योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-61, verse-9

असत्यमेव तद्विद्धि यदसत्येन साध्यते ।
असत्येऽर्थे समर्थेऽपि न युक्तं भावनं घनम् ॥ ९ ॥

asatyameva tadviddhi yadasatyena sādhyate ,
asatye'rthe samarthe'pi na yuktaṃ bhāvanaṃ ghanam 9

9. asatyam eva tat viddhi yat asatyena sādhyate asatye
arthe samarthe api na yuktam bhāvanam ghanam

9. yat asatyena sādhyate,
tat asatyam eva viddhi.
asatye arthe samarthe api,
ghanam bhāvanam na yuktam.

9. Understand that which is achieved through the unreal (asatya) to be unreal (asatya) itself. Even if an unreal object or purpose is capable (of producing results), deep contemplation (dhyāna) on it is not appropriate.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, untrue

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तत् (tat) - that

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• असत्येन (asatyena) - by the unreal

• साध्यते (sādhyate) - is accomplished, is achieved

• असत्ये (asatye) - in the unreal, for the unreal

• अर्थे (arthe) - in the object, for the purpose

• समर्थे (samarthe) - in the capable, in the powerful

• अपि (api) - even if, also

• न (na) - not

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate, proper

• भावनम् (bhāvanam) - contemplation, strong thought, meditation (dhyāna)

• घनम् (ghanam) - intense, deep, dense

Words meanings and morphology

असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, untrue

(adjective)

neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, truth
  adjective (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

असत्येन (asatyena) - by the unreal

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, truth
  adjective (neuter)

साध्यते (sādhyate) - is accomplished, is achieved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of sādh

Root: sādh (class 5)

असत्ये (asatye) - in the unreal, for the unreal

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, truth
  adjective (neuter)

अर्थे (arthe) - in the object, for the purpose

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth

समर्थे (samarthe) - in the capable, in the powerful

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, powerful

Derived from root arth with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'asatye arthe'.

अपि (api) - even if, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate, proper

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, fit, proper, engaged

Past Passive Participle

Root: yuj (class 7)

भावनम् (bhāvanam) - contemplation, strong thought, meditation (dhyāna)

(noun)

neuter, singular of bhāvana

bhāvana - contemplation, meditation, thought, bringing into existence, fostering

Noun of action

Root: bhū (class 1)

घनम् (ghanam) - intense, deep, dense

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ghana

ghana - dense, thick, abundant, intense

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