योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-15, verse-14
अर्हत्वं नाम तत्किंचिद्विद्याधर न विद्यते ।
अकारणमवस्तुत्वाच्छशशृङ्गमिवोदितम् ॥ १४ ॥
अकारणमवस्तुत्वाच्छशशृङ्गमिवोदितम् ॥ १४ ॥
arhatvaṃ nāma tatkiṃcidvidyādhara na vidyate ,
akāraṇamavastutvācchaśaśṛṅgamivoditam 14
akāraṇamavastutvācchaśaśṛṅgamivoditam 14
14.
ahaṃtvam nāma tat kiñcit vidyādhara na vidyate
akāraṇam avastutvāt śaśa śṛṅgam iva uditam
akāraṇam avastutvāt śaśa śṛṅgam iva uditam
14.
vidyādhara tat kiñcit nāma ahaṃtvam na vidyate
akāraṇam avastutvāt śaśa-śṛṅgam iva uditam
akāraṇam avastutvāt śaśa-śṛṅgam iva uditam
14.
O Vidyādhara, that which is termed ego (ahaṅkāra) does not truly exist. Because it is without cause and lacks reality, it is like the appearance of a rabbit's horn.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहंत्वम् (ahaṁtvam) - ego-ness, ego (ahaṅkāra)
- नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely, what is called
- तत् (tat) - that
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (used for emphasis, 'that something called...') (something, anything, a little, whatever)
- विद्याधर (vidyādhara) - O Vidyādhara (a class of celestial beings)
- न (na) - not, no
- विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present
- अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause, causeless
- अवस्तुत्वात् (avastutvāt) - due to lack of substance, due to non-existence
- शश (śaśa) - rabbit, hare
- शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - horn, peak
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to
- उदितम् (uditam) - risen, appeared, manifested, said
Words meanings and morphology
अहंत्वम् (ahaṁtvam) - ego-ness, ego (ahaṅkāra)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ahaṃtva
ahaṁtva - ego-ness, self-hood, egoism, the principle of individuation
Abstract noun formed from aham (I) + tva (suffix for abstract nouns).
नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely, what is called
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (used for emphasis, 'that something called...') (something, anything, a little, whatever)
(indeclinable)
From kim (what) + cit (indefinite particle).
विद्याधर (vidyādhara) - O Vidyādhara (a class of celestial beings)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vidyādhara
vidyādhara - knowledge-bearer, a class of semi-divine beings in Hindu mythology, a magician
Compound of vidyā (knowledge) + dhara (bearer).
Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyā+dhara)
- vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
Root: vid (class 2) - dhara – bearer, supporter, holder
noun (masculine)
Derived from the root dhṛ (to hold, bear).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid
Present Indicative
Root: vid (class 4)
अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause, causeless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa
akāraṇa - without cause, causeless, without reason
Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kāraṇa' (cause).
Compound type : nan-bahuvrihi (a+kāraṇa)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negation particle. - kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
noun (neuter)
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अवस्तुत्वात् (avastutvāt) - due to lack of substance, due to non-existence
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of avastutva
avastutva - unreality, non-substantiality, lack of real existence
Abstract noun formed from 'a' (negation) + 'vastu' (substance, reality) + 'tva' (abstract suffix).
Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+vastu+tva)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negation particle. - vastu – substance, object, thing, reality
noun (neuter) - tva – suffix for abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
suffix (neuter)
शश (śaśa) - rabbit, hare
(noun)
masculine, singular of śaśa
śaśa - a rabbit, a hare
Note: First part of the compound 'śaśa-śṛṅgam' (rabbit's horn).
शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - horn, peak
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga
śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, pinnacle
Note: Second part of the compound 'śaśa-śṛṅgam' (rabbit's horn).
इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to
(indeclinable)
उदितम् (uditam) - risen, appeared, manifested, said
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of udita
udita - risen, appeared, manifested, said, uttered
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root i (to go) with upasarga ud (up).
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)