योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-15

अस्माकं तु न चाभानं न चासन्न च सन्न खम् ।
अनाकारमनाद्यन्तमेकं चिद्व्योम केवलम् ॥ १५ ॥

asmākaṃ tu na cābhānaṃ na cāsanna ca sanna kham ,
anākāramanādyantamekaṃ cidvyoma kevalam 15

15. asmākam tu na ca ābhānam na ca asat na ca sat na
kham anākāram anādi-antam ekam cit-vyoma kevalam

15. tu asmākam ābhānam na ca asat na ca sat na ca kham na ca
(tat) anākāram anādi-antam ekam kevalam cit-vyoma (asti)

15. But for us, there is neither manifestation (ābhāna) nor non-existence (asat), nor existence (sat), nor space (kha). (It is) a single, pure, formless, beginningless, endless consciousness-space (cidvyoma).

Words meanings summery:

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• आभानम् (ābhānam) - manifestation, appearance, shining

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

• न (na) - not, no

• खम् (kham) - space, sky, ether

• अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless, shapeless

• अनादि-अन्तम् (anādi-antam) - without beginning or end, eternal

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, alone

• चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - consciousness-space, space of consciousness

• केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, pure, mere, absolute

Words meanings and morphology

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आभानम् (ābhānam) - manifestation, appearance, shining

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāna

ābhāna - manifestation, appearance, splendor, shining

From root 'bhā' with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-ana'

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative participle of 'as' (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• sat – existent, real, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present participle of 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

खम् (kham) - space, sky, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void

अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless, shapeless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anākāra

anākāra - formless, shapeless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākāra)

• an – not, non-
  prefix
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

अनादि-अन्तम् (anādi-antam) - without beginning or end, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādi-anta

anādi-anta - without beginning or end, eternal, endless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ādi+anta)

• an – not, non-
  prefix
• ādi – beginning
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, alone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - consciousness-space, space of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoma

cit-vyoma - consciousness-space, the sky of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, heaven, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, pure, mere, absolute

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, solitary, pure, mere, absolute

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