योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-24

मुनिरुवाच ।
सर्गादिषु स्वयं भान्ति ब्रह्माद्या ये स्वयंभुवः ।
विज्ञप्तिमात्रदेहास्ते न तेषां जन्मकर्मणी ॥ २४ ॥

muniruvāca ,
sargādiṣu svayaṃ bhānti brahmādyā ye svayaṃbhuvaḥ ,
vijñaptimātradehāste na teṣāṃ janmakarmaṇī 24

24. muniḥ uvāca sarga-ādiṣu svayam bhānti brahma-ādyāḥ ye
svayambhuvāḥ vijñapti-mātra-dehāḥ te na teṣām janma-karmaṇī

24. muniḥ uvāca ye svayambhuvāḥ brahma-ādyāḥ te sarga-ādiṣu
svayam bhānti te vijñapti-mātra-dehāḥ teṣām janma-karmaṇī na

24. The sage said: Brahmā and other self-born beings manifest spontaneously at the beginning of creation. Their bodies consist solely of awareness, and for them, there is neither birth nor (karma) activity.

Words meanings summery:

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, seer

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सर्ग-आदिषु (sarga-ādiṣu) - at the beginning of creation, among the first emanations

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they manifest, they appear

• ब्रह्म-आद्याः (brahma-ādyāḥ) - Brahmā and others, beginning with Brahmā

• ये (ye) - who, which (masculine plural nominative)

• स्वयम्भुवाः (svayambhuvāḥ) - self-existent, self-born beings

• विज्ञप्ति-मात्र-देहाः (vijñapti-mātra-dehāḥ) - whose bodies consist solely of awareness/consciousness

• ते (te) - they, those (masculine plural nominative)

• न (na) - not, no

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them, of them, their (masculine plural genitive)

• जन्म-कर्मणी (janma-karmaṇī) - birth and action (karma)

Words meanings and morphology

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer; silent one

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

root vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्ग-आदिषु (sarga-ādiṣu) - at the beginning of creation, among the first emanations

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation, first emanation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, initial, first; and so on
  noun (masculine)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they manifest, they appear

(verb)

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

root bhā, present tense, 3rd person plural

Root: bhā (class 2)

ब्रह्म-आद्याः (brahma-ādyāḥ) - Brahmā and others, beginning with Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmādi

brahmādi - Brahmā and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ādi)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator deity); the Absolute (brahman)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, initial, first; and so on
  noun (masculine)

ये (ye) - who, which (masculine plural nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

स्वयम्भुवाः (svayambhuvāḥ) - self-existent, self-born beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, uncreated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – by oneself, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existing, becoming
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective from root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विज्ञप्ति-मात्र-देहाः (vijñapti-mātra-dehāḥ) - whose bodies consist solely of awareness/consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vijñaptimātradeha

vijñaptimātradeha - having a body consisting only of consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vijñapti+mātra+deha)

• vijñapti – information, representation, awareness, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• mātra – only, merely, solely; measure
  indeclinable
• deha – body, form, physical frame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those (masculine plural nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them, of them, their (masculine plural genitive)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

जन्म-कर्मणी (janma-karmaṇī) - birth and action (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of janmakarman

janmakarman - birth and action (karma)

Compound type : dvandva (janman+karman)

• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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