योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-72, verse-5
सद्ब्रह्मात्मादिभिः शब्दैर्यदेताभिर्विगीयते ।
शून्यमव्यपदेशं ते न तत्किंचिच्च किंचन ॥ ५ ॥
शून्यमव्यपदेशं ते न तत्किंचिच्च किंचन ॥ ५ ॥
sadbrahmātmādibhiḥ śabdairyadetābhirvigīyate ,
śūnyamavyapadeśaṃ te na tatkiṃcicca kiṃcana 5
śūnyamavyapadeśaṃ te na tatkiṃcicca kiṃcana 5
5.
satbrahmātmādibhiḥ śabdaiḥ yat etābhiḥ vigīyate
śūnyam avyapadeśam te na tat kiñcit ca kiñcana
śūnyam avyapadeśam te na tat kiñcit ca kiñcana
5.
yat satbrahmātmādibhiḥ śabdaiḥ etābhiḥ vigīyate,
te śūnyam avyapadeśam na tat kiñcit ca kiñcana [vadanti]
te śūnyam avyapadeśam na tat kiñcit ca kiñcana [vadanti]
5.
That ultimate reality which is described by terms like Existence (sat), Brahman (brahman), and Self (ātman) by some, is by others spoken of as the Void, the Indescribable, or simply "not anything at all."
Words meanings summery:
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- सत्ब्रह्मात्मादिभिः (satbrahmātmādibhiḥ) - by words/terms such as Sat, Brahman, and Atman (by those like Existence (sat), Brahman (brahman), and Self (ātman))
- शब्दैः (śabdaiḥ) - by such philosophical terms (by words, by terms)
- यत् (yat) - the ultimate reality which (which, that which)
- एताभिः (etābhiḥ) - by these (words/terms) (by these)
- विगीयते (vigīyate) - is described or glorified (by philosophical terms) (is sung, is described, is glorified)
- शून्यम् (śūnyam) - described as the Void (the void, emptiness, nothingness)
- अव्यपदेशम् (avyapadeśam) - indescribable, unnamable, without specific designation
- ते (te) - by those (who describe it as void/indescribable) (by them, by those)
- न (na) - not, no
- तत् (tat) - that (ultimate reality) (that, it)
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - not anything (something, anything)
- च (ca) - and, also
- किञ्चन (kiñcana) - not anything at all (anything, something, whatever)
Words meanings and morphology
सत्ब्रह्मात्मादिभिः (satbrahmātmādibhiḥ) - by words/terms such as Sat, Brahman, and Atman (by those like Existence (sat), Brahman (brahman), and Self (ātman))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of satbrahmātmādi
satbrahmātmādi - beginning with Sat, Brahman, Atman; terms like Sat, Brahman, Atman
Compound formed with 'ādi' (etc.)
Compound type : dvandva (sat+brahman+ātman+ādi)
- sat – being, existence, reality, good, true
noun (neuter)
Present Active Participle
From root 'as' (to be)
Root: as (class 2) - brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, the supreme reality
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul or universal Self
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2) - ādi – beginning, origin; and so on, etc.
indeclinable (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'śabdaiḥ'.
शब्दैः (śabdaiḥ) - by such philosophical terms (by words, by terms)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śabda
śabda - sound, word, voice, term
Root: śabd (class 10)
Note: Agent of 'vigīyate'.
यत् (yat) - the ultimate reality which (which, that which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that which, whoever, whatever
Relative pronoun, neuter singular nominative.
Note: Also accusative. Here, it is the subject of 'vigīyate'.
एताभिः (etābhiḥ) - by these (words/terms) (by these)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun, feminine instrumental plural.
Note: Refers to the 'śabdaiḥ' in 'satbrahmātmādibhiḥ śabdaiḥ'.
विगीयते (vigīyate) - is described or glorified (by philosophical terms) (is sung, is described, is glorified)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of gī
Present Passive
From root 'gai' (to sing), with prefix 'vi'. Formed in the passive voice.
Prefix: vi
Root: gai (class 1)
Note: Its subject is 'yat'.
शून्यम् (śūnyam) - described as the Void (the void, emptiness, nothingness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, vacant, non-existent; the void, emptiness
Root: śū
Note: Predicate nominative for the implied subject 'yat'.
अव्यपदेशम् (avyapadeśam) - indescribable, unnamable, without specific designation
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avyapadeśa
avyapadeśa - indescribable, unnamable, not denoted by any particular word
Negative compound with 'a' (not) and 'vyapadeśa' (designation, name).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+vyapadeśa)
- a – not, un-, in- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - vyapadeśa – designation, appellation, name, indication, teaching
noun (masculine)
From 'diś' (to point out, teach) with 'vi' and 'apa'.
Prefixes: vi+apa
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Predicate nominative for the implied subject 'yat'.
ते (te) - by those (who describe it as void/indescribable) (by them, by those)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural instrumental (alternate form).
Note: Refers to the implied agents who describe the reality as void, etc.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
तत् (tat) - that (ultimate reality) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it (neuter singular)
Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.
Note: It is a predicate to 'yat'.
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - not anything (something, anything)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid
kiñcid - something, anything, a little
Indefinite pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative. Formed from 'kim' + 'cit'.
Note: Part of the negative expression 'na tat kiñcit ca kiñcana'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Used twice for emphasis with negation, like 'neither... nor...'.
किञ्चन (kiñcana) - not anything at all (anything, something, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcana
kiñcana - anything, something, whatsoever, whoever
Indefinite pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative. Formed from 'kim' + 'cana'.
Note: Part of the strong negative expression.