योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-36, verse-14

द्रव्यमप्येष निर्द्रव्यो निर्द्रव्योऽपि हि द्रव्यवान् ।
अकायोऽपि महाकायो महाकायोऽप्यकायवान् ॥ १४ ॥

dravyamapyeṣa nirdravyo nirdravyo'pi hi dravyavān ,
akāyo'pi mahākāyo mahākāyo'pyakāyavān 14

14. dravyam api eṣaḥ nirdravyaḥ nirdravyaḥ api hi dravyavān
| akāyaḥ api mahākāyaḥ mahākāyaḥ api akāyavān ||

14. eṣaḥ dravyam api nirdravyaḥ nirdravyaḥ api hi
dravyavān akāyaḥ api mahākāyaḥ mahākāyaḥ api akāyavān

14. This one is a substance, yet without substance. Indeed, even though without substance, this one possesses substance. This one is without a body, yet possesses a great body. Even having a great body, this one is without a body.

14. הוא חומר אף על פי שהוא חסר חומר, וחסר חומר אף על פי שהוא בעל חומר. הוא חסר גוף אך בעל גוף עצום, ובעל גוף עצום אך נותר ללא גוף.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - substance, entity, matter

• अपि (api) - even, also

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - refers to the Supreme Being (Brahman) (this one, he)

• निर्द्रव्यः (nirdravyaḥ) - without substance, immaterial

• निर्द्रव्यः (nirdravyaḥ) - without substance, immaterial

• अपि (api) - even, also

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• द्रव्यवान् (dravyavān) - possessing substance, substantial

• अकायः (akāyaḥ) - without a body, bodiless

• अपि (api) - even, also

• महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - having a great body, immense in body

• महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - having a great body, immense in body

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अकायवान् (akāyavān) - without a body, bodiless

Words meanings and morphology

द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - substance, entity, matter

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravya

dravya - substance, thing, object, wealth, property

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - refers to the Supreme Being (Brahman) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

निर्द्रव्यः (nirdravyaḥ) - without substance, immaterial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdravya

nirdravya - without substance, immaterial, destitute of property

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+dravya)

• nir – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
• dravya – substance, object, matter
  noun (neuter)

निर्द्रव्यः (nirdravyaḥ) - without substance, immaterial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdravya

nirdravya - without substance, immaterial, destitute of property

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+dravya)

• nir – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
• dravya – substance, object, matter
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

द्रव्यवान् (dravyavān) - possessing substance, substantial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dravyavat

dravyavat - possessing substance, substantial, wealthy, rich

From `dravya` + `matup` suffix, indicating possession.

अकायः (akāyaḥ) - without a body, bodiless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akāya

akāya - bodiless, incorporeal, without a body

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+kāya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kāya – body, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - having a great body, immense in body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a great body, colossal, gigantic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)

महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - having a great body, immense in body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a great body, colossal, gigantic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अकायवान् (akāyavān) - without a body, bodiless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akāyavat

akāyavat - possessing no body, bodiless, incorporeal

From `akāya` + `matup` suffix, indicating possession.

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