योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-146, verse-20
या नाम शक्तिः काचित्सा तत्रैवास्ति च नास्ति च
यस्मात्तदात्म तद्ब्रह्म तथैवात्म तदात्मकम् ॥ २० ॥
यस्मात्तदात्म तद्ब्रह्म तथैवात्म तदात्मकम् ॥ २० ॥
yā nāma śaktiḥ kācitsā tatraivāsti ca nāsti ca
yasmāttadātma tadbrahma tathaivātma tadātmakam 20
yasmāttadātma tadbrahma tathaivātma tadātmakam 20
20.
yā nāma śaktiḥ kācit sā tatra eva asti ca na asti ca
yasmāt tat ātma tat brahma tathā eva ātma tat ātmakam
yasmāt tat ātma tat brahma tathā eva ātma tat ātmakam
20.
yā nāma kācit śaktiḥ sā tatra eva asti ca na asti ca
yasmāt tat ātma tat brahma tathā eva ātma tat ātmakam
yasmāt tat ātma tat brahma tathā eva ātma tat ātmakam
20.
Whatever power (śakti) may be spoken of, that power both exists and does not exist in Brahman itself. This is because that (power) is the very Self (ātman) of that Brahman, and similarly, the Self (ātman) is inherently of the nature of that (Brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- या (yā) - which, whatever
- नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, called
- शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, ability, energy
- काचित् (kācit) - any, some, whatever
- सा (sā) - she, that
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, very
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- च (ca) - and
- न (na) - not
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- च (ca) - and
- यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, because
- तत् (tat) - that
- आत्म (ātma) - the Self, essence
- तत् (tat) - that
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, very
- आत्म (ātma) - the Self, essence
- तत् (tat) - that
- आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - having the nature of, consisting of
Words meanings and morphology
या (yā) - which, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what
नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, called
(indeclinable)
शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, ability, energy
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, ability, energy, faculty
Root: śak (class 5)
काचित् (kācit) - any, some, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ka
ka - who, what
सा (sā) - she, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, very
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, because
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of yad
yad - which, what
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
आत्म (ātma) - the Self, essence
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual soul
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, ultimate reality, the Absolute
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, very
(indeclinable)
आत्म (ātma) - the Self, essence
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual soul
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - having the nature of, consisting of
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmaka
ātmaka - consisting of, having the nature of, pertaining to the Self
derived from ātman + ka (suffix)
Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ka)
- ātman – Self, soul, essence
noun (masculine) - ka – (suffix) having the nature of, consisting of
suffix
suffix forming adjectives meaning 'made of, consisting of, having the nature of'