योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-107

असदेवानयाक्रान्तं विनाशि सहजं मलम् ।
तण्डुलेनेव कञ्चूकमनन्ययाऽव्यवस्थितम् ॥ १०७ ॥

asadevānayākrāntaṃ vināśi sahajaṃ malam ,
taṇḍuleneva kañcūkamananyayā'vyavasthitam 107

107. asat eva anayā ākrāntaṃ vināśi sahajaṃ malam
taṇḍulena iva kañcūkam ananyayā avyavasthitam

107. anayā asat eva vināśi sahajaṃ malam ākrāntaṃ
ananyayā avyavasthitam (asti) taṇḍulena iva kañcūkam

107. By her (the jīvaśakti), the non-existent, perishable, inborn impurity (malām) is pervaded. It is not established as separate from her, just as a husk is (inseparably connected) with a grain of rice.

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

• अनया (anayā) - by her

• आक्रान्तं (ākrāntaṁ) - pervaded, overcome, covered, assailed

• विनाशि (vināśi) - perishable, destructible, transient

• सहजं (sahajaṁ) - inborn, inherent, natural, innate

• मलम् (malam) - impurity, defilement, blemish, dirt

• तण्डुलेन (taṇḍulena) - by a grain of rice

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कञ्चूकम् (kañcūkam) - husk, covering, sheath

• अनन्यया (ananyayā) - by no other, by her alone, inseparably

• अव्यवस्थितम् (avyavasthitam) - not established, unsettled, unstable, not separated

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Present Active Participle (negative)

Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'sat' (existent, from √as - to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies malam

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes 'asat'

अनया (anayā) - by her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, it

Note: Agent for 'ākrantam'

आक्रान्तं (ākrāntaṁ) - pervaded, overcome, covered, assailed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākrānta

ākrānta - pervaded, overcome, assailed, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kram (to step, stride) with ā- prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Describes malam

विनाशि (vināśi) - perishable, destructible, transient

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vināśin

vināśin - perishable, destructible, transient

Derived from √naś (to perish) with vi- prefix and -in suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Qualifies malam

सहजं (sahajaṁ) - inborn, inherent, natural, innate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahaja

sahaja - inborn, inherent, natural, innate

Compound of saha (with) + ja (born)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+ja)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
  Preposition
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies malam

मलम् (malam) - impurity, defilement, blemish, dirt

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mala

mala - impurity, defilement, blemish, dirt

Root: mal

Note: The 'impurity' that binds the jīvaśakti

तण्डुलेन (taṇḍulena) - by a grain of rice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of taṇḍula

taṇḍula - grain of rice, rice (husked)

Note: Used in comparison to jīvaśakti

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

Note: Indicates comparison

कञ्चूकम् (kañcūkam) - husk, covering, sheath

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kañcūka

kañcūka - husk, covering, sheath, garment

Note: Used in comparison to malam

अनन्यया (ananyayā) - by no other, by her alone, inseparably

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ananya

ananya - not other, identical, unique, inalienable

Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'anya' (other)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• anya – other, different, another
  adjective

Note: Modifies anayā, implying 'by her alone'

अव्यवस्थितम् (avyavasthitam) - not established, unsettled, unstable, not separated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyavasthita

avyavasthita - not established, unsettled, unstable, not separated

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'vyavasthita' (established). From √sthā (to stand) with vi- and ava- prefixes

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyavasthita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• vyavasthita – established, settled, arranged, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √sthā (to stand) with vi- and ava- prefixes
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes malam