योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-30, verse-10
अस्मदादिस्त्वसौ कश्चिद्देवो मतिमतां वर ।
देवस्त्रिभुवनाधारः परमात्मैव नेतरत् ॥ १० ॥
देवस्त्रिभुवनाधारः परमात्मैव नेतरत् ॥ १० ॥
asmadādistvasau kaściddevo matimatāṃ vara ,
devastribhuvanādhāraḥ paramātmaiva netarat 10
devastribhuvanādhāraḥ paramātmaiva netarat 10
10.
asmadādiḥ tu asau kaścit devaḥ matimatām vara
devaḥ tribhuvanādhāraḥ paramātmā eva na itarat
devaḥ tribhuvanādhāraḥ paramātmā eva na itarat
10.
matimatām vara asau asmadādiḥ kaścit devaḥ tu
devaḥ tribhuvanādhāraḥ eva paramātmā itarat na
devaḥ tribhuvanādhāraḥ eva paramātmā itarat na
10.
O best among the wise, any deity (deva) conceived as 'like us' (i.e., having human-like qualities) is merely some form. The true divine (deva), the support of the three worlds, is solely the Supreme Self (paramātman), nothing else.
Words meanings summery:
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- अस्मदादिः (asmadādiḥ) - a deity having qualities similar to human beings (like us, beginning with us, our kind)
- तु (tu) - indeed, emphasis (but, indeed, however, while)
- असौ (asau) - that (deity) (that, that one, this one)
- कश्चित् (kaścit) - merely some, a certain (deity) (someone, something, any, a certain)
- देवः (devaḥ) - a deity (deva) (god, deity, divine being)
- मतिमताम् (matimatām) - among the wise ones (of the intelligent, of the wise)
- वर (vara) - O best (addressing the interlocutor) (O best, O excellent one)
- देवः (devaḥ) - the true deity (deva) (god, deity, divine being)
- त्रिभुवनाधारः (tribhuvanādhāraḥ) - the ultimate support for all three realms of existence (support of the three worlds)
- परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self (paramātman) (the Supreme Self, the Absolute Soul)
- एव (eva) - solely, exclusively (only, just, indeed, alone)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- इतरत् (itarat) - nothing else (other, another, something else)
Words meanings and morphology
अस्मदादिः (asmadādiḥ) - a deity having qualities similar to human beings (like us, beginning with us, our kind)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asmadādi
asmadādi - like us, beginning with us, etc. our kind
Compound type : tatpurusha (asmad+ādi)
- asmad – I, we
pronoun - ādi – beginning, and so on, similar to
noun (masculine)
तु (tu) - indeed, emphasis (but, indeed, however, while)
(indeclinable)
असौ (asau) - that (deity) (that, that one, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, that one (often indicating something remote or specified)
कश्चित् (kaścit) - merely some, a certain (deity) (someone, something, any, a certain)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit
kaścit - someone, something, any, a certain
Formed from 'kim' (what) and the indeclinable particle 'cit'
देवः (devaḥ) - a deity (deva) (god, deity, divine being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine, celestial being
Root: div (class 4)
मतिमताम् (matimatām) - among the wise ones (of the intelligent, of the wise)
(adjective)
Genitive, plural of matimat
matimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with understanding
Possessive suffix -mat applied to 'mati' (intellect)
वर (vara) - O best (addressing the interlocutor) (O best, O excellent one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, distinguished; a boon
देवः (devaḥ) - the true deity (deva) (god, deity, divine being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine, celestial being
Root: div (class 4)
त्रिभुवनाधारः (tribhuvanādhāraḥ) - the ultimate support for all three realms of existence (support of the three worlds)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tribhuvanādhāra
tribhuvanādhāra - support of the three worlds/realms
Compound type : tatpurusha (tri+bhuvana+ādhāra)
- tri – three
numeral - bhuvana – world, realm, existence
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist)
Root: bhū (class 1) - ādhāra – support, basis, receptacle
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self (paramātman) (the Supreme Self, the Absolute Soul)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman
paramātman - Supreme Self, Absolute Soul
Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ātman)
- parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
noun (masculine)
एव (eva) - solely, exclusively (only, just, indeed, alone)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
इतरत् (itarat) - nothing else (other, another, something else)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of itara
itara - other, another, different