योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-165, verse-11
सन्त्येवासत्यभूतानि स्फारापि परमार्थतः ।
नास्त्येवाकारवत्तेयं स्वप्नोर्व्यामिव जाग्रति ॥ ११ ॥
नास्त्येवाकारवत्तेयं स्वप्नोर्व्यामिव जाग्रति ॥ ११ ॥
santyevāsatyabhūtāni sphārāpi paramārthataḥ ,
nāstyevākāravatteyaṃ svapnorvyāmiva jāgrati 11
nāstyevākāravatteyaṃ svapnorvyāmiva jāgrati 11
11.
santi eva asatya-bhūtāni sphārā api paramārthataḥ
na asti eva ākāravattā svapna-urvyām iva jāgrati
na asti eva ākāravattā svapna-urvyām iva jāgrati
11.
asatya-bhūtāni sphārā api santi eva paramārthataḥ
na asti eva ākāravattā iva jāgrati svapna-urvyām
na asti eva ākāravattā iva jāgrati svapna-urvyām
11.
Though they appear vast, unreal entities (asatya-bhūtāni) truly exist, yet in ultimate reality (paramārthataḥ) there is no substantiality (ākāravattā) to them. This is just as in the waking state (jāgrati), where there is no substantiality to the things seen in a dream (svapna-urvyām).
Words meanings summery:
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- सन्ति (santi) - are, exist
- एव (eva) - indeed, only
- असत्य-भूतानि (asatya-bhūtāni) - unreal entities/things
- स्फारा (sphārā) - though vast (in appearance) (vast, expansive)
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in ultimate reality, truly
- न (na) - not
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- एव (eva) - indeed, only
- आकारवत्ता (ākāravattā) - substantiality, having form/shape
- स्वप्न-उर्व्याम् (svapna-urvyām) - in the dream-world
- इव (iva) - like, as, just as
- जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state
Words meanings and morphology
सन्ति (santi) - are, exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Active
3rd person plural present active
Root: as (class 2)
एव (eva) - indeed, only
(indeclinable)
असत्य-भूतानि (asatya-bhūtāni) - unreal entities/things
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of asatya-bhūta
asatya-bhūta - unreal entity, non-existent being, false thing
compound
Compound type : karmadharaya (asatya+bhūta)
- asatya – untrue, unreal, false
adjective
negative prefix 'a-' + 'satya' - bhūta – being, entity, thing, existed
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Root: bhū (class 1)
स्फारा (sphārā) - though vast (in appearance) (vast, expansive)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sphāra
sphāra - vast, extensive, expanded, swollen
Root: sphur (class 6)
Note: It is a feminine nominative singular adjective, appearing to modify an implied feminine noun or adverbially describing the extent of the unreal entities, despite 'asatya-bhūtāni' being neuter plural.
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in ultimate reality, truly
(indeclinable)
Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+artha)
- parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
adjective - artha – meaning, purpose, reality, object
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛ (class 3)
Note: Functions as an adverb from 'paramārtha' with suffix '-tas'.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Active
3rd person singular present active
Root: as (class 2)
एव (eva) - indeed, only
(indeclinable)
आकारवत्ता (ākāravattā) - substantiality, having form/shape
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ākāravattā
ākāravattā - substantiality, having form/shape, formality, tangibility
Derived from `ākāravat` (possessing form) + `tā` (abstract suffix).
Note: Assuming `ākāravattā` as the correct reading for `ākāravatteyam`.
स्वप्न-उर्व्याम् (svapna-urvyām) - in the dream-world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of svapna-urvī
svapna-urvī - dream-world, land of dreams
compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+urvī)
- svapna – dream, sleep
noun (masculine)
Root: svap (class 2) - urvī – earth, land, world
noun (feminine)
Root: ur
इव (iva) - like, as, just as
(indeclinable)
जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state
(noun)
Locative, singular of jāgrat
jāgrat - waking, awake
Present Active Participle
Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
Note: The nominal form of the present participle, used here adverbially as 'in the waking state'.