योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-122

आकारादिपरिच्छिन्ने मिते वस्तुनि तत्कुतः ।
अकृत्रिममनाद्यन्तं देवनं चिच्छिवं विदुः ॥ १२२ ॥

ākārādiparicchinne mite vastuni tatkutaḥ ,
akṛtrimamanādyantaṃ devanaṃ cicchivaṃ viduḥ 122

122. ākāra-ādi-paricchinne mite vastuni tat kutaḥ
akṛtrimam an-ādi-antam devanam cit śivam viduḥ

122. ākāra-ādi-paricchinne mite vastuni tat kutaḥ (asti)
(te) akṛtrimam an-ādi-antam devanam cit śivam viduḥ

122. How can that (divinity) be present in a limited object that is circumscribed by form and other characteristics? The wise know that uncreated, beginningless, and endless divine shining (devanam) to be consciousness (cit) and auspiciousness (śivam).

Words meanings summery:

• आकार-आदि-परिच्छिन्ने (ākāra-ādi-paricchinne) - limited by material form and other attributes (circumscribed by form and so on, limited by form etc.)

• मित्é (mité) - limited, finite (measured, limited, finite)

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in a material object or entity (in a thing, in an object, in an entity)

• तत् (tat) - referring to God or the divine nature mentioned in the previous verse (that, that (neuter pronoun))

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (can it be there) (whence, from where, how, why)

• अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - uncreated, non-artificial (uncreated, 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)

• चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (cit) (consciousness, awareness, intelligence)

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspiciousness, ultimate good, bliss (śivam) (auspicious, benevolent, good, bliss, auspiciousness)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - The wise (or enlightened ones) know (they know, they understand)

Words meanings and morphology

आकार-आदि-परिच्छिन्ने (ākāra-ādi-paricchinne) - limited by material form and other attributes (circumscribed by form and so on, limited by form etc.)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ākāra-ādi-paricchinna

ākāra-ādi-paricchinna - limited by form etc.

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāra+ādi+paricchinna)

• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• paricchinna – cut off, limited, circumscribed, defined
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pari-chid (to cut around, limit)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: chid (class 7)

मित्é (mité) - limited, finite (measured, limited, finite)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mita

mita - measured, weighed, limited, moderate, few

Past Passive Participle

From root mā (to measure)

Root: mā (class 2)

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in a material object or entity (in a thing, in an object, in an entity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality, essential nature

Root: vas

तत् (tat) - referring to God or the divine nature mentioned in the previous verse (that, that (neuter pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (can it be there) (whence, from where, how, why)

(indeclinable)

Derived from kim (what) with tas suffix.

अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - uncreated, non-artificial (uncreated, 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)

Note: Modifying devanam

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)

Note: Modifying devanam

देवनम् (devanam) - the divine shining, luminous essence (shining, playing, divine activity, divinity)

(noun)

Accusative, 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)

चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (cit) (consciousness, awareness, intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, spirit, mind

From root cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Syntactically treated as predicate.

शिवम् (śivam) - auspiciousness, ultimate good, bliss (śivam) (auspicious, benevolent, good, bliss, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, happy, prosperous; a name of Shiva

Note: Syntactically treated as predicate.

विदुः (viduḥ) - The wise (or enlightened ones) know (they know, they understand)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present tense, 3rd person plural

From root vid (to know), Adadi class, Parasmaipada, Present tense, 3rd plural.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The implied subject is 'the wise' or 'those who know'.

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