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7,142

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-35

ब्रह्मभानमयं सर्गो न स्वप्नो न च जागरः ।
कस्य कान्यत्र कर्माणि कीदृशानि कियन्ति वा ॥ ३५ ॥
brahmabhānamayaṃ sargo na svapno na ca jāgaraḥ ,
kasya kānyatra karmāṇi kīdṛśāni kiyanti vā 35
35. brahmabhānamayam sargaḥ na svapnaḥ na ca jāgaraḥ
kasya kāni atra karmāṇi kīdṛśāni kiyanti vā
35. sargaḥ brahmabhānamayam na svapnaḥ na ca jāgaraḥ
atra kasya kāni kīdṛśāni kiyanti vā karmāṇi
35. This creation is merely a manifestation of Brahman (brahman); it is neither a dream nor a waking state. Whose are the actions (karma) here? What kind are they, and how many?

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्रह्मभानमयम् (brahmabhānamayam) - merely a manifestation of Brahman (consisting of the appearance of Brahman, full of the manifestation of Brahman)
  • सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation (creation, emanation, world)
  • (na) - neither (not, no)
  • स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream (dream, sleep)
  • (na) - nor (not, no)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • जागरः (jāgaraḥ) - waking state (waking, waking state)
  • कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of what)
  • कानि (kāni) - what (referring to actions) (what (plural), which ones)
  • अत्र (atra) - here (in this context of creation) (here, in this place, in this matter)
  • कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds, rituals, fate)
  • कीदृशानि (kīdṛśāni) - what kind (of what kind, what sort of, what appearance)
  • कियन्ति (kiyanti) - how many (how many, how much, how great)
  • वा (vā) - and (here implying an exhaustive list of questions) (or, either, and (in lists of questions))

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मभानमयम् (brahmabhānamayam) - merely a manifestation of Brahman (consisting of the appearance of Brahman, full of the manifestation of Brahman)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmabhānamaya
brahmabhānamaya - consisting of the appearance of Brahman, full of the manifestation of Brahman
Derived from 'brahmabhāna' + suffix '-maya' (full of, consisting of).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+bhāna)
  • brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bṛh (class 1)
  • bhāna – appearance, manifestation, shining, light
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root 'bhā' (to shine).
    Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'sargaḥ'.
सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation (creation, emanation, world)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga
sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, world
Derived from root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) with prefix 'sa-'.
Prefix: sa
Root: sṛj (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
(na) - neither (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream (dream, sleep)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - dream, sleep
Derived from root 'svap' (to sleep).
Root: svap (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative.
(na) - nor (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'svapnaḥ' and 'jāgaraḥ'.
जागरः (jāgaraḥ) - waking state (waking, waking state)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jāgara
jāgara - waking, waking state, wakefulness
Derived from root 'jāgṛ' (to wake).
Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative.
कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of what)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
'kim' in genitive singular masculine/neuter.
Note: Refers to the agent of actions.
कानि (kāni) - what (referring to actions) (what (plural), which ones)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kim
kim - who, what, which
'kim' in nominative/accusative plural neuter.
Note: Interrogative for 'karmāṇi'.
अत्र (atra) - here (in this context of creation) (here, in this place, in this matter)
(indeclinable)
Note: Locative adverb.
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds, rituals, fate)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, ritual, fate
Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.
कीदृशानि (kīdṛśāni) - what kind (of what kind, what sort of, what appearance)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kīdṛśa
kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort of, what appearance
Derived from 'kim' (what) + 'dṛś' (appearance).
Note: Interrogative adjective.
कियन्ति (kiyanti) - how many (how many, how much, how great)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kiyat
kiyat - how many, how much, how great
Derived from 'kim' (what) + suffix 'vat'.
Note: Interrogative adjective.
वा (vā) - and (here implying an exhaustive list of questions) (or, either, and (in lists of questions))
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.