योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-17

शुद्धं किमपि तद्भाति स्वानुभूतमपि स्फुटम् ।
यदवाच्यमनाद्यन्तमेकं द्वैतैक्यवर्जितम् ॥ १७ ॥

śuddhaṃ kimapi tadbhāti svānubhūtamapi sphuṭam ,
yadavācyamanādyantamekaṃ dvaitaikyavarjitam 17

17. śuddham kim api tat bhāti svānubhūtam api sphuṭam
| yat avācyam anādyantam ekam dvaitaikyavarjitam

17. tat śuddham svānubhūtam sphuṭam api bhāti yat
avācyam anādyantam ekam dvaitaikyavarjitam

17. That pure (brahman) reality shines forth as something self-experienced and clearly manifest. It is inexpressible, without beginning or end, utterly one, yet transcends both duality and unity.

Words meanings summery:

• शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clear, clean, holy

• किम् (kim) - something (indefinite) (what, whatever, something (indefinite))

• अपि (api) - forms an indefinite pronoun 'kimapi' (something) (also, even, indeed; forms an indefinite pronoun with 'kim')

• तत् (tat) - that (reality, Brahman) (that, it)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems, becomes manifest

• स्वानुभूतम् (svānubhūtam) - self-experienced, self-realized

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clear, manifest, distinct, evident

• यत् (yat) - which, what, whoever

• अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - inexpressible, unspeakable, not to be spoken

• अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end, eternal

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique, sole

• द्वैतैक्यवर्जितम् (dvaitaikyavarjitam) - devoid of duality and unity, transcending both duality and unity

Words meanings and morphology

शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clear, clean, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clear, clean, unmixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śudh with suffix -ta

Root: śudh (class 4)

किम् (kim) - something (indefinite) (what, whatever, something (indefinite))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?, something (with api)

अपि (api) - forms an indefinite pronoun 'kimapi' (something) (also, even, indeed; forms an indefinite pronoun with 'kim')

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (reality, Brahman) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems, becomes manifest

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

स्वानुभूतम् (svānubhūtam) - self-experienced, self-realized

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svānubhūta

svānubhūta - self-experienced, self-realized

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'sva' and 'anubhūta'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+anubhūta)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• anubhūta – experienced, perceived
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clear, manifest, distinct, evident

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphuṭa

sphuṭa - clear, manifest, distinct, evident, expanded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sphuṭ (to burst, open)

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

यत् (yat) - which, what, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - inexpressible, unspeakable, not to be spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avācya

avācya - inexpressible, unspeakable, not to be spoken

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'vācya' (speakable, to be spoken)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vācya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vācya – speakable, to be spoken, expressible
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ya
  Root: vac (class 2)

अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādyanta

anādyanta - without beginning or end, eternal

Compound of 'an-' (negation) and 'ādi' (beginning) and 'anta' (end)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+ādi+anta)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (variant of 'a' before vowels)
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine/neuter)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique, sole

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

द्वैतैक्यवर्जितम् (dvaitaikyavarjitam) - devoid of duality and unity, transcending both duality and unity

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaitaikyavarjita

dvaitaikyavarjita - devoid of duality and unity

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'dvaita' (duality), 'aikya' (unity), and 'varjita' (devoid of)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvaita+aikya+varjita)

• dvaita – duality, dualism
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'dvi' (two)
• aikya – unity, oneness, identity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'eka' (one)
• varjita – deprived of, excluded, avoided, devoid of
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛj (to avoid, abandon)
  Root: vṛj (class 10)

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