योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-11

असदेव सदाभासमिदमालक्ष्यतेऽनघ ।
अज्ञानभ्रमविस्तारमात्रकाकृतयोऽनघ ॥ ११ ॥

asadeva sadābhāsamidamālakṣyate'nagha ,
ajñānabhramavistāramātrakākṛtayo'nagha 11

11. asat eva sadābhāsam idam ālakṣyate anagha
ajñānabhramavistāramātraka ākṛtayaḥ anagha

11. anagha idam asat eva sadābhāsam ālakṣyate.
anagha ajñānabhramavistāramātraka ākṛtayaḥ.

11. O faultless one (anagha), this (world), though ultimately non-existent, always appears to exist. O faultless one (anagha), these forms are merely expansions resulting from the illusion of ignorance (ajñāna).

11. מה שאינו קיים כלל נתפס כאמיתי, הו נקי מכל חטא. צורות אלו אינן אלא התפשטות האשליה של הַבּוּרוּת.

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - non-existent (referring to the world's ultimate unreality) (non-existent, unreal, bad)

• एव (eva) - indeed, merely (indeed, only, just)

• सदाभासम् (sadābhāsam) - appearing to be ever-existent (appearing as existent, appearing as real)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this, this world)

• आलक्ष्यते (ālakṣyate) - appears, is observed (is perceived, appears, is observed)

• अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (vocative address to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, pure)

• अज्ञानभ्रमविस्तारमात्रक (ajñānabhramavistāramātraka) - merely (composed of) the expansion of the illusion of ignorance (ajñāna) (merely the expansion of the illusion of ignorance)

• आकृतयः (ākṛtayaḥ) - forms (referring to the perceived manifestations) (forms, shapes, appearances)

• अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (vocative address to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, pure)

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - non-existent (referring to the world's ultimate unreality) (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle

From root `as` ('to be') with `śatṛ` suffix, meaning 'being not'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying `idam` (this world).

एव (eva) - indeed, merely (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

सदाभासम् (sadābhāsam) - appearing to be ever-existent (appearing as existent, appearing as real)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadābhāsa

sadābhāsa - appearing as existent, appearing as real

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+ābhāsa)

• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` ('to be') with `śatṛ` suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhās` ('to shine') with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `idam`.

इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this, this world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the perceived world.

आलक्ष्यते (ālakṣyate) - appears, is observed (is perceived, appears, is observed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ālakṣ

present tense

From root `lakṣ` ('to observe, to mark') with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: The passive voice here implies 'it is perceived/appears'.

अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (vocative address to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, pure)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, blameless

Compound `a-nagha` (a privative + nagha 'fault, sin')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+nagha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• nagha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressing Rāma.

अज्ञानभ्रमविस्तारमात्रक (ajñānabhramavistāramātraka) - merely (composed of) the expansion of the illusion of ignorance (ajñāna) (merely the expansion of the illusion of ignorance)

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of ajñānabhramavistāramātraka

ajñānabhramavistāramātraka - merely an expansion of the illusion of ignorance

Long compound: `ajñāna` (ignorance) + `bhrama` (illusion) + `vistāra` (expansion) + `mātraka` (merely, only).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+bhrama+vistāra+mātraka)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience
  noun (neuter)
  Compound `a-jñāna` (privative `a` + `jñāna` 'knowledge').
• bhrama – illusion, delusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhram` ('to wander, to err').
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• vistāra – expansion, extent, spread
  noun (masculine)
  From root `stṛ` ('to spread') with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)
• mātraka – only, merely, consisting of only
  adjective/noun
  From `mātra` ('measure, mere') with `ka` suffix.

Note: Adjective describing `ākṛtayaḥ`.

आकृतयः (ākṛtayaḥ) - forms (referring to the perceived manifestations) (forms, shapes, appearances)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure

From root `kṛ` ('to make') with prefix `ā` and suffix `kti`.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject of the implied verb 'are'.

अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one (vocative address to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, pure)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, blameless

Compound `a-nagha` (a privative + nagha 'fault, sin')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+nagha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• nagha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressing Rāma.

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