योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-71

अब्धिर्यथा जलमपास्तसमस्तभेदः खादच्छमेव सकलं द्रवमेकशुद्धम् ।
सर्वं तथेदमपहस्तितभेदजातमाद्यं परं पदमनामयमेव बुद्धम् ॥ ७१ ॥

abdhiryathā jalamapāstasamastabhedaḥ khādacchameva sakalaṃ dravamekaśuddham ,
sarvaṃ tathedamapahastitabhedajātamādyaṃ paraṃ padamanāmayameva buddham 71

71. abdhiḥ yathā jalam apāsta-samasta-bhedaḥ
khādaccham eva sakalam dravam eka-śuddham
sarvam tathā idam apahastita-bheda-jātam
ādyam param padam anāmayam eva buddham

71. yathā abdhiḥ jalam apāsta-samasta-bhedaḥ
khādaccham eva sakalam dravam eka-śuddham
tathā idam sarvam apahastita-bheda-jātam
ādyaṃ paraṃ anāmayam padam eva buddham

71. Just as the ocean is water, from which all distinctions have been cast away, [and is] entirely clear like space itself, liquid, and solely pure; similarly, all this [reality] is understood to be the primeval, supreme state, free from impairment, from which the multitude of differences has been removed.

71. כפי שהאוקיינוס אינו אלא מים שכל נפרדות סולקה מהם, נוזל זך וזורם, יחיד וטהור כחלום, כך כל היקום הזה, משסולקו ממנו כל סוגי הנפרדות, מוכר כמשכן הקדמון והעליון, הנקי מכל פגע.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• अपास्त-समस्त-भेदः (apāsta-samasta-bhedaḥ) - from which all distinctions have been cast away

• खादच्छम् (khādaccham) - transparent as the sky (clear like space, etherially clear)

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

• सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, whole, complete

• द्रवम् (dravam) - liquid, fluid

• एक-शुद्धम् (eka-śuddham) - solely pure, uniformly pure

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (reality) (all, entire, everything)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world, this reality

• अपहस्तित-भेद-जातम् (apahastita-bheda-jātam) - from which the multitude of differences has been removed/cast away

• आद्यम् (ādyam) - primeval, original, first

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - supreme state/reality (state, station, abode, goal, word)

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from illness, unimpaired, secure

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• बुद्धम् (buddham) - known, understood, realized

Words meanings and morphology

अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

From 'ap' (water) + 'dhā' (to hold), meaning 'holder of water'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water, fluid

Note: Functions as the predicate noun for 'abdhiḥ'.

अपास्त-समस्त-भेदः (apāsta-samasta-bhedaḥ) - from which all distinctions have been cast away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāsta-samasta-bheda

apāsta-samasta-bheda - that which has cast away all distinctions/differences

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apāsta+samasta+bheda)

• apāsta – cast away, rejected, thrown off
  adjective (past passive participle) (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'apa-'.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: as (class 4)
• samasta – all, entire, complete
  adjective (past passive participle) (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root 'as' (to be) with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 2)
• bheda – difference, distinction, separation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhid' (to break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'abdhiḥ'.

खादच्छम् (khādaccham) - transparent as the sky (clear like space, etherially clear)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of khādaccha

khādaccha - clear like space/ether; transparent

Compound possibly derived from 'kha' (ether/space) + 'accha' (clear). The 'd' is unusual in standard sandhi, possibly a variant or specific textual tradition. If it were 'khāt' (from space) + 'accha', it would be 'khāccha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+accha)

• kha – ether, sky, space, void
  noun (neuter)
• accha – clear, transparent, pure, clean
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'jalam'.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - whole, entire, complete, all

'sa' (with) + 'kalā' (part). Bahuvrīhi.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable (prefix)
• kala – a part, a portion, a digit (of moon)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'jalam'.

द्रवम् (dravam) - liquid, fluid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of drava

drava - liquid, fluid; flowing, swift

From root 'dru' (to flow).

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jalam'.

एक-शुद्धम् (eka-śuddham) - solely pure, uniformly pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka-śuddha

eka-śuddha - uniformly pure, solely pure, purely one

Karmadhāraya or tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+śuddha)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral/adjective (neuter)
• śuddha – pure, clean, clear, faultless
  adjective (past passive participle) (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'śudh' (to purify).
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'jalam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (reality) (all, entire, everything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

Correlative to 'yathā'.

इदम् (idam) - this, this world, this reality

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (neuter demonstrative pronoun)

अपहस्तित-भेद-जातम् (apahastita-bheda-jātam) - from which the multitude of differences has been removed/cast away

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apahastita-bheda-jāta

apahastita-bheda-jāta - that from which the host/multitude of differences has been cast away

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apahastita+bheda+jāta)

• apahastita – cast away, removed, rejected
  adjective (past passive participle) (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From `apa-hasta` (removed by hand) or root `apahas` (to cast off).
  Prefix: apa
  Root: has (class 1)
• bheda – difference, distinction, division
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhid' (to break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• jāta – born, produced, multitude, class, species
  noun/adjective (past passive participle) (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born). Here used as a collective noun meaning 'multitude' or 'group'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'idam sarvam'.

आद्यम् (ādyam) - primeval, original, first

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primeval, original, primary

From 'ādi' (beginning).

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

पदम् (padam) - supreme state/reality (state, station, abode, goal, word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, word, position, goal

From root 'pad' (to go, move, fall).

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: This is the ultimate reality being described.

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from illness, unimpaired, secure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - free from illness, healthy, unimpaired, secure, safe, well

'an-' (negation) + 'āmaya' (illness, disease).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āmaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable (prefix)
• āmaya – illness, disease, infirmity, trouble
  noun (masculine)
  From 'āma' (raw, undigested, disease-causing).

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

बुद्धम् (buddham) - known, understood, realized

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of buddha

buddha - known, understood, awakened, enlightened

past passive participle

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive, awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'idam sarvam' and 'padam'.

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