योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-15, verse-15
ब्रह्मण्यतिततेऽनन्ते संकल्पोल्लेखवर्जिते ।
अहंत्वकारणाभावान्न कदाचन सन्मयम् ॥ १५ ॥
अहंत्वकारणाभावान्न कदाचन सन्मयम् ॥ १५ ॥
brahmaṇyatitate'nante saṃkalpollekhavarjite ,
ahaṃtvakāraṇābhāvānna kadācana sanmayam 15
ahaṃtvakāraṇābhāvānna kadācana sanmayam 15
15.
brahmaṇi atitate anante saṅkalpa ullekha varjite
ahaṃtva kāraṇa abhāvāt na kadācana sat mayam
ahaṃtva kāraṇa abhāvāt na kadācana sat mayam
15.
atitate anante saṅkalpa-ullekha-varjite brahmaṇi
ahaṃtva-kāraṇa-abhāvāt na kadācana sat-mayam
ahaṃtva-kāraṇa-abhāvāt na kadācana sat-mayam
15.
In the supremely vast and infinite ultimate reality (brahman), which is free from any mental constructs or imaginings, the ego (ahaṅkāra) can never be truly existent, because its cause is absent.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman (brahman), in the Absolute Reality
- अतितते (atitate) - exceedingly vast, widely extended, all-pervading
- अनन्ते (anante) - infinite, endless, eternal
- सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) - conception, intention, mental resolve, desire
- उल्लेख (ullekha) - mention, impression, imagination, mental activity
- वर्जिते (varjite) - devoid of, free from, excluded
- अहंत्व (ahaṁtva) - ego-ness, ego (ahaṅkāra)
- कारण (kāraṇa) - cause, reason
- अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to absence, from non-existence
- न (na) - not, no
- कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, not ever
- सत् (sat) - existent, real, true, good
- मयम् (mayam) - consisting of, full of, made of
Words meanings and morphology
ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman (brahman), in the Absolute Reality
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the supreme spirit
अतितते (atitate) - exceedingly vast, widely extended, all-pervading
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of atitata
atitata - exceedingly vast, widely extended, all-pervading
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root tan (to stretch, extend) with upasarga ati (beyond, exceeding).
Compound type : praadi-samāsa (ati+tata)
- ati – beyond, over, excessively, exceedingly
indeclinable
Prefix/upasarga. - tata – stretched, extended, spread, vast
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root tan (to stretch).
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'brahmaṇi'.
अनन्ते (anante) - infinite, endless, eternal
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, eternal, boundless
Compound of 'an' (negation) and 'anta' (end).
Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (an+anta)
- an – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negation particle (used before vowels). - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'brahmaṇi'.
सङ्कल्प (saṅkalpa) - conception, intention, mental resolve, desire
(noun)
masculine, singular of saṅkalpa
saṅkalpa - conception, intention, mental resolve, will, desire, imagination
From sam-kḷp (to form, to resolve).
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: First part of the compound 'saṅkalpa-ullekha-varjite'.
उल्लेख (ullekha) - mention, impression, imagination, mental activity
(noun)
masculine, singular of ullekha
ullekha - mention, description, impression, imagination, mental activity, writing
From ud-likh (to scratch out, describe).
Prefix: ud
Root: likh (class 6)
Note: Second part of the compound 'saṅkalpa-ullekha-varjite'.
वर्जिते (varjite) - devoid of, free from, excluded
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of varjita
varjita - excluded, abandoned, devoid of, free from, avoided
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root vṛj (to avoid, abandon).
Root: vṛj (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'brahmaṇi'. Part of the compound 'saṅkalpa-ullekha-varjite'.
अहंत्व (ahaṁtva) - ego-ness, ego (ahaṅkāra)
(noun)
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).
Note: First part of the compound 'ahaṃtva-kāraṇa-abhāvāt'.
कारण (kāraṇa) - cause, reason
(noun)
neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Second part of the compound 'ahaṃtva-kāraṇa-abhāvāt'.
अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to absence, from non-existence
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of abhāva
abhāva - absence, non-existence, annihilation
Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'bhāva' (existence, being).
Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+bhāva)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negation particle. - bhāva – being, existence, state, feeling
noun (masculine)
Derived from root bhū (to be, exist).
Root: bhū (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, not ever
(indeclinable)
From kadā (when) + cana (particle for indefiniteness/negation).
सत् (sat) - existent, real, true, good
(adjective)
neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, true, good, being
Present Active Participle
Derived from the root as (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: First part of the compound 'san-mayam' (consisting of reality).
मयम् (mayam) - consisting of, full of, made of
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of maya
maya - consisting of, full of, made of (suffix)
Suffix used to form adjectives indicating material or abundance.
Note: Second part of the compound 'san-mayam' (consisting of reality).