योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-28, verse-51
नास्तमेति न चोदेति सम्यगालोकनान्मनः ।
निर्णीय सर्वभावानामसत्त्वं सत्त्वमेव च ॥ ५१ ॥
निर्णीय सर्वभावानामसत्त्वं सत्त्वमेव च ॥ ५१ ॥
nāstameti na codeti samyagālokanānmanaḥ ,
nirṇīya sarvabhāvānāmasattvaṃ sattvameva ca 51
nirṇīya sarvabhāvānāmasattvaṃ sattvameva ca 51
51.
na astam eti na ca udeti samyak ālokanāt manaḥ |
nirṇīya sarva-bhāvānām asat-tvam sat-tvam eva ca
nirṇīya sarva-bhāvānām asat-tvam sat-tvam eva ca
51.
The mind (manas), through proper perception (samyak ālokana), neither declines nor arises. This state is attained after having ascertained the non-existence (asattva) of all phenomena (sarva-bhāva) as well as their mere existence (sattva).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance
- एति (eti) - goes, comes
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- उदेति (udeti) - rises, comes forth
- सम्यक् (samyak) - proper, correct, right, complete
- आलोकनात् (ālokanāt) - from perception, due to observation
- मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness (manas)
- निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having ascertained, having determined, having decided
- सर्व-भावानाम् (sarva-bhāvānām) - of all existences, of all phenomena
- असत्-त्वम् (asat-tvam) - non-existence, unreality
- सत्-त्वम् (sat-tvam) - existence, reality, essential nature
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of asta
asta - setting, disappearance, home, rest, end
Note: Used adverbially with 'eti' to mean 'to set' or 'to disappear'.
एति (eti) - goes, comes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
उदेति (udeti) - rises, comes forth
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ud-i
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
सम्यक् (samyak) - proper, correct, right, complete
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of samyak
samyak - right, proper, correct, complete, true
Prefix: sam
Root: añc
Note: Used adverbially here, modifying 'ālokanāt'.
आलोकनात् (ālokanāt) - from perception, due to observation
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of ālokana
ālokana - seeing, looking, perception, observation
verbal noun
Derived from root lok with prefix ā and suffix -ana
Prefix: ā
Root: lok (class 10)
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness (manas)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart (manas)
निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having ascertained, having determined, having decided
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Absolutive form from root nī with prefix nis
Prefix: nis
Root: ṇī (class 1)
सर्व-भावानाम् (sarva-bhāvānām) - of all existences, of all phenomena
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva-bhāva
sarva-bhāva - all beings, all states of existence, all phenomena
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhāva)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun (neuter) - bhāva – being, existence, state, condition, feeling, phenomenon
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū
असत्-त्वम् (asat-tvam) - non-existence, unreality
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of asat-tva
asat-tva - non-existence, unreality, the state of being unreal
Derived with suffix -tva
Compound type : tatpurusha (asat+tva)
- asat – non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being
adjective (masculine)
present active participle (negated)
Present active participle of root 'as' with negation 'na'
Root: as (class 2) - tva – -ness, -hood (abstract noun suffix)
suffix (neuter)
सत्-त्वम् (sat-tvam) - existence, reality, essential nature
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sat-tva
sat-tva - existence, reality, goodness, essential nature
Derived with suffix -tva
Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+tva)
- sat – existent, real, good, being
adjective (masculine)
present active participle
Present active participle of root 'as'
Root: as (class 2) - tva – -ness, -hood (abstract noun suffix)
suffix (neuter)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)