योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-121

न देवः कमलारूपी नापि देवो भवेन्मतिः ।
अकृत्रिममनाद्यन्तं देवनं देव उच्यते ॥ १२१ ॥

na devaḥ kamalārūpī nāpi devo bhavenmatiḥ ,
akṛtrimamanādyantaṃ devanaṃ deva ucyate 121

121. na devaḥ kamalā-rūpī na api devaḥ bhavet matiḥ
akṛtrimam an-ādi-antam devanam devaḥ ucyate

121. devaḥ kamalā-rūpī na api devaḥ matiḥ na bhavet
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).

121. האלוהים אינו בעל דמות חומרית, וגם אינו השכל או התבונה. מה שאינו מלאכותי, ללא ראשית וללא סוף – האלוהות עצמה – הוא שנקרא אלוהים.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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