योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-33

असदभ्युत्थितो देहो रज्ज्वामिव भुजंगधीः ।
असत्यामेव सत्यां च करोत्यपि जगत्क्रियाम् ॥ ३३ ॥

asadabhyutthito deho rajjvāmiva bhujaṃgadhīḥ ,
asatyāmeva satyāṃ ca karotyapi jagatkriyām 33

33. asat abhyutthitaḥ dehaḥ rajjvām iva bhujagadhīḥ
asatyām eva satyām ca karoti api jagatkriyām

33. asat abhyutthitaḥ dehaḥ rajjvām bhujagadhīḥ iva.
api asatyām eva satyām ca (saḥ) jagatkriyām karoti.

33. This body (deha), having arisen from the unreal (asat), is like the perception of a snake in a rope. It makes even the unreal appear real, and thereby performs the activities of the world (jagatkriyā).

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

• अभ्युत्थितः (abhyutthitaḥ) - arisen, sprung up, originated

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - in a rope

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भुजगधीः (bhujagadhīḥ) - perception of a snake, idea of a snake

• असत्याम् (asatyām) - the unreal

• एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

• सत्याम् (satyām) - the real

• च (ca) - and

• करोति (karoti) - does, makes, performs

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• जगत्क्रियाम् (jagatkriyām) - the activities of the world, worldly actions

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

(adjective)

Ablative, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Negative compound of sat (existent)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• sat – existent, being, real
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of the root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as an ablative to indicate origin ('from the unreal')

अभ्युत्थितः (abhyutthitaḥ) - arisen, sprung up, originated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyutthita

abhyutthita - risen, sprung up, originated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasargas abhi and ud.

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, existence

रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - in a rope

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भुजगधीः (bhujagadhīḥ) - perception of a snake, idea of a snake

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhujagadhī

bhujagadhī - perception of a snake, idea of a snake

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhujaga+dhī)

• bhujaga – snake
  noun (masculine)
• dhī – thought, perception, intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)

असत्याम् (asatyām) - the unreal

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asatyā

asatyā - unreal, false, untruth

Feminine form of asatya, a negative compound of satya

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satyā)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• satyā – true, real
  adjective (feminine)

एव (eva) - even, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

सत्याम् (satyām) - the real

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satyā

satyā - true, real

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - does, makes, performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root kṛ (to do, make), present tense active voice form.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

जगत्क्रियाम् (jagatkriyām) - the activities of the world, worldly actions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jagatkriyā

jagatkriyā - worldly action, activity of the world

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+kriyā)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
• kriyā – action, activity, deed
  noun (feminine)

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