योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-98, verse-20
अनादित्वमजत्वं वा स्थैर्यं वाप्युपपद्यते ।
साकारस्यास्य जगतः स्थूलस्य प्रतिघाकृतेः ॥ २० ॥
साकारस्यास्य जगतः स्थूलस्य प्रतिघाकृतेः ॥ २० ॥
anāditvamajatvaṃ vā sthairyaṃ vāpyupapadyate ,
sākārasyāsya jagataḥ sthūlasya pratighākṛteḥ 20
sākārasyāsya jagataḥ sthūlasya pratighākṛteḥ 20
20.
anāditvam ajatvam vā sthairyam vā api upapadyate
sākārasya asya jagataḥ sthūlasya pratighākṛteḥ
sākārasya asya jagataḥ sthūlasya pratighākṛteḥ
20.
How can beginninglessness, birthlessness, or permanence be justified for this concrete, gross world (jagat) that inherently offers resistance?
Words meanings summery:
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- अनादित्वम् (anāditvam) - beginninglessness
- अजत्वम् (ajatvam) - birthlessness
- वा (vā) - or, optionally
- स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - permanence, stability, firmness
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - also, even, indeed
- उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is justified, is established, is suitable, becomes possible
- साकारस्य (sākārasya) - of the concrete, of that which has form, of the embodied
- अस्य (asya) - of this
- जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world
- स्थूलस्य (sthūlasya) - of the gross, of the material
- प्रतिघाकृतेः (pratighākṛteḥ) - of that which produces resistance, of that which has impact
Words meanings and morphology
अनादित्वम् (anāditvam) - beginninglessness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anāditva
anāditva - beginninglessness, eternity
Derived from 'anādi' (without beginning) with the suffix '-tva' to form an abstract noun.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi-tatpuruṣa (an+ādi+tva)
- an – not, without
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - ādi – beginning, origin, first
noun (masculine) - tva – the state or quality of being; -ness, -hood
suffix (neuter)
Suffix forming abstract nouns, always neuter.
अजत्वम् (ajatvam) - birthlessness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ajatva
ajatva - birthlessness, non-generation
Derived from 'aja' (unborn) with the suffix '-tva' to form an abstract noun.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa-suffix (a+ja+tva)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - ja – born, produced
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4) - tva – the state or quality of being; -ness, -hood
suffix (neuter)
Suffix forming abstract nouns, always neuter.
वा (vā) - or, optionally
(indeclinable)
स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - permanence, stability, firmness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthairya
sthairya - steadiness, firmness, permanence, stability
Derived from 'sthira' (firm, steady) with the suffix '-ya' to form an abstract noun.
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, indeed
(indeclinable)
उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is justified, is established, is suitable, becomes possible
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of upapad
Prefix: upa
Root: pad (class 4)
साकारस्य (sākārasya) - of the concrete, of that which has form, of the embodied
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of sākāra
sākāra - having a form, concrete, embodied
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ākāra)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
Prefix indicating accompaniment. - ākāra – form, shape, appearance
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'jagataḥ' and 'sthūlasya'.
अस्य (asya) - of this
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Agrees with 'jagataḥ'.
जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with 'ja' prefix and '-at' suffix, meaning 'that which moves'.
Root: gam (class 1)
स्थूलस्य (sthūlasya) - of the gross, of the material
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of sthūla
sthūla - thick, fat, large, gross, material, coarse
Note: Agrees with 'jagataḥ'.
प्रतिघाकृतेः (pratighākṛteḥ) - of that which produces resistance, of that which has impact
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of pratighākṛt
pratighākṛt - producing resistance, causing obstruction, causing impact
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratigha+kṛt)
- pratigha – resistance, striking against, impact, offense
noun (masculine)
Prefix: prati - kṛt – making, doing, causing
adjective
Agent noun/suffix
Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'jagataḥ'.