योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-2

स्वसत्तायां स्थितं ब्रह्म न बीजं न च कारणम् ।
शुद्धानुभवमात्रं तत्तस्मादन्यन्न विद्यते ॥ २ ॥

svasattāyāṃ sthitaṃ brahma na bījaṃ na ca kāraṇam ,
śuddhānubhavamātraṃ tattasmādanyanna vidyate 2

2. svasattāyām sthitam brahma na bījam na ca kāraṇam
śuddhānubhavamātram tat tasmāt anyat na vidyate

2. svasattāyām sthitam brahma bījam na ca kāraṇam na
tat śuddhānubhavamātram tasmāt anyat na vidyate

2. The supreme reality (brahman), existing in its own intrinsic nature, is neither a seed nor a cause. That (brahman) is solely pure experience (anubhava); nothing else exists apart from it.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वसत्तायाम् (svasattāyām) - Refers to the self-subsistent nature of Brahman. (in its own being, in its own existence)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - Abiding or established in its own nature. (standing, situated, abiding, existing)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - The ultimate, unconditioned reality. (the Absolute, the supreme reality (brahman))

• न (na) - not, no

• बीजम् (bījam) - Not the primary source in a causal chain, but rather beyond causality. (seed, origin, cause)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - 'nor' in conjunction with 'na'. (and, also, moreover)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - Not a cause in the sense of an agent or material cause, but beyond all such categories. (cause, reason, instrument)

• शुद्धानुभवमात्रम् (śuddhānubhavamātram) - Brahman's essence is unadulterated consciousness/experience. (pure experience (anubhava) alone)

• तत् (tat) - Refers to 'brahma'. (that, it)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - 'Other than that' or 'apart from that'. (from that, therefore)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - 'anything else'. (other, another, different)

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

Words meanings and morphology

स्वसत्तायाम् (svasattāyām) - Refers to the self-subsistent nature of Brahman. (in its own being, in its own existence)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of svasattā

svasattā - one's own existence, self-existence, intrinsic nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+sattā)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  From √as (to be) + -tā.
  Root: as (class 2)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - Abiding or established in its own nature. (standing, situated, abiding, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, fixed, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā (to stand, to be).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'brahma'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - The ultimate, unconditioned reality. (the Absolute, the supreme reality (brahman))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the absolute, the supreme reality, the ultimate truth, sacred utterance, Veda, priest

Root: bṛh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बीजम् (bījam) - Not the primary source in a causal chain, but rather beyond causality. (seed, origin, cause)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, element

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - 'nor' in conjunction with 'na'. (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - Not a cause in the sense of an agent or material cause, but beyond all such categories. (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From √kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शुद्धानुभवमात्रम् (śuddhānubhavamātram) - Brahman's essence is unadulterated consciousness/experience. (pure experience (anubhava) alone)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddhānubhavamātra

śuddhānubhavamātra - pure experience alone, consisting only of pure experience

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śuddha+anubhava+mātra)

• śuddha – pure, clean, undefiled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śudh.
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• anubhava – experience (anubhava), perception, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  From anu-√bhū.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, solely
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix indicating 'only'.

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - Refers to 'brahma'. (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - 'Other than that' or 'apart from that'. (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

अन्यत् (anyat) - 'anything else'. (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Indefinite pronoun/adjective.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Present Middle

4th conjugation, middle voice. Often used in passive sense 'is found'.

Root: vid (class 4)

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