योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-14, verse-11
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च ।
सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत् ॥ ११ ॥
सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत् ॥ ११ ॥
bahirantaśca bhūtānāmacaraṃ carameva ca ,
sūkṣmatvāttadavijñeyaṃ dūrasthaṃ cāntike ca tat 11
sūkṣmatvāttadavijñeyaṃ dūrasthaṃ cāntike ca tat 11
11.
bahiḥ antaḥ ca bhūtānām acaram caram eva ca
sūkṣmatvāt tat avijñeyam dūrastham ca antike ca tat
sūkṣmatvāt tat avijñeyam dūrastham ca antike ca tat
11.
tat bhūtānām bahiḥ ca antaḥ acaram ca caram eva
sūkṣmatvāt avijñeyam tat dūrastham ca antike ca
sūkṣmatvāt avijñeyam tat dūrastham ca antike ca
11.
It exists both outside and inside all beings; it is the unmoving and also the moving. Due to its subtlety, it is unknowable. It is both far away and very near.
Words meanings summery:
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- बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside (outside, outwardly, external)
- अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside (inside, within, inwardly, internal)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings (of beings, of elements, of creatures)
- अचरम् (acaram) - unmoving (unmoving, immobile, stationary)
- चरम् (caram) - moving (moving, mobile, wandering)
- एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - due to its subtlety (from subtlety, due to subtlety)
- तत् (tat) - it (the Supreme Reality) (that, it)
- अविज्ञेयम् (avijñeyam) - unknowable (unknowable, imperceptible, incomprehensible)
- दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - far away (far-situated, distant, remote)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- अन्तिके (antike) - very near (near, in the vicinity, close by)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- तत् (tat) - it (the Supreme Reality) (that, it)
Words meanings and morphology
बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside (outside, outwardly, external)
(indeclinable)
अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside (inside, within, inwardly, internal)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to connect clauses or words.
भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings (of beings, of elements, of creatures)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past
Past Passive Participle
from root bhū (to be, exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Used in the sense of 'of all created beings'.
अचरम् (acaram) - unmoving (unmoving, immobile, stationary)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of acara
acara - unmoving, immobile, stationary
negative prefix 'a-' + root car (to move)
Prefix: a
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Functions as predicate, describing the implicit subject 'tat' (Brahman).
चरम् (caram) - moving (moving, mobile, wandering)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cara
cara - moving, mobile, wandering
from root car (to move)
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Functions as predicate, describing the implicit subject 'tat' (Brahman).
एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to connect clauses or words.
सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - due to its subtlety (from subtlety, due to subtlety)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmatva
sūkṣmatva - subtlety, minuteness, fineness
derived from sūkṣma + tva (abstract noun suffix)
Note: Indicates cause or reason.
तत् (tat) - it (the Supreme Reality) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, this
Note: Refers to Brahman, the Supreme Reality.
अविज्ञेयम् (avijñeyam) - unknowable (unknowable, imperceptible, incomprehensible)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avijñeya
avijñeya - unknowable, imperceptible, incomprehensible
Gerundive (negative)
negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive of root jñā with prefix vi-
Prefixes: a+vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Functions as predicate, describing 'tat' (Brahman).
दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - far away (far-situated, distant, remote)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dūrastha
dūrastha - far-situated, distant, remote, standing afar
from dūra (far) + stha (standing)
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dūra+stha)
- dūra – far, distant
adjective (neuter) - stha – standing, situated, being in
adjective (masculine)
from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Functions as predicate, describing 'tat' (Brahman).
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to connect clauses or words.
अन्तिके (antike) - very near (near, in the vicinity, close by)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of antika
antika - near, close, vicinity
Note: Functions adverbially as 'near'.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to connect clauses or words.
तत् (tat) - it (the Supreme Reality) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, this
Note: Refers to Brahman, the Supreme Reality.