योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-8

मायया न तु कुम्भादि किंचित्सत्यं महीपते ।
अथो विदितवेद्यस्त्वं ध्यानेनैतदखण्डितम् ॥ ८ ॥

māyayā na tu kumbhādi kiṃcitsatyaṃ mahīpate ,
atho viditavedyastvaṃ dhyānenaitadakhaṇḍitam 8

8. māyayā na tu kumbha-ādi kiñcit satyam mahīpate
atho vidita-vedyaḥ tvam dhyānena etat akhaṇḍitam

8. mahīpate māyayā kumbha-ādi kiñcit tu satyam na
atho vidita-vedyaḥ tvam etat dhyānena akhaṇḍitam

8. O king, nothing like a pot, etc., is truly real due to illusion (māyā). Therefore, you, who have understood what is to be known, perceive this reality as undivided through meditation (dhyāna).

8. דמויות אלו, כמו כּוּמְבְּהָה, אינן אלא האשליה הקוסמית (מָאיָה) ואינן אמיתיות בכלל, מלכי. והרי אתה כבר ידעת את מה שראוי לדעת; התבונן בעניין זה בשלמותו באמצעות מדיטציה (דְהְיָאנָה).

Words meanings summery:

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by creative power

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• कुम्भ-आदि (kumbha-ādi) - a pot and so on, beginning with a pot

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, some

• सत्यम् (satyam) - real, truth, existing

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O ruler of the earth

• अथो (atho) - now, therefore, then

• विदित-वेद्यः (vidita-vedyaḥ) - one for whom what is to be known has been known, one who knows what is to be known

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - by meditation, through contemplation

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - unbroken, undivided, entire

Words meanings and morphology

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by creative power

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magical power, creative energy, unreality, phenomenal world

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

कुम्भ-आदि (kumbha-ādi) - a pot and so on, beginning with a pot

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kumbha-ādi

kumbha-ādi - beginning with a pot, pot etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumbha+ādi)

• kumbha – pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - anything, something, some, a little

सत्यम् (satyam) - real, truth, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, real, true, existent

Root: as (class 2)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O ruler of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, ruler of the earth, sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)

अथो (atho) - now, therefore, then

(indeclinable)

विदित-वेद्यः (vidita-vedyaḥ) - one for whom what is to be known has been known, one who knows what is to be known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidita-vedya

vidita-vedya - one who knows what is to be known, having known what should be known

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidita+vedya)

• vidita – known, understood, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vid' (to know) +kta suffix.
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vedya – to be known, knowable, that which is to be known
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  From root 'vid' (to know) + ṇyat suffix.
  Root: vid (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular, informal)

ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - by meditation, through contemplation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, profound thought

Root: dhyai (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - unbroken, undivided, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - unbroken, undivided, whole, continuous, entire

Past Passive Participle (used adjectivally)

From root 'khaṇḍ' (to break) + kta suffix, prefixed with 'a' (negation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khaṇḍita)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• khaṇḍita – broken, divided, fragmented, interrupted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'khaṇḍ' (to break) + kta suffix.
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

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