योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-119, verse-4
तथेदं ब्रह्मणि स्फारे जगद्बुद्ध्यादि कल्पितम् ।
दुःखप्रदमतज्ज्ञानां तदेवातदिव स्थितम् ॥ ४ ॥
दुःखप्रदमतज्ज्ञानां तदेवातदिव स्थितम् ॥ ४ ॥
tathedaṃ brahmaṇi sphāre jagadbuddhyādi kalpitam ,
duḥkhapradamatajjñānāṃ tadevātadiva sthitam 4
duḥkhapradamatajjñānāṃ tadevātadiva sthitam 4
4.
tathā idam brahmaṇi sphāre jagadbuddhyādi kalpitam
duḥkhapradam atatjñānām tat eva atat iva sthitam
duḥkhapradam atatjñānām tat eva atat iva sthitam
4.
tathā idam jagadbuddhyādi sphāre brahmaṇi kalpitam
atatjñānām duḥkhapradam tat eva atat iva sthitam
atatjñānām duḥkhapradam tat eva atat iva sthitam
4.
Similarly, this entire world, along with the intellect and other mental faculties, is merely an imagination within the all-pervasive reality of (brahman). It causes suffering to those who lack true knowledge of That (brahman), yet That (brahman) itself remains as if distinct from it.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus
- इदम् (idam) - this
- ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in (brahman)
- स्फारे (sphāre) - expansive, vast, omnipresent
- जगद्बुद्ध्यादि (jagadbuddhyādi) - the world, intellect, etc.
- कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, created, fabricated
- दुःखप्रदम् (duḥkhapradam) - causing suffering, sorrow-giving
- अतत्ज्ञानाम् (atatjñānām) - for those who do not know That (brahman)
- तत् (tat) - That (brahman)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, itself
- अतत् (atat) - not that
- इव (iva) - as if, like
- स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, stands, exists
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in (brahman)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Ultimate Reality, the Absolute (brahman), sacred word
स्फारे (sphāre) - expansive, vast, omnipresent
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of sphāra
sphāra - expansive, extensive, flourishing
Root: sphā
जगद्बुद्ध्यादि (jagadbuddhyādi) - the world, intellect, etc.
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat-buddhi-ādi
jagat-buddhi-ādi - world, intellect, etc.
Compound type : dvandva (jagat+buddhi+ādi)
- jagat – world, universe
noun (neuter)
Root: gam - buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
noun (feminine)
Root: budh - ādi – etcetera, beginning
indeclinable
कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, created, fabricated
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpita
kalpita - imagined, created, fabricated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kḷp ('to arrange, produce') with suffix -ita.
Root: kḷp
दुःखप्रदम् (duḥkhapradam) - causing suffering, sorrow-giving
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha-prada
duḥkha-prada - suffering-giving, causing sorrow
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+prada)
- duḥkha – suffering, sorrow, pain
noun (neuter) - prada – giving, granting, bestowing
adjective (masculine/neuter)
Derived from root dā (to give) with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: dā
अतत्ज्ञानाम् (atatjñānām) - for those who do not know That (brahman)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of a-tat-jña
a-tat-jña - one who does not know That
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tat+jña)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - tat – that
pronoun (neuter) - jña – knowing, knower
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun derived from root jñā (to know).
Root: jñā
तत् (tat) - That (brahman)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
एव (eva) - indeed, only, itself
(indeclinable)
अतत् (atat) - not that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of a-tad
a-tad - not that
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tad)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter)
इव (iva) - as if, like
(indeclinable)
स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, stands, exists
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā ('to stand') with suffix -ta.
Root: sthā (class 1)