योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-24

एतावत्येव नियतिरत्र यन्नाम यद्यथा ।
यावत्प्रस्फुरितं भानं तत्तथा न तदन्यथा ॥ २४ ॥

etāvatyeva niyatiratra yannāma yadyathā ,
yāvatprasphuritaṃ bhānaṃ tattathā na tadanyathā 24

24. etāvati eva niyatiḥ atra yat nāma yat yathā yāvat
prasphuritam bhānam tat tathā na tat anyathā

24. atra niyatiḥ etāvati eva yat nāma yat yathā yāvat
bhānam prasphuritam tat tathā na tat anyathā

24. Here, the natural law (niyati) is precisely this: whatever is, is in whatever manner it is. As long as a manifestation (bhāna) shines forth, it is exactly so and not otherwise.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावति (etāvati) - to this extent, simply this (in this much, to this extent, this much only)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law, destiny, fixed order, necessity

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter/place)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

• नाम (nāma) - whatever (reinforcing 'yat') (namely, indeed, by name, whatever)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

• यथा (yathā) - in whatever manner (as, in whatever manner, just as)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, to the extent that)

• प्रस्फुरितम् (prasphuritam) - shines forth, is perceived (manifested, shone forth, appeared, vibrated)

• भानम् (bhānam) - manifestation, appearance (manifestation, appearance, shining, light)

• तत् (tat) - it (referring to the manifestation) (that, it)

• तथा (tathā) - exactly so (so, in that manner, thus, exactly so)

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - it (referring to the manifestation) (that, it)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in a different way, differently

Words meanings and morphology

एतावति (etāvati) - to this extent, simply this (in this much, to this extent, this much only)

(adjective)

Locative, singular of etāvat

etāvat - this much, so much, so far

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law, destiny, fixed order, necessity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - natural law, destiny, fixed order, necessity, limitation

Derived from ni-yam (to restrain, fix).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter/place)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whatever

नाम (nāma) - whatever (reinforcing 'yat') (namely, indeed, by name, whatever)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whatever

यथा (yathā) - in whatever manner (as, in whatever manner, just as)

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, to the extent that)

(indeclinable)

प्रस्फुरितम् (prasphuritam) - shines forth, is perceived (manifested, shone forth, appeared, vibrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prasphurita

prasphurita - manifested, shone forth, appeared, vibrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sphur- (to throb, vibrate, manifest) with the prefix pra- (forth, onward).

Prefix: pra

Root: sphur (class 6)

भानम् (bhānam) - manifestation, appearance (manifestation, appearance, shining, light)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāna

bhāna - shining, appearance, manifestation, light

Derived from the root bhā- (to shine, appear).

Root: bhā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - it (referring to the manifestation) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, it

तथा (tathā) - exactly so (so, in that manner, thus, exactly so)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - it (referring to the manifestation) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, it

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in a different way, differently

(indeclinable)

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