योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-6, verse-16
मनागपि न सन्तीह तस्मात्त्वं निर्वृतो भव ।
स्थितो देहतयाप्युच्चैः पातोत्पातमयो भ्रमः ॥ १६ ॥
स्थितो देहतयाप्युच्चैः पातोत्पातमयो भ्रमः ॥ १६ ॥
manāgapi na santīha tasmāttvaṃ nirvṛto bhava ,
sthito dehatayāpyuccaiḥ pātotpātamayo bhramaḥ 16
sthito dehatayāpyuccaiḥ pātotpātamayo bhramaḥ 16
16.
manāk api na santi iha tasmāt tvam nirvṛtaḥ bhava
sthitaḥ dehatayā api uccaiḥ pātotpātamayaḥ bhramaḥ
sthitaḥ dehatayā api uccaiḥ pātotpātamayaḥ bhramaḥ
16.
iha manāk api na santi tasmāt tvam nirvṛtaḥ bhava
dehatayā api sthitaḥ uccaiḥ pātotpātamayaḥ bhramaḥ
dehatayā api sthitaḥ uccaiḥ pātotpātamayaḥ bhramaḥ
16.
Therefore, since these [qualities like old age and death mentioned previously] are not present here [in the self (ātman)] even slightly, you should become liberated (nirvṛta). This powerful illusion (bhrama), characterized by constant rise and fall, persists even while one is identified with the body.
Words meanings summery:
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- मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly
- अपि (api) - even, also, although
- न (na) - not, no
- सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist
- इह (iha) - here, in the self (ātman) (here, in this (world), in this context)
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- निर्वृतः (nirvṛtaḥ) - tranquil, peaceful, liberated
- भव (bhava) - be, become
- स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - even when identified as existing in the body (situated, existing, standing)
- देहतया (dehatayā) - by means of the body, as the body
- अपि (api) - even, also, although
- उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - greatly, highly, loudly, intensely
- पातोत्पातमयः (pātotpātamayaḥ) - consisting of fallings and risings, full of ups and downs
- भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, illusion, wandering, error, cycle
Words meanings and morphology
मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, although
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
इह (iha) - here, in the self (ātman) (here, in this (world), in this context)
(indeclinable)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
निर्वृतः (nirvṛtaḥ) - tranquil, peaceful, liberated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvṛta
nirvṛta - calm, content, tranquil, liberated, extinguished
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛ (to turn, exist) with prefix nir- (out, away)
Prefix: nis
Root: vṛ (class 1)
भव (bhava) - be, become
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - even when identified as existing in the body (situated, existing, standing)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, existing, fixed, abiding
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Refers to the implicit 'you' (tvam).
देहतया (dehatayā) - by means of the body, as the body
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dehata
dehata - bodily state, condition of being a body
Abstract noun suffix -tā (feminine) added to deha
अपि (api) - even, also, although
(indeclinable)
उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - greatly, highly, loudly, intensely
(indeclinable)
पातोत्पातमयः (pātotpātamayaḥ) - consisting of fallings and risings, full of ups and downs
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pātotpātamaya
pātotpātamaya - consisting of falls and rises, characterized by decline and growth
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāta+utpāta+maya)
- pāta – fall, falling, decline
noun (masculine)
Derived from root pat (to fall)
Root: pat (class 1) - utpāta – rise, arising, growth, calamity
noun (masculine)
Derived from root pat (to fall) with prefix ud- (up)
Prefix: ud
Root: pat (class 1) - maya – consisting of, full of
suffix
Suffix forming adjectives indicating 'made of' or 'full of'
भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, illusion, wandering, error, cycle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama
bhrama - wandering, error, delusion, illusion, confusion, cycle
Derived from root bhram (to wander)
Root: bhram (class 1)