योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-47, verse-13
पद्मनानादिशब्दार्थस्त्यक्त्वा यद्वच्छिलोदरम् ।
नाना तद्वदिदं नाना तदेतन्मयमद्वयम् ॥ १३ ॥
नाना तद्वदिदं नाना तदेतन्मयमद्वयम् ॥ १३ ॥
padmanānādiśabdārthastyaktvā yadvacchilodaram ,
nānā tadvadidaṃ nānā tadetanmayamadvayam 13
nānā tadvadidaṃ nānā tadetanmayamadvayam 13
13.
padmanānādiśabdārthaḥ tyaktvā yadvat śila-udaram
nānā tadvat idam nānā tat etan-mayam advayam
nānā tadvat idam nānā tat etan-mayam advayam
13.
yadvat padmanānādiśabdārthaḥ śilodaram tyaktvā,
tadvat idam nānā; tat etanmayam advayam
tadvat idam nānā; tat etanmayam advayam
13.
Just as the diverse meanings of words like 'lotus' and 'various' are distinct from (or do not apply to) the undifferentiated interior of a stone, similarly, this (world) is diverse, yet that non-dual (advaya) reality is intrinsically this (world).
Words meanings summery:
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- पद्मनानादिशब्दार्थः (padmanānādiśabdārthaḥ) - the diverse meanings conveyed by words like 'lotus' and 'various' (the meaning of words like 'lotus' and 'various' and so on)
- त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - being distinct from, not applicable to (having abandoned, having discarded, having given up)
- यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in what manner
- शिल-उदरम् (śila-udaram) - the uniform, undifferentiated interior of a stone (interior of a stone, belly of a stone)
- नाना (nānā) - various, diverse, manifold
- तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner
- इदम् (idam) - this (phenomenal world) (this, this world)
- नाना (nānā) - various, diverse, manifold
- तत् (tat) - that ultimate reality (Brahman) (that, it, that reality)
- एतन्-मयम् (etan-mayam) - intrinsically composed of this (world) (consisting of this, formed of this)
- अद्वयम् (advayam) - non-dual (advaya) reality (Brahman) (non-dual, without a second)
Words meanings and morphology
पद्मनानादिशब्दार्थः (padmanānādiśabdārthaḥ) - the diverse meanings conveyed by words like 'lotus' and 'various' (the meaning of words like 'lotus' and 'various' and so on)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of padmanānādiśabdārtha
padmanānādiśabdārtha - meaning of words such as lotus and various
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+nānā+ādi+śabda+artha)
- padma – lotus
noun (neuter) - nānā – various, diverse
indeclinable - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
indeclinable (masculine) - śabda – word, sound
noun (masculine) - artha – meaning, purpose, object
noun (masculine)
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - being distinct from, not applicable to (having abandoned, having discarded, having given up)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from root tyaj with suffix ktvā
Root: tyaj (class 1)
यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in what manner
(indeclinable)
शिल-उदरम् (śila-udaram) - the uniform, undifferentiated interior of a stone (interior of a stone, belly of a stone)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śilodara
śilodara - interior of a stone
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+udara)
- śilā – stone, rock
noun (feminine) - udara – belly, interior, inside
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'tyaktvā' (discarded when considering).
नाना (nānā) - various, diverse, manifold
(indeclinable)
Note: Acts as a predicate adjective here.
तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this (phenomenal world) (this, this world)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
नाना (nānā) - various, diverse, manifold
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as a predicate here, expressing the state of 'idam'.
तत् (tat) - that ultimate reality (Brahman) (that, it, that reality)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is'.
एतन्-मयम् (etan-mayam) - intrinsically composed of this (world) (consisting of this, formed of this)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etanmaya
etanmaya - consisting of this, formed of this
formed from 'idam' + 'mayaṭ' suffix
Note: Predicate adjective for 'tat'.
अद्वयम् (advayam) - non-dual (advaya) reality (Brahman) (non-dual, without a second)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of advaya
advaya - non-dual, unique, without a second
Formed by 'a' (negation) + 'dvaya' (duality).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dvaya)
- a – not, non-, un-
prefix
negation prefix - dvaya – duality, pair, two
noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'tat'.