योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-60

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अच्छेद्योऽसावदाह्योऽसावक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।
नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽसौ सनातनः ॥ ६० ॥

acchedyo'sāvadāhyo'sāvakledyo'śoṣya eva ca ,
nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuracalo'sau sanātanaḥ 60

60. acchedyaḥ asau adāhyaḥ asau akledyaḥ aśoṣyaḥ eva
ca nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuḥ acalaḥ asau sanātanaḥ

60. asau acchedyaḥ asau adāhyaḥ akledyaḥ aśoṣyaḥ eva
ca asau nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuḥ acalaḥ sanātanaḥ

60. That (ātman) cannot be cut, it cannot be burned, it cannot be moistened, and it truly cannot be dried. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, immovable, and ever-present.

Words meanings summery:

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अच्छेद्यः (acchedyaḥ) - cannot be cut, indivisible (not to be cut, indivisible, impenetrable)

असौ (asau) - that (ātman) (that (masc./fem. nominative singular))

अदाह्यः (adāhyaḥ) - cannot be burned, incombustible (not to be burned, incombustible)

असौ (asau) - that (ātman) (that (masc./fem. nominative singular))

अक्लेद्यः (akledyaḥ) - cannot be moistened, unmoistenable (not to be moistened, unmoistenable)

अशोष्यः (aśoṣyaḥ) - cannot be dried, indissicable (not to be dried, indissicable)

एव (eva) - truly (indeed, truly, just, only)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, constant)

सर्वगतः (sarvagataḥ) - all-pervading (all-pervading, omnipresent)

स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - stable, fixed (a post, pillar, fixed, unmoving, stable)

अचलः (acalaḥ) - immovable (immovable, steady, firm)

असौ (asau) - that (ātman) (that (masc./fem. nominative singular))

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - ever-present, eternal (eternal, perpetual, ancient, ever-present)

Words meanings and morphology

अच्छेद्यः (acchedyaḥ) - cannot be cut, indivisible (not to be cut, indivisible, impenetrable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acchedya

acchedya - not to be cut, indivisible, impenetrable

gerundive (kṛtya)

negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive of root 'chid' (to cut)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+chedya)

a – not, non
indeclinable
chedya – to be cut, divisible
adjective (masculine)
gerundive (kṛtya)
gerundive of root 'chid' (to cut) with suffix '-ya'
Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Refers to ātman implicitly.

असौ (asau) - that (ātman) (that (masc./fem. nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (pointing to something distant or general)

Note: Masculine form of 'adas'.

अदाह्यः (adāhyaḥ) - cannot be burned, incombustible (not to be burned, incombustible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adāhya

adāhya - not to be burned, incombustible

gerundive (kṛtya)

negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive of root 'dah' (to burn)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dāhya)

a – not, non
indeclinable
dāhya – to be burned, combustible
adjective (masculine)
gerundive (kṛtya)
gerundive of root 'dah' (to burn) with suffix '-ya'
Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Refers to ātman implicitly.

असौ (asau) - that (ātman) (that (masc./fem. nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (pointing to something distant or general)

Note: Masculine form of 'adas'.

अक्लेद्यः (akledyaḥ) - cannot be moistened, unmoistenable (not to be moistened, unmoistenable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akledya

akledya - not to be moistened, unmoistenable

gerundive (kṛtya)

negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive of root 'klid' (to be wet, moisten)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kledya)

a – not, non
indeclinable
kledya – to be moistened
adjective (masculine)
gerundive (kṛtya)
gerundive of root 'klid' (to be wet, moisten) with suffix '-ya'
Root: klid (class 4)

Note: Refers to ātman implicitly.

अशोष्यः (aśoṣyaḥ) - cannot be dried, indissicable (not to be dried, indissicable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśoṣya

aśoṣya - not to be dried, indissicable

gerundive (kṛtya)

negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive of root 'śuṣ' (to dry)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śoṣya)

a – not, non
indeclinable
śoṣya – to be dried
adjective (masculine)
gerundive (kṛtya)
gerundive of root 'śuṣ' (to dry) with suffix '-ya'
Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Refers to ātman implicitly.

एव (eva) - truly (indeed, truly, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, constant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, perpetual, constant, inherent, always existing

Note: Refers to ātman.

सर्वगतः (sarvagataḥ) - all-pervading (all-pervading, omnipresent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvagata

sarvagata - all-pervading, omnipresent, gone everywhere

past passive participle of gam with sarva prefix, used as adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+gata)

sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine)
gata – gone, arrived, reached
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
past passive participle of root 'gam' (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to ātman.

स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - stable, fixed (a post, pillar, fixed, unmoving, stable)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - a post, pillar, fixed, stable, unmoving, firm

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to ātman.

अचलः (acalaḥ) - immovable (immovable, steady, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - immovable, steady, firm, a mountain

negative prefix 'a-' + 'cala' (moving)