योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-100, verse-35
स्थैर्यास्थैर्येण भूतानां किमपूर्वमतौ भवेत् ।
भूतस्थैर्ये तथास्थैर्ये सुखं चैवासुखं समम् ॥ ३५ ॥
भूतस्थैर्ये तथास्थैर्ये सुखं चैवासुखं समम् ॥ ३५ ॥
sthairyāsthairyeṇa bhūtānāṃ kimapūrvamatau bhavet ,
bhūtasthairye tathāsthairye sukhaṃ caivāsukhaṃ samam 35
bhūtasthairye tathāsthairye sukhaṃ caivāsukhaṃ samam 35
35.
sthairya-asthairyena bhūtānām kim apūrvam amatau bhavet
bhūta-sthairye tathā asthairye sukham ca eva asukham samam
bhūta-sthairye tathā asthairye sukham ca eva asukham samam
35.
bhūtānām sthairya-asthairyena kim apūrvam amatau bhavet? bhūta-sthairye tathā asthairye sukham ca eva asukham samam (bhavati).
35.
What newness can there be beyond mere mental perception regarding the stability and instability of beings? For, in the stability and instability of beings, happiness and unhappiness are truly equal.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्थैर्य-अस्थैर्येन (sthairya-asthairyena) - by stability and instability
- भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; of elements
- किम् (kim) - what
- अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented; new; unique
- अमतौ (amatau) - not in the mind/intellect; beyond mental perception
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be; it should be; it might exist
- भूत-स्थैर्ये (bhūta-sthairye) - in the stability of beings; in the stability of elements
- तथा (tathā) - so; thus; and; in the same way
- अस्थैर्ये (asthairye) - in instability; in unsteadiness
- सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; joy
- च (ca) - and; also
- एव (eva) - indeed; only; just
- असुखम् (asukham) - unhappiness; sorrow; pain
- समम् (samam) - equal; same; alike
Words meanings and morphology
स्थैर्य-अस्थैर्येन (sthairya-asthairyena) - by stability and instability
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sthairya-asthairya
sthairya-asthairya - stability and instability
Compound type : dvandva (sthairya+asthairya)
- sthairya – stability, firmness, steadfastness
noun (neuter) - asthairya – instability, unsteadiness, fickleness
noun (neuter)
भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; of elements
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past
Past Passive Participle
formed from root √bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
किम् (kim) - what
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ka
ka - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)
अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented; new; unique
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apūrva
apūrva - unprecedented, new, unique, never before seen
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pūrva)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - pūrva – former, prior, old, preceding
adjective (neuter)
अमतौ (amatau) - not in the mind/intellect; beyond mental perception
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of amati
amati - lack of understanding, error, ignorance, bad intellect
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mati)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
noun (feminine)
Root: man (class 4)
भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be; it should be; it might exist
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
भूत-स्थैर्ये (bhūta-sthairye) - in the stability of beings; in the stability of elements
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtastahairya
bhūtastahairya - stability of beings/elements
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+sthairya)
- bhūta – being, creature, element
noun (neuter)
Root: bhū (class 1) - sthairya – stability, firmness, steadfastness
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - so; thus; and; in the same way
(indeclinable)
अस्थैर्ये (asthairye) - in instability; in unsteadiness
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of asthairya
asthairya - instability, unsteadiness, fickleness
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sthairya)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - sthairya – stability, firmness, steadfastness
noun (neuter)
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; joy
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, ease
च (ca) - and; also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed; only; just
(indeclinable)
असुखम् (asukham) - unhappiness; sorrow; pain
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asukha
asukha - unhappiness, sorrow, pain, discomfort
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sukha)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - sukha – happiness, joy, comfort
noun (neuter)
समम् (samam) - equal; same; alike
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sama
sama - equal, same, alike, impartial, even