योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-37

अद्वितीया दधानेदं विकारादिविवर्जितम् ।
नास्तमेति न चोदेति स्पन्दते नो न वर्धते ॥ ३७ ॥

advitīyā dadhānedaṃ vikārādivivarjitam ,
nāstameti na codeti spandate no na vardhate 37

37. advitīyā dadhanā idam vikāra-ādi-vivarjitam na
astam eti na ca udeti spandate na u na vardhate

37. advitīyā idam vikāra-ādi-vivarjitam dadhanā na
astam eti na ca udeti na u spandate na vardhate

37. This singular consciousness (advitīyā) sustains this entire (creation), free from any transformations or changes. It neither declines nor rises, neither vibrates nor grows.

37. כשאינה שתים, היא מחזיקה את כל זאת כשהיא חופשייה משינויים; היא אינה שוקעת ואינה זורחת, אינה נעה ואינה גדלה.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्वितीया (advitīyā) - without a second, unique, non-dual

• दधना (dadhanā) - bearing, holding, sustaining

• इदम् (idam) - this

• विकार-आदि-विवर्जितम् (vikāra-ādi-vivarjitam) - devoid of transformations and the like

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance, home

• एति (eti) - goes, approaches

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• उदेति (udeti) - rises, ascends

• स्पन्दते (spandate) - vibrates, trembles, moves

• न (na) - not, no

• उ (u) - Emphasizing negation, often equivalent to 'nor' (indeed, also, and, but)

• न (na) - not, no

• वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases, thrives

Words meanings and morphology

अद्वितीया (advitīyā) - without a second, unique, non-dual

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of advitīya

advitīya - without a second, unique, non-dual, unparalleled

negative compound of dvitīya (second)

दधना (dadhanā) - bearing, holding, sustaining

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dadhāna

dadhāna - bearing, holding, sustaining, maintaining

Present Participle (Middle Voice)

Derived from verb root dhā (to bear, hold)

Root: dhā (class 3)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

विकार-आदि-विवर्जितम् (vikāra-ādi-vivarjitam) - devoid of transformations and the like

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vikārādivivarjita

vikārādivivarjita - devoid of transformations and the like; free from changes etc.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikāra+ādi+vivarjita)

• vikāra – transformation, change, modification
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)
• vivarjita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root vṛj (to avoid) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance, home

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting (of sun/moon), disappearance, home, abode

Note: Used adverbially here in 'astam eti' (goes to setting, sets).

एति (eti) - goes, approaches

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - rises, ascends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

स्पन्दते (spandate) - vibrates, trembles, moves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of spand

Root: spand (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - Emphasizing negation, often equivalent to 'nor' (indeed, also, and, but)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with 'na' (na u -> no) for emphatic negation.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases, thrives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

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