योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-113, verse-19
न जायते न म्रियते क्वचित्किंचित्कदाचन ।
जगद्विवर्तरूपेण केवलं ब्रह्म जृम्भते ॥ १९ ॥
जगद्विवर्तरूपेण केवलं ब्रह्म जृम्भते ॥ १९ ॥
na jāyate na mriyate kvacitkiṃcitkadācana ,
jagadvivartarūpeṇa kevalaṃ brahma jṛmbhate 19
jagadvivartarūpeṇa kevalaṃ brahma jṛmbhate 19
19.
na jāyate na mriyate kvacit kiṃcit kadācana | jagat
vivarta-rūpeṇa kevalam brahma jṛmbhate || 19 ||
vivarta-rūpeṇa kevalam brahma jṛmbhate || 19 ||
19.
kvacit kadācana kiṃcit na jāyate,
na mriyate.
kevalam brahma jagat vivarta-rūpeṇa jṛmbhate.
na mriyate.
kevalam brahma jagat vivarta-rūpeṇa jṛmbhate.
19.
Nothing is ever born or dies anywhere, at any time. Only Brahman expands in the form of the world's manifestation (vivarta).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not (not, no)
- जायते (jāyate) - is born (is born, comes into being)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- म्रियते (mriyate) - dies (dies, perishes)
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, somewhere, at any time, sometimes)
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything / nothing (with na) (anything, something, whatever)
- कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time (at any time, ever)
- जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving)
- विवर्त-रूपेण (vivarta-rūpeṇa) - in the form of the world's manifestation (vivarta) (in the form of manifestation, in the form of illusory appearance)
- केवलम् (kevalam) - only (merely, only, solely)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)
- जृम्भते (jṛmbhate) - expands (expands, yawns, manifests)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
जायते (jāyate) - is born (is born, comes into being)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Present Middle Indicative
Root jan (class 4) + -ya- (vikaraṇa) + -te (ending)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: It's passive/intransitive in meaning, often formed in middle voice.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
म्रियते (mriyate) - dies (dies, perishes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛ
Present Middle Indicative
Root mṛ (class 6, sometimes 4) + -ya- (vikaraṇa) + -te (ending)
Root: mṛ (class 4)
Note: Intransitive verb.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, somewhere, at any time, sometimes)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of place or time, here implying 'anywhere'.
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything / nothing (with na) (anything, something, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit
kiṁcit - anything, something, whatever
Formed from kim + cit
Note: It is the subject, with `na` meaning "nothing".
कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time (at any time, ever)
(indeclinable)
Formed from kadā + cana
Note: Adverb of time.
जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving)
(noun)
neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings
Present Active Participle (from gam)
From root gam (to go) + śatṛ
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: "World" in the compound.
विवर्त-रूपेण (vivarta-rūpeṇa) - in the form of the world's manifestation (vivarta) (in the form of manifestation, in the form of illusory appearance)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vivarta-rūpa
vivarta-rūpa - form of manifestation, illusory appearance
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vivarta+rūpa)
- vivarta – manifestation, illusory appearance, transformation
noun (masculine)
From vi + vṛt (to turn)
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛt (class 1) - rūpa – form, shape, appearance
noun (neuter)
Note: "vivarta" (illusory manifestation or phenomenal appearance) used in translation.
केवलम् (kevalam) - only (merely, only, solely)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala
kevala - mere, only, alone, pure, whole
Note: Adverbial usage possible too.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, sacred utterance, priest
Note: Subject of jṛmbhate.
जृम्भते (jṛmbhate) - expands (expands, yawns, manifests)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jṛmbh
Present Middle Indicative
Root jṛmbh (class 1) + -a- (vikaraṇa) + -te (ending)
Root: jṛmbh (class 1)
Note: Intransitive verb.