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.

17. המהות הטהורה הזו זורחת ונחווית בבירור בחוויה האישית, אף שאינה ניתנת לתיאור במילים, היא ללא ראשית וסוף, אחת ויחידה, ומעבר לתפיסות של דואליות או אחדות.

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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