva-abhāva-bahiṣkṛta - transcending existence and non-existence
Bahuvrihi compound containing a Dvandva of bhāva and abhāva
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāva+abhāva+bahiṣkṛta)
- bhāva – existence, being, phenomenon
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1) - abhāva – non-existence, absence, non-being
noun (masculine)
Negative compound with a- prefix - bahiṣkṛta – excluded, cast out, put outside, transcended
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From bahis (outside) + kṛta (done, made, PPP of √kṛ)
Prefix: bahis
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of the implied 'you' for the imperative 'bhava'