योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-41, verse-16

विज्ञानाभासमखिलं जगत्सदसदुत्थितम् ।
किं हेयं किमुपादेयमिह यत्त्यज्यते न वा ॥ १६ ॥

vijñānābhāsamakhilaṃ jagatsadasadutthitam ,
kiṃ heyaṃ kimupādeyamiha yattyajyate na vā 16

16. vijñānābhāsam akhilam jagat sadasadutthitam
kim heyam kim upādeyam iha yat tyajyate na vā

16. akhilam jagat vijñānābhāsam sadasadutthitam.
iha kim heyam? kim upādeyam? yat tyajyate na vā?

16. This entire world (jagat), merely an appearance of consciousness, arises from both existence and non-existence. Here, what is there to be rejected, and what is there to be accepted? What indeed can be abandoned or not?

Words meanings summery:

• विज्ञानाभासम् (vijñānābhāsam) - an appearance of knowledge/consciousness, seeming knowledge

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• सदसदुत्थितम् (sadasadutthitam) - arisen from existence and non-existence

• किम् (kim) - what, which (interrogative pronoun)

• हेयम् (heyam) - to be rejected, rejectable

• किम् (kim) - what, which (interrogative pronoun)

• उपादेयम् (upādeyam) - to be accepted, acceptable

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

• त्यज्यते (tyajyate) - is abandoned, is given up, is rejected

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

विज्ञानाभासम् (vijñānābhāsam) - an appearance of knowledge/consciousness, seeming knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñānābhāsa

vijñānābhāsa - semblance of knowledge, appearance of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vijñāna+ābhāsa)

• vijñāna – knowledge, consciousness, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, moving, universe

Present Active Participle (from gam, but used as noun)

Root: gam (class 1)

सदसदुत्थितम् (sadasadutthitam) - arisen from existence and non-existence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadasadutthita

sadasadutthita - arisen from being and non-being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+asat+utthita)

• sat – existing, real, good, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existing, unreal, non-being
  adjective (neuter)
• utthita – arisen, standing up
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, which (interrogative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

हेयम् (heyam) - to be rejected, rejectable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heya

heya - to be rejected, rejectable

Gerundive

Root: hā (class 3)

किम् (kim) - what, which (interrogative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

उपादेयम् (upādeyam) - to be accepted, acceptable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upādeya

upādeya - to be accepted, acceptable

Gerundive

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

त्यज्यते (tyajyate) - is abandoned, is given up, is rejected

(verb)

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

Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

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