योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-73, verse-17
न सन्नासन्नसौ देवो नाणुर्नापि महानसौ ।
नाप्येतयोर्दृशोर्मध्यं स एवेदं च सर्वतः ॥ १७ ॥
नाप्येतयोर्दृशोर्मध्यं स एवेदं च सर्वतः ॥ १७ ॥
na sannāsannasau devo nāṇurnāpi mahānasau ,
nāpyetayordṛśormadhyaṃ sa evedaṃ ca sarvataḥ 17
nāpyetayordṛśormadhyaṃ sa evedaṃ ca sarvataḥ 17
17.
na sat na asat asau devaḥ na aṇuḥ na api mahān asau |
na api etayoḥ dṛśoḥ madhyam sa eva idam ca sarvataḥ ||
na api etayoḥ dṛśoḥ madhyam sa eva idam ca sarvataḥ ||
17.
asau devaḥ na sat na asat asau na aṇuḥ na api mahān
na api etayoḥ dṛśoḥ madhyam saḥ eva idam ca sarvataḥ
na api etayoḥ dṛśoḥ madhyam saḥ eva idam ca sarvataḥ
17.
That divine being is neither existent nor non-existent. That one is neither subtle nor vast, nor is it the middle ground between these two perspectives. He alone is this entire universe, present everywhere.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, neither, nor
- सत् (sat) - existent (existing, being, real, good)
- न (na) - not, neither, nor
- असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)
- असौ (asau) - that divine being (that one)
- देवः (devaḥ) - divine being (god, divine being, deity)
- न (na) - not, neither, nor
- अणुः (aṇuḥ) - subtle (atomic, subtle, minute)
- न (na) - not, neither, nor
- अपि (api) - nor (in conjunction with na) (also, even, moreover, indeed)
- महान् (mahān) - vast (great, large, vast, mighty)
- असौ (asau) - that divine being (that one)
- न (na) - not, neither, nor
- अपि (api) - nor (in conjunction with na) (also, even, moreover, indeed)
- एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two (perspectives/extremes) (of these two, between these two)
- दृशोः (dṛśoḥ) - of perspectives (referring to aṇu and mahān or sat and asat as extremes of perception) (of sight, of view, of the eye, of appearance)
- मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle ground (middle, center, intermediate)
- स (sa) - He (the divine being) (he, that)
- एव (eva) - alone, precisely (only, just, indeed, precisely)
- इदम् (idam) - this entire universe (this, this world, this universe)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (from all sides, everywhere, completely)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
सत् (sat) - existent (existing, being, real, good)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existing, being, good, real, true
Present Active Participle
From root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Used here as a substantive referring to "existence".
न (na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asat
asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false
Present Active Participle (negative)
Formed by adding 'a-' (negative prefix) to 'sat' (present participle of as)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - sat – existing, being, good, real, true
adjective
Present Active Participle
From root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Used here as a substantive referring to "non-existence".
असौ (asau) - that divine being (that one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, that one
Note: Refers to devaḥ.
देवः (devaḥ) - divine being (god, divine being, deity)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, divine being, deity, celestial
Root: div (class 4)
न (na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
अणुः (aṇuḥ) - subtle (atomic, subtle, minute)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu
aṇu - atom, minute, subtle, small particle
न (na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - nor (in conjunction with na) (also, even, moreover, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used in 'na api' to mean 'nor'.
महान् (mahān) - vast (great, large, vast, mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important
Note: Nominative singular masculine form of mahat, agreeing with implied devaḥ.
असौ (asau) - that divine being (that one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, that one
Note: Refers to devaḥ.
न (na) - not, neither, nor
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - nor (in conjunction with na) (also, even, moreover, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used in 'na api' to mean 'nor'.
एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two (perspectives/extremes) (of these two, between these two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of etas
etas - this, these
Note: Can also be feminine/neuter genitive/locative dual. Here refers to aṇu and mahān or sat and asat.
दृशोः (dṛśoḥ) - of perspectives (referring to aṇu and mahān or sat and asat as extremes of perception) (of sight, of view, of the eye, of appearance)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, dual of dṛś
dṛś - sight, view, appearance, eye
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Genitive dual, agreeing with etayoḥ.
मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle ground (middle, center, intermediate)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center, intermediate, central
Note: Predicate nominative.
स (sa) - He (the divine being) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Nominative singular masculine of tad.
एव (eva) - alone, precisely (only, just, indeed, precisely)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
इदम् (idam) - this entire universe (this, this world, this universe)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this here, this universe
Note: Refers to the manifest universe.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects idam and sarvataḥ.
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (from all sides, everywhere, completely)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -tas indicating 'from/in all directions'
Note: Locative sense.