योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-49, verse-4

क्षीरादेरिव तेनास्ति ब्रह्मणो न विकारिता ।
अनाद्यन्तविभागस्य न चैषोऽवयविक्रमः ॥ ४ ॥

kṣīrāderiva tenāsti brahmaṇo na vikāritā ,
anādyantavibhāgasya na caiṣo'vayavikramaḥ 4

4. kṣīra-ādeḥ iva tena asti brahmaṇaḥ na vikāritā
anādi-anta-vibhāgasya na ca eṣaḥ avayavi-kramaḥ

4. tena kṣīra-ādeḥ iva brahmaṇaḥ vikāritā na asti
anādi-anta-vibhāgasya ca eṣaḥ avayavi-kramaḥ na

4. Therefore, unlike milk and similar substances, Brahman (brahman) does not possess a transformative nature (vikāritā). For that which is without divisions of beginning or end, there is also no sequence of constituent parts.

4. לכן, לַבְּרַהְמָן אין שום תמורה כמו זו של החלב. עבור מציאות שאין לה ראשית, סוף או חלקים, לא קיים תהליך של פירוק לחלקים או שינוי צורה.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षीर-आदेः (kṣīra-ādeḥ) - of milk and similar substances (of milk etc., from milk etc.)

• इव (iva) - like, in comparison to (like, as, as if)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (referring to the previous discussion about Brahman's immutability) (by that, therefore)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, there is (is, exists)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (the ultimate reality) (of Brahman)

• न (na) - not

• विकारिता (vikāritā) - transformative nature (vikāritā), the state of being subject to transformation (changeability, transformativeness, modified state)

• अनादि-अन्त-विभागस्य (anādi-anta-vibhāgasya) - of that (Brahman) which has no division into beginning or end (of that which is without beginning, end, or division)

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - nor, also (and, also, moreover)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to the sequence of parts) (this (masculine nominative))

• अवयवि-क्रमः (avayavi-kramaḥ) - a sequence of constituent parts (sequence of parts, order of components)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षीर-आदेः (kṣīra-ādeḥ) - of milk and similar substances (of milk etc., from milk etc.)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣīra-ādi

kṣīra-ādi - milk and so on, beginning with milk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīra+ādi)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to examples of substances that undergo transformation.

इव (iva) - like, in comparison to (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

तेन (tena) - therefore (referring to the previous discussion about Brahman's immutability) (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Connects this statement to the preceding explanation of Brahman (brahman).

अस्ति (asti) - exists, there is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

present active

3rd person singular present active of √as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The verb of existence for 'vikāritā'.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (the ultimate reality) (of Brahman)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Possessive case, indicating 'Brahman's transformative nature'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the noun 'vikāritā'.

विकारिता (vikāritā) - transformative nature (vikāritā), the state of being subject to transformation (changeability, transformativeness, modified state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikāritā

vikāritā - changeability, being subject to modification

Derived from 'vikāra' (transformation) with suffix '-tā'

Note: The subject of the 'asti' verb, negated by 'na'.

अनादि-अन्त-विभागस्य (anādi-anta-vibhāgasya) - of that (Brahman) which has no division into beginning or end (of that which is without beginning, end, or division)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anādi-anta-vibhāga

anādi-anta-vibhāga - without division of beginning or end

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ādi+anta+vibhāga)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end
  noun (masculine)
• vibhāga – division, distinction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √bhaj with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Describes Brahman (brahman), whose genitive case implies 'of such a Brahman'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the existence of 'avayavi-kramaḥ'.

च (ca) - nor, also (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects two negated statements, implying 'nor also'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to the sequence of parts) (this (masculine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, referring to 'avayavi-kramaḥ'.

अवयवि-क्रमः (avayavi-kramaḥ) - a sequence of constituent parts (sequence of parts, order of components)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avayavi-krama

avayavi-krama - sequence of parts, order of components

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (avayavin+krama)

• avayavin – having parts, a whole with parts, component
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'avayava' (part) with suffix '-in'
• krama – sequence, order, succession
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √kram
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'asti' (is).

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