योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-159, verse-43
तया अनादिः सादिश्चेत्यविद्येत्यनुभूयते ।
न ज्ञप्तिमात्रकचनं यदि स्याद्भुवनत्रयम् ॥ ४३ ॥
न ज्ञप्तिमात्रकचनं यदि स्याद्भुवनत्रयम् ॥ ४३ ॥
tayā anādiḥ sādiścetyavidyetyanubhūyate ,
na jñaptimātrakacanaṃ yadi syādbhuvanatrayam 43
na jñaptimātrakacanaṃ yadi syādbhuvanatrayam 43
43.
tayā anādiḥ sādiḥ ca iti avidyā iti anubhūyate
na jñaptimātrakacanam yadi syāt bhuvanatrayam
na jñaptimātrakacanam yadi syāt bhuvanatrayam
43.
tayā avidyā anādiḥ ca sādiḥ iti anubhūyate
yadi bhuvanatrayam jñaptimātrakacanam na syāt
yadi bhuvanatrayam jñaptimātrakacanam na syāt
43.
Through that (Brahman's reality), ignorance (avidyā) is experienced as both beginningless and having a beginning. If the three worlds were not merely a manifestation of consciousness...
Words meanings summery:
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- तया (tayā) - By that (Brahman's reality, from previous verse) (by that, by her)
- अनादिः (anādiḥ) - beginningless, without origin
- सादिः (sādiḥ) - having a beginning, with origin
- च (ca) - and, also
- इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or quotation
- अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā), spiritual ignorance
- इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or quotation
- अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived
- न (na) - not, no
- ज्ञप्तिमात्रकचनम् (jñaptimātrakacanam) - a mere manifestation of knowledge/cognition
- यदि (yadi) - if
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, might be
- भुवनत्रयम् (bhuvanatrayam) - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven)
Words meanings and morphology
तया (tayā) - By that (Brahman's reality, from previous verse) (by that, by her)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun, feminine instrumental singular
अनादिः (anādiḥ) - beginningless, without origin
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anādi
anādi - beginningless, eternal, without origin
Compound: an (negation) + ādi (beginning)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ādi)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - ādi – beginning, origin
noun (masculine)
Note: Here functions as a predicate nominative describing avidyā.
सादिः (sādiḥ) - having a beginning, with origin
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sādi
sādi - having a beginning, with origin, temporal
Compound: sa (with) + ādi (beginning)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ādi)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
Prefix indicating 'with' - ādi – beginning, origin
noun (masculine)
Note: Here functions as a predicate nominative describing avidyā.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or quotation
(indeclinable)
अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā), spiritual ignorance
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance, nescience (avidyā)
Compound: a (negation) + vidyā (knowledge)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - vidyā – knowledge, learning
noun (feminine)
From root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Subject of anubhūyate.
इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or quotation
(indeclinable)
अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū
Present Tense, Passive Voice
From root bhū (to be, exist) with prefix anu
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
ज्ञप्तिमात्रकचनम् (jñaptimātrakacanam) - a mere manifestation of knowledge/cognition
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñaptimātrakacana
jñaptimātrakacana - a mere manifestation of consciousness/knowledge
Compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (jñapti+mātra+kacana)
- jñapti – knowledge, cognition, consciousness
noun (feminine)
From root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9) - mātra – mere, only, simply
adjective (neuter) - kacana – shining, manifestation, appearance
noun (neuter)
From root kac (to shine, appear, manifest)
Root: kac (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative of syāt.
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
Conditional conjunction
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, might be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative Mood
From root as (to be), 3rd person singular Optative active
Root: as (class 2)
भुवनत्रयम् (bhuvanatrayam) - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuvanatraya
bhuvanatraya - the three worlds, triple world
Compound
Compound type : dvigu (bhuvana+traya)
- bhuvana – world, being, realm
noun (neuter)
From root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - traya – a triad, group of three
noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of syāt.