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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-100, verse-34

इच्छानिच्छात्मिके शक्ती येतरापि त्वमेव च ।
न ह्यंशुव्यतिरेकेण शशाङ्क उपलभ्यते ॥ ३४ ॥
icchānicchātmike śaktī yetarāpi tvameva ca ,
na hyaṃśuvyatirekeṇa śaśāṅka upalabhyate 34
34. icchā anicchā ātmike śaktī ye itarā api tvam eva
ca na hi aṃśuvyatirekeṇa śaśāṅkaḥ upalabhyate
34. icchā anicchā ātmike śaktī ye itarā api ca tvam eva (asi).
hi aṃśuvyatirekeṇa śaśāṅkaḥ na upalabhyate.
34. The two powers (śakti), will and non-will, which are of the very nature (ātman) of the self, and indeed, whatever other (power) there may be, that also is you. For certainly, the moon is not perceived without its rays.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • इच्छा (icchā) - one of the two fundamental powers (desire, will, wish)
  • अनिच्छा (anicchā) - the other of the two fundamental powers (non-desire, absence of will)
  • आत्मिके (ātmike) - inherent to the essential self (ātman) (relating to the self (ātman), self-constituted)
  • शक्ती (śaktī) - refers to 'will' and 'non-will' as fundamental powers (śakti) (two powers, energies, capacities)
  • ये (ye) - refers to `icchā anicchā ātmike śaktī` (which, who (feminine dual))
  • इतरा (itarā) - refers to any other power (śakti) beyond will and non-will (other, another)
  • अपि (api) - emphasizes inclusion, 'even if there is any other' (also, even, moreover)
  • त्वम् (tvam) - the address to the spiritual seeker/disciple (you)
  • एव (eva) - emphasizes the assertion (indeed, only, just, exactly)
  • (ca) - connects the two parts of the sentence, 'and indeed' (and, also)
  • (na) - negation (not, no)
  • हि (hi) - introduces a causal explanation or emphasizes the preceding statement (indeed, for, because)
  • अंशुव्यतिरेकेण (aṁśuvyatirekeṇa) - without its rays (without rays, without parts)
  • शशाङ्कः (śaśāṅkaḥ) - an analogy for the self (ātman) and its powers (śakti) (the moon)
  • उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is found, is obtained

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छा (icchā) - one of the two fundamental powers (desire, will, wish)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā
icchā - desire, will, wish
derived from root 'iṣ' (to wish)
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Part of a dual enumeration, functioning as nominative.
अनिच्छा (anicchā) - the other of the two fundamental powers (non-desire, absence of will)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anicchā
anicchā - non-desire, absence of will
negative compound of 'icchā'
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+icchā)
  • an – not, non-
    prefix
  • icchā – desire, will
    noun (feminine)
    Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Part of a dual enumeration, functioning as nominative.
आत्मिके (ātmike) - inherent to the essential self (ātman) (relating to the self (ātman), self-constituted)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of ātmika
ātmika - relating to the self (ātman), spiritual, inherent
derived from 'ātman' with suffix '-ika'
Note: Agrees with 'śaktī'.
शक्ती (śaktī) - refers to 'will' and 'non-will' as fundamental powers (śakti) (two powers, energies, capacities)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of śakti
śakti - power, energy, capacity, faculty, potency (śakti)
derived from root 'śak' (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Subject of the first clause, implicitly linking to 'tvam'.
ये (ye) - refers to `icchā anicchā ātmike śaktī` (which, who (feminine dual))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of yad
yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Relative pronoun for `śaktī`.
इतरा (itarā) - refers to any other power (śakti) beyond will and non-will (other, another)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of itara
itara - other, another, different
Note: In context of 'api', 'any other'.
अपि (api) - emphasizes inclusion, 'even if there is any other' (also, even, moreover)
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - the address to the spiritual seeker/disciple (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
एव (eva) - emphasizes the assertion (indeed, only, just, exactly)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - connects the two parts of the sentence, 'and indeed' (and, also)
(indeclinable)
(na) - negation (not, no)
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - introduces a causal explanation or emphasizes the preceding statement (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
अंशुव्यतिरेकेण (aṁśuvyatirekeṇa) - without its rays (without rays, without parts)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṃśuvyatireka
aṁśuvyatireka - absence of rays, separation from rays
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṃśu+vyatireka)
  • aṃśu – ray, beam, particle
    noun (masculine)
  • vyatireka – absence, exclusion, distinction
    noun (masculine)
Note: Denotes 'without' when used with 'na'.
शशाङ्कः (śaśāṅkaḥ) - an analogy for the self (ātman) and its powers (śakti) (the moon)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśāṅka
śaśāṅka - moon (lit. 'marked with a hare')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaśa+aṅka)
  • śaśa – hare, rabbit
    noun (masculine)
  • aṅka – mark, spot, number
    noun (masculine)
उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is found, is obtained
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh
present tense, passive voice, third person singular
लट् लकार, कर्मणि प्रयोग, प्रथम पुरुष, एकवचन; prefixed with 'upa'
Prefix: upa
Root: labh (class 1)