योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-29, verse-121
न देवः कमलारूपी नापि देवो भवेन्मतिः ।
अकृत्रिममनाद्यन्तं देवनं देव उच्यते ॥ १२१ ॥
अकृत्रिममनाद्यन्तं देवनं देव उच्यते ॥ १२१ ॥
na devaḥ kamalārūpī nāpi devo bhavenmatiḥ ,
akṛtrimamanādyantaṃ devanaṃ deva ucyate 121
akṛtrimamanādyantaṃ devanaṃ deva ucyate 121
121.
na devaḥ kamalā-rūpī na api devaḥ bhavet matiḥ
akṛtrimam an-ādi-antam devanam devaḥ ucyate
akṛtrimam an-ādi-antam devanam devaḥ ucyate
121.
devaḥ kamalā-rūpī na api devaḥ matiḥ na bhavet
akṛtrimam an-ādi-antam devanam devaḥ ucyate
akṛtrimam an-ādi-antam devanam devaḥ ucyate
121.
God (deva) is not one who takes the form of Kamala (Lakshmi), nor is God merely a mental concept (mati). That which is uncreated, without beginning or end, and is itself the divine shining (devanam) is truly called God (deva).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no, nor
- देवः (devaḥ) - God (referring to the ultimate reality) (god, deity, divine being)
- कमला-रूपी (kamalā-rūpī) - in the form of the goddess Lakshmi (having the form of Kamala, in the likeness of Kamala)
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- अपि (api) - (emphasizes the negative: 'nor even') (also, even, too)
- देवः (devaḥ) - God (referring to the ultimate reality) (god, deity, divine being)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - is (in the sense of 'comes to be' or 'can be identified as') (may be, should be, would be, exists)
- मतिः (matiḥ) - mental concept, idea (mind, thought, intention, opinion, concept)
- अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - uncreated, non-artificial (uncreated, artificial-less, natural, spontaneous)
- अन्-आदि-अन्तम् (an-ādi-antam) - beginningless and endless (without beginning or end, eternal)
- देवनम् (devanam) - the divine shining, luminous essence (shining, playing, divine activity, divinity)
- देवः (devaḥ) - God (the ultimate reality being defined) (god, deity, divine being)
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is truly called, is designated (is said, is called, is declared)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
देवः (devaḥ) - God (referring to the ultimate reality) (god, deity, divine being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine, celestial, a lord, a king
From root div (to shine, play)
Root: div (class 1)
कमला-रूपी (kamalā-rūpī) - in the form of the goddess Lakshmi (having the form of Kamala, in the likeness of Kamala)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kamalā-rūpin
kamalā-rūpin - having the form of Kamala
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kamalā+rūpin)
- kamalā – lotus; the goddess Lakshmi
proper noun (feminine) - rūpin – having a form, embodying, appearing as
adjective (masculine)
From rūpa + in (possessive suffix)
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - (emphasizes the negative: 'nor even') (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
देवः (devaḥ) - God (referring to the ultimate reality) (god, deity, divine being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine, celestial, a lord, a king
From root div (to shine, play)
Root: div (class 1)
भवेत् (bhavet) - is (in the sense of 'comes to be' or 'can be identified as') (may be, should be, would be, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Optative mood, 3rd person singular
From root bhū (to be, to exist), Parasmaipada, Optative, 3rd singular.
Root: bhū (class 1)
मतिः (matiḥ) - mental concept, idea (mind, thought, intention, opinion, concept)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mati
mati - mind, thought, intellect, understanding, opinion, intention, concept
From root man (to think)
Root: man (class 4)
अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - uncreated, non-artificial (uncreated, artificial-less, natural, spontaneous)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akṛtrima
akṛtrima - not artificial, natural, genuine, uncreated, spontaneous
na + kṛtrima (artificial, made)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+kṛtrima)
- na – not
indeclinable - kṛtrima – artificial, made, fabricated
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix triman
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अन्-आदि-अन्तम् (an-ādi-antam) - beginningless and endless (without beginning or end, eternal)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of an-ādi-anta
an-ādi-anta - without beginning or end, eternal
Compound (an negative prefix + ādi + anta)
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+ādi+anta)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable - ādi – beginning, origin, first
noun (masculine) - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
देवनम् (devanam) - the divine shining, luminous essence (shining, playing, divine activity, divinity)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of devana
devana - shining, playing, gambling, sporting, being divine
Verbal noun
From root div (to shine, play) with suffix ana
Root: div (class 1)
देवः (devaḥ) - God (the ultimate reality being defined) (god, deity, divine being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine, celestial, a lord, a king
From root div (to shine, play)
Root: div (class 1)
उच्यते (ucyate) - is truly called, is designated (is said, is called, is declared)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice
From root vac (to speak), passive voice, present tense, 3rd singular. vac becomes uc in passive forms.
Root: vac (class 2)