योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-128, verse-43
वस्तुतो नास्त्यविद्येह ब्रह्मण्यविकलात्मनि ।
इदं दृश्यमविद्येयमित्यात्मैष विकासितः ॥ ४३ ॥
इदं दृश्यमविद्येयमित्यात्मैष विकासितः ॥ ४३ ॥
vastuto nāstyavidyeha brahmaṇyavikalātmani ,
idaṃ dṛśyamavidyeyamityātmaiṣa vikāsitaḥ 43
idaṃ dṛśyamavidyeyamityātmaiṣa vikāsitaḥ 43
43.
vastutaḥ na asti avidyā iha brahmaṇi avikala ātmani
idam dṛśyam avidyā iyam iti ātman eṣa vikāsitaḥ
idam dṛśyam avidyā iyam iti ātman eṣa vikāsitaḥ
43.
vastutaḥ iha avidyā na asti avikala ātmani brahmaṇi
idam dṛśyam iyam avidyā iti eṣa ātman vikāsitaḥ
idam dṛśyam iyam avidyā iti eṣa ātman vikāsitaḥ
43.
In truth, there is no ignorance (avidyā) here within Brahman (brahman), which is of undivided nature (avikāla-ātman). It is by conceiving 'this visible world is indeed this ignorance (avidyā)' that this self (ātman) becomes manifested (or appears expanded).
Words meanings summery:
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- वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in truth, fundamentally (in reality, in truth, fundamentally)
- न (na) - not, no
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- अविद्या (avidyā) - spiritual ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)
- इह (iha) - here (in this context, regarding Brahman) (here, in this world, in this case)
- ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within Brahman (brahman) (in Brahman)
- अविकाल (avikāla) - undivided (undivided, complete, unmaimed)
- आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the (undivided) nature (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the very nature)
- इदम् (idam) - this (visible world) (this (neuter))
- दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - this visible world (the visible, the seen, the phenomenal world)
- अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)
- इयम् (iyam) - this (ignorance) (this (feminine))
- इति (iti) - thus (marking a thought or statement) (thus, in this way, so)
- आत्मन् (ātman) - this self (ātman) (the self, the soul, the supreme self)
- एष (eṣa) - this (very) (self) (this (masculine))
- विकासितः (vikāsitaḥ) - becomes manifested (or appears expanded) (manifested, expanded, developed)
Words meanings and morphology
वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in truth, fundamentally (in reality, in truth, fundamentally)
(indeclinable)
derived from 'vastu' (thing, reality) with suffix -tas
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
अविद्या (avidyā) - spiritual ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
इह (iha) - here (in this context, regarding Brahman) (here, in this world, in this case)
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within Brahman (brahman) (in Brahman)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Spirit
अविकाल (avikāla) - undivided (undivided, complete, unmaimed)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of avikāla
avikāla - undivided, complete, whole, unmaimed, not defective
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vikāla)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - vikāla – maimed, defective, divided, incomplete
adjective
Note: Agrees with 'ātmani' which describes 'brahmaṇi'
आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the (undivided) nature (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the very nature)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, individual soul, supreme soul, essence, nature
इदम् (idam) - this (visible world) (this (neuter))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, it
दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - this visible world (the visible, the seen, the phenomenal world)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, the phenomenal world
Gerundive
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
इयम् (iyam) - this (ignorance) (this (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, it
इति (iti) - thus (marking a thought or statement) (thus, in this way, so)
(indeclinable)
आत्मन् (ātman) - this self (ātman) (the self, the soul, the supreme self)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, individual soul, supreme soul, essence, nature
एष (eṣa) - this (very) (self) (this (masculine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one (near speaker)
विकासितः (vikāsitaḥ) - becomes manifested (or appears expanded) (manifested, expanded, developed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vikāsita
vikāsita - manifested, expanded, unfolded, developed, opened
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: vi
Root: kās (class 1)