योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-1, verse-36
अहं ममेति नास्त्यलं यदस्ति तच्छिवं परम् ।
परात्परं त्विदं शिवादशब्दमर्थरूपकम् ॥ ३६ ॥
परात्परं त्विदं शिवादशब्दमर्थरूपकम् ॥ ३६ ॥
ahaṃ mameti nāstyalaṃ yadasti tacchivaṃ param ,
parātparaṃ tvidaṃ śivādaśabdamartharūpakam 36
parātparaṃ tvidaṃ śivādaśabdamartharūpakam 36
36.
aham mama iti na asti alam yat asti tat śivam param
parāt param tu idam śivāt aśabdam artharūpakam
parāt param tu idam śivāt aśabdam artharūpakam
36.
aham mama iti alam na asti yat asti tat param śivam
tu idam parāt param śivāt aśabdam artharūpakam
tu idam parāt param śivāt aśabdam artharūpakam
36.
There is no 'I' (ahaṃ) or 'mine' (mama) at all. What truly exists is that supreme auspiciousness. But this (ultimate reality) is higher than the highest (para), and beyond (even) auspiciousness (śiva), it is wordless (aśabda) and of the nature of meaning (artharūpaka).
Words meanings summery:
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- अहम् (aham) - 'I' (ahaṃ), referring to the egoic self (I)
- मम (mama) - 'mine' (mama), referring to possessiveness (my, mine)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, 'quote'
- न (na) - not, no
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- अलम् (alam) - at all (intensifying negation) (enough, sufficient, in vain, certainly not, no more)
- यत् (yat) - which, what, that which
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- तत् (tat) - that
- शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
- परात् (parāt) - higher than the highest (para) (from the highest, than the highest)
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- इदम् (idam) - this
- शिवात् (śivāt) - beyond (even) auspiciousness (śiva) (from auspiciousness, from Śiva)
- अशब्दम् (aśabdam) - wordless (aśabda) (wordless, beyond sound, indescribable)
- अर्थरूपकम् (artharūpakam) - of the nature of pure meaning (artharūpaka) (of the nature of meaning, having the form of purpose/object)
Words meanings and morphology
अहम् (aham) - 'I' (ahaṃ), referring to the egoic self (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
मम (mama) - 'mine' (mama), referring to possessiveness (my, mine)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, 'quote'
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
अलम् (alam) - at all (intensifying negation) (enough, sufficient, in vain, certainly not, no more)
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - which, what, that which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva
śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous, Śiva (proper noun)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, distant
परात् (parāt) - higher than the highest (para) (from the highest, than the highest)
(adjective)
Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, distant
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, distant
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
शिवात् (śivāt) - beyond (even) auspiciousness (śiva) (from auspiciousness, from Śiva)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of śiva
śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous, Śiva (proper noun)
अशब्दम् (aśabdam) - wordless (aśabda) (wordless, beyond sound, indescribable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśabda
aśabda - wordless, beyond sound, indescribable
अर्थरूपकम् (artharūpakam) - of the nature of pure meaning (artharūpaka) (of the nature of meaning, having the form of purpose/object)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of artharūpaka
artharūpaka - of the nature of meaning, having the form of an object, intrinsically meaningful
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+rūpaka)
- artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
noun (masculine) - rūpaka – having the form of, characterized by, metaphor
noun/adjective (neuter)