योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-9, verse-11
सत्त्वजातौ देवयोनावविद्या प्राकृतैर्गुणैः ।
निर्मलं पदमायाताः सत्त्वं हरिहरादयः ॥ ११ ॥
निर्मलं पदमायाताः सत्त्वं हरिहरादयः ॥ ११ ॥
sattvajātau devayonāvavidyā prākṛtairguṇaiḥ ,
nirmalaṃ padamāyātāḥ sattvaṃ hariharādayaḥ 11
nirmalaṃ padamāyātāḥ sattvaṃ hariharādayaḥ 11
11.
sattvajātau devayonau avidyā prākṛtaiḥ guṇaiḥ
nirmalam padam āyātāḥ sattvam hariharādayaḥ
nirmalam padam āyātāḥ sattvam hariharādayaḥ
11.
devayonau sattvajātau hariharādayaḥ avidyā
prākṛtaiḥ guṇaiḥ nirmalam sattvam padam āyātāḥ
prākṛtaiḥ guṇaiḥ nirmalam sattvam padam āyātāḥ
11.
Hari, Hara, and other deities, though originating from the divine realm within the sattva class and influenced by the material qualities (guṇas) of ignorance (avidyā), have nonetheless attained a stainless state of pure being (sattva).
Words meanings summery:
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- सत्त्वजातौ (sattvajātau) - in the class of sattva, in the sattva species
- देवयोनौ (devayonau) - in the divine origin, in the divine species
- अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience
- प्राकृतैः (prākṛtaiḥ) - by the material, by the natural, by the worldly
- गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by attributes
- निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure, stainless, immaculate
- पदम् (padam) - state, position, abode, step
- आयाताः (āyātāḥ) - attained, reached, arrived
- सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - pure being, sattva, essence
- हरिहरादयः (hariharādayaḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu), Hara (Śiva) and others
Words meanings and morphology
सत्त्वजातौ (sattvajātau) - in the class of sattva, in the sattva species
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of sattvajāti
sattvajāti - sattva class, species of goodness
Compound type : tatpurusha (sattva+jāti)
- sattva – goodness, purity, essence
noun (neuter) - jāti – birth, class, species, kind
noun (feminine)
देवयोनौ (devayonau) - in the divine origin, in the divine species
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of devayoni
devayoni - divine origin, divine species
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+yoni)
- deva – god, divine
noun (masculine) - yoni – womb, origin, source, species
noun (feminine)
अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
Compound type : tatpurusha (nañ) (a+vidyā)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negation prefix - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
प्राकृतैः (prākṛtaiḥ) - by the material, by the natural, by the worldly
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of prākṛta
prākṛta - natural, material, common, worldly
derived from 'prakṛti' with the suffix 'aṇ'
Note: Agrees with 'guṇaiḥ'
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by attributes
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas), string
निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure, stainless, immaculate
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nirmala
nirmala - without stain, pure, clean, spotless
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+mala)
- nir – without, devoid of
indeclinable
prefix indicating absence or negation - mala – dirt, impurity, stain
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'padam'
पदम् (padam) - state, position, abode, step
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pada
pada - foot, step, position, state, abode, word
आयाताः (āyātāḥ) - attained, reached, arrived
(verbal derivative (participle))
Note: Agrees with 'hariharādayaḥ'
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - pure being, sattva, essence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - existence, reality, essence, goodness, purity, one of the three guṇas (qualities of nature)
Note: Used in apposition to 'padam' or as its qualifier.
हरिहरादयः (hariharādayaḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu), Hara (Śiva) and others
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hariharādi
hariharādi - Hari and Hara and others (a group led by Hari and Hara)
Compound type : dvandva then bahuvrihi (hari+hara+ādi)
- hari – Viṣṇu, brown, tawny
proper noun (masculine) - hara – Shiva (the destroyer), taking away
proper noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
noun (masculine)
often used as a suffix to denote a group starting with the preceding word