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7,15

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-15, verse-14

अर्हत्वं नाम तत्किंचिद्विद्याधर न विद्यते ।
अकारणमवस्तुत्वाच्छशशृङ्गमिवोदितम् ॥ १४ ॥
arhatvaṃ nāma tatkiṃcidvidyādhara na vidyate ,
akāraṇamavastutvācchaśaśṛṅgamivoditam 14
14. ahaṃtvam nāma tat kiñcit vidyādhara na vidyate
akāraṇam avastutvāt śaśa śṛṅgam iva uditam
14. vidyādhara tat kiñcit nāma ahaṃtvam na vidyate
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)
  • (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)
(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)