योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-96, verse-29
यद्वै न कस्यचिद्बीजमनाख्यत्वान्न कारणम् ।
न किंचिज्जायते तस्मात्प्रमाणादि ततात्मनः ॥ २९ ॥
न किंचिज्जायते तस्मात्प्रमाणादि ततात्मनः ॥ २९ ॥
yadvai na kasyacidbījamanākhyatvānna kāraṇam ,
na kiṃcijjāyate tasmātpramāṇādi tatātmanaḥ 29
na kiṃcijjāyate tasmātpramāṇādi tatātmanaḥ 29
29.
yat vai na kasyacit bījam anākhyatvāt na kāraṇam
na kiñcit jāyate tasmāt pramāṇādi tata ātmanaḥ
na kiñcit jāyate tasmāt pramāṇādi tata ātmanaḥ
29.
yat vai kasyacit bījam na,
anākhyatvāt kāraṇam na; tasmāt kiñcit na jāyate.
pramāṇādi tata ātmanaḥ (jāyate).
anākhyatvāt kāraṇam na; tasmāt kiñcit na jāyate.
pramāṇādi tata ātmanaḥ (jāyate).
29.
Indeed, that ultimate reality is not the seed of anything, and due to its unnameable nature, it is not a cause. From that, nothing whatsoever is born. The means of valid knowledge (pramāṇa) and the like also originate from the all-pervading (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- यत् (yat) - which, that which
- वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly
- न (na) - not, no
- कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of anything
- बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause
- अनाख्यत्वात् (anākhyatvāt) - due to being unnameable, because of namelessness
- न (na) - not, no
- कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason
- न (na) - not, no
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatsoever, something
- जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore
- प्रमाणादि (pramāṇādi) - means of valid knowledge and the like, beginning with proofs
- तत (tata) - pervading, extended, stretched
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - from the supreme Self (from the self, of the self)
Words meanings and morphology
यत् (yat) - which, that which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - that which, what, who, whichever
वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of anything
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid
kaścid - anyone, anything, someone, something
Note: Can also be neuter genitive.
बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja
bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, element
अनाख्यत्वात् (anākhyatvāt) - due to being unnameable, because of namelessness
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of anākhyatva
anākhyatva - namelessness, unnameable nature
Derived from 'anākhya' (unnameable) with the suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anākhya+tva)
- an – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - ākhya – nameable, to be named, famous
adjective
Gerundive
From root 'khyā' (to tell, to name) with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-ya'.
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2) - tva – ness, hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
indeclinable (neuter)
Suffix to form abstract nouns, meaning 'the state of being'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive
Verbal noun from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-ana'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatsoever, something
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid
kiñcid - anything, something, whatsoever
जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Root of Class 4, Middle voice.
Root: jan (class 4)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Can also be masculine ablative.
प्रमाणादि (pramāṇādi) - means of valid knowledge and the like, beginning with proofs
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇādi
pramāṇādi - means of valid knowledge (pramāṇa) and so on, starting with proofs
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pramāṇa+ādi)
- pramāṇa – means of valid knowledge, proof, correct apprehension
noun (neuter)
From root 'mā' (to measure) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 2) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
indeclinable
तत (tata) - pervading, extended, stretched
(adjective)
Ablative, masculine, singular of tata
tata - stretched, spread, pervaded, extended, omnipresent
Past Passive Participle
From root 'tan' (to stretch, extend).
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'ātmanaḥ'.
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - from the supreme Self (from the self, of the self)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego