योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-125, verse-69
जातं निरुद्धमस्त्येवं ब्रह्म व्योमैव भासते ।
यथा दारुमयः स्तम्भस्तथा तच्छालभञ्जिका ॥ ६९ ॥
यथा दारुमयः स्तम्भस्तथा तच्छालभञ्जिका ॥ ६९ ॥
jātaṃ niruddhamastyevaṃ brahma vyomaiva bhāsate ,
yathā dārumayaḥ stambhastathā tacchālabhañjikā 69
yathā dārumayaḥ stambhastathā tacchālabhañjikā 69
69.
jātam niruddham asti evam brahma vyoma eva bhāsate
yathā dārumayaḥ stambhaḥ tathā tat śālabhañjikā
yathā dārumayaḥ stambhaḥ tathā tat śālabhañjikā
69.
evam jātam niruddham asti brahma vyoma eva bhāsate
yathā dārumayaḥ stambhaḥ tathā tat śālabhañjikā
yathā dārumayaḥ stambhaḥ tathā tat śālabhañjikā
69.
Thus, the world, manifest and contained, exists. The ultimate reality (brahman) shines forth as space itself. Just as a wooden pillar (stambha) is what a carved figure (śālabhañjikā) essentially is, so too is that (world) in relation to brahman.
Words meanings summery:
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- जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested
- निरुद्धम् (niruddham) - obstructed, contained, checked
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the Absolute
- व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as
- दारुमयः (dārumayaḥ) - made of wood, wooden
- स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - pillar, column, post
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and
- तत् (tat) - that (world) (that)
- शालभञ्जिका (śālabhañjikā) - a wooden carving or statue, often a woman clinging to a tree branch, serving as an architectural motif (a wooden carving, a figurine)
Words meanings and morphology
जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta
jāta - born, produced, arisen, manifested
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √jan (to be born, produce).
Root: jan (class 4)
निरुद्धम् (niruddham) - obstructed, contained, checked
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of niruddha
niruddha - obstructed, checked, stopped, contained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √rudh (to obstruct, block) with prefix ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: rudh (class 7)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Present active, 3rd person singular.
Root: as (class 2)
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the Absolute
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the ultimate reality, the Absolute, universal spirit, sacred word
व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman
vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhās
Present middle, 3rd person singular.
Root: bhās (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as
(indeclinable)
दारुमयः (dārumayaḥ) - made of wood, wooden
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dārumaya
dārumaya - made of wood, wooden
Suffix -maya indicates 'made of' or 'consisting of'.
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dāru+maya)
- dāru – wood, timber
noun (neuter) - maya – made of, consisting of
adjective
Suffix indicating material.
स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - pillar, column, post
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of stambha
stambha - pillar, column, post; support
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that (world) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
शालभञ्जिका (śālabhañjikā) - a wooden carving or statue, often a woman clinging to a tree branch, serving as an architectural motif (a wooden carving, a figurine)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śālabhañjikā
śālabhañjikā - a wooden carving, a figurine, a statue, a woman clinging to a branch