योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-89, verse-25
स्वभाव एष वस्तूनां स्वतःसिद्धिर्हि नान्यतः ।
नियतिं न जहात्येव शशाङ्क इव शीतताम् ॥ २५ ॥
नियतिं न जहात्येव शशाङ्क इव शीतताम् ॥ २५ ॥
svabhāva eṣa vastūnāṃ svataḥsiddhirhi nānyataḥ ,
niyatiṃ na jahātyeva śaśāṅka iva śītatām 25
niyatiṃ na jahātyeva śaśāṅka iva śītatām 25
25.
svabhāvaḥ eṣaḥ vastūnām svataḥ-siddhiḥ hi na
anyataḥ niyatiṃ na jahāti eva śaśāṅkaḥ iva śītatām
anyataḥ niyatiṃ na jahāti eva śaśāṅkaḥ iva śītatām
25.
eṣaḥ vastūnām svabhāvaḥ hi svataḥ-siddhiḥ na
anyataḥ śaśāṅkaḥ śītatām iva eva niyatiṃ na jahāti
anyataḥ śaśāṅkaḥ śītatām iva eva niyatiṃ na jahāti
25.
This is the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of things: their self-existence (svataḥsiddhi), not derived from anything else. It (this intrinsic nature) never deviates from natural law (niyati), just as the moon (śaśāṅka) does not abandon its coolness.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent quality, essence
- एषः (eṣaḥ) - this
- वस्तूनाम् (vastūnām) - of things, of objects
- स्वतः-सिद्धिः (svataḥ-siddhiḥ) - self-accomplishment (svataḥsiddhi), self-existence, inherent perfection
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- न (na) - not, no
- अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from elsewhere, from another
- नियतिं (niyatiṁ) - natural law (niyati), destiny, fate
- न (na) - not, no
- जहाति (jahāti) - abandons, leaves, forsakes
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
- शशाङ्कः (śaśāṅkaḥ) - moon (śaśāṅka)
- इव (iva) - like, as
- शीतताम् (śītatām) - coolness, coldness
Words meanings and morphology
स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent quality, essence
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva
svabhāva - self-existence, inherent nature, intrinsic disposition
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun - bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, disposition
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
वस्तूनाम् (vastūnām) - of things, of objects
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of vastu
vastu - thing, object, substance
स्वतः-सिद्धिः (svataḥ-siddhiḥ) - self-accomplishment (svataḥsiddhi), self-existence, inherent perfection
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svataḥ-siddhi
svataḥ-siddhi - self-proven, self-existent, inherent accomplishment
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svataḥ+siddhi)
- svataḥ – from oneself, spontaneously, naturally
indeclinable - siddhi – accomplishment, success, perfection, proof
noun (feminine)
Root: sidh (class 4)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from elsewhere, from another
(indeclinable)
नियतिं (niyatiṁ) - natural law (niyati), destiny, fate
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of niyati
niyati - natural law, destiny, fate, fixed order
From root yam (to control, restrain) with prefix ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
जहाति (jahāti) - abandons, leaves, forsakes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hā
Root: hā (class 3)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
(indeclinable)
शशाङ्कः (śaśāṅkaḥ) - moon (śaśāṅka)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśāṅka
śaśāṅka - moon (literally 'marked by a hare')
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
शीतताम् (śītatām) - coolness, coldness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śītatā
śītatā - coolness, coldness
Derived from 'śīta' (cold) with suffix '-tā'.