योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-149, verse-25

नास्त्येव स्वप्नमये कारणसहकारि कारणादिपुरे ।
तस्मात्तदनादि शिवं चेतनमजरं परं ब्रह्म ॥ २५ ॥

nāstyeva svapnamaye kāraṇasahakāri kāraṇādipure ,
tasmāttadanādi śivaṃ cetanamajaraṃ paraṃ brahma 25

25. na asti eva svapnamaye kāraṇasahakāri kāraṇādipurē
tasmāt tat anādi śivam cetanam ajaram param brahma

25. svapnamaye kāraṇādipurē kāraṇasahakāri na asti eva.
tasmāt tat anādi śivam cetanam ajaram param brahma.

25. Indeed, in the dream-like realm of causes, there exists no co-operating cause. Therefore, that (brahman) is beginningless, auspicious, conscious, ageless, and the Supreme (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

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

• स्वप्नमये (svapnamaye) - in the dream-like realm of existence (in the dream-like)

• कारणसहकारि (kāraṇasahakāri) - a co-operating cause, a helpful cause

• कारणादिपुरे (kāraṇādipurē) - in the primary city of causes, in the realm of fundamental causes

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तत् (tat) - refers to brahman (that, it)

• अनादि (anādi) - beginningless, eternal

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious, sentient, intelligent

• अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless, undecaying, immortal

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active

Class 2 P. (asti).

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

स्वप्नमये (svapnamaye) - in the dream-like realm of existence (in the dream-like)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapnamaya

svapnamaya - dream-like, consisting of dreams, illusory

Compound of svapna (dream) and maya (made of, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+maya)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root √svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  Secondary suffix forming adjectives.

Note: Qualifies `kāraṇādipurē`.

कारणसहकारि (kāraṇasahakāri) - a co-operating cause, a helpful cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇasahakārin

kāraṇasahakārin - co-operating cause, auxiliary cause

Compound of kāraṇa and sahakārin.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+sahakārin)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make) + -ana suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• sahakārin – co-operating, assisting, a helper
  adjective/noun
  From saha- (with) + √kṛ (to do) + -in suffix.
  Prefix: saha
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: i-stem noun in nominative singular.

कारणादिपुरे (kāraṇādipurē) - in the primary city of causes, in the realm of fundamental causes

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāraṇādipura

kāraṇādipura - primary city of causes, original abode of causes

Compound of kāraṇa, ādi, and pura.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+ādi+pura)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make) + -ana suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ādi – beginning, origin, principal, first
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, fortress, body, abode
  noun (neuter)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative pronoun.

तत् (tat) - refers to brahman (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

अनादि (anādi) - beginningless, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādi

anādi - without beginning, eternal

Compound of a- (negation) and ādi (beginning).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ādi)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `brahma`.

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous, Shiva

Note: Qualifies `brahma`.

चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious, sentient, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, intelligent

From root √cit (to perceive, understand, be conscious).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `brahma`.

अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless, undecaying, immortal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajara

ajara - ageless, undecaying, immortal

Compound of a- (negation) and jara (old age, decay).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• jara – old age, decay
  noun (masculine)
  From root √jṝ (to wear out, decay).
  Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies `brahma`.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

Note: Qualifies `brahma`.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth

From root √bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: This is the subject of the second half of the verse.

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