योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-168, verse-29
यावत्सर्वमथान्योन्यं याति कारणतां चिरम् ।
तेषां शून्यात्मका एव पदार्था ईश्वरादयः ॥ २९ ॥
तेषां शून्यात्मका एव पदार्था ईश्वरादयः ॥ २९ ॥
yāvatsarvamathānyonyaṃ yāti kāraṇatāṃ ciram ,
teṣāṃ śūnyātmakā eva padārthā īśvarādayaḥ 29
teṣāṃ śūnyātmakā eva padārthā īśvarādayaḥ 29
29.
yāvat sarvam atha anyonyam yāti kāraṇatām ciram
teṣām śūnya-ātmakāḥ eva padārthāḥ īśvara-ādayaḥ
teṣām śūnya-ātmakāḥ eva padārthāḥ īśvara-ādayaḥ
29.
yāvat sarvam anyonyam ciram kāraṇatām yāti atha
teṣām īśvara-ādayaḥ padārthāḥ eva śūnya-ātmakāḥ
teṣām īśvara-ādayaḥ padārthāḥ eva śūnya-ātmakāḥ
29.
As long as everything mutually takes on the role of a cause for a prolonged period, then even such entities as Īśvara (God) and others are, in their very nature (ātman), utterly empty.
Words meanings summery:
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- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until, as much as)
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all things, everything (all, every, whole)
- अथ (atha) - then (introducing the main clause) (then, now, moreover, and)
- अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other
- याति (yāti) - takes on (the role) (goes, moves, attains, becomes)
- कारणताम् (kāraṇatām) - the state of causality (the state of being a cause, causality)
- चिरम् (ciram) - for a prolonged period (for a long time, long)
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (referring to the objects/entities) (of them, their)
- शून्य-आत्मकाः (śūnya-ātmakāḥ) - in their very nature (ātman) empty (whose essence is emptiness, empty by nature)
- एव (eva) - indeed, even (just, only, indeed, even)
- पदार्थाः (padārthāḥ) - entities (objects, categories, realities, things)
- ईश्वर-आदयः (īśvara-ādayaḥ) - entities like Īśvara (God) and others (Īśvara and others, beginning with Īśvara)
Words meanings and morphology
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until, as much as)
(indeclinable)
Correlative pronoun/adverb
Note: Forms a temporal clause.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all things, everything (all, every, whole)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Universal pronoun
Note: Subject of 'yāti'.
अथ (atha) - then (introducing the main clause) (then, now, moreover, and)
(indeclinable)
Particle introducing a new sentence or clause.
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya
anyonya - mutual, each other, reciprocal
From 'anya' (another) + 'anya' (another)
Compound type : dvandva (anya+anya)
- anya – other, another
pronoun (neuter) - anya – other, another
pronoun (neuter)
Note: Adverbial accusative, often treated as an indeclinable in this usage.
याति (yāti) - takes on (the role) (goes, moves, attains, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Present tense
From root 'yā' (class 2 verb)
Root: yā (class 2)
कारणताम् (kāraṇatām) - the state of causality (the state of being a cause, causality)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kāraṇatā
kāraṇatā - causality, the state of being a cause or reason
From 'kāraṇa' + suffix '-tā' (abstract noun suffix)
Note: Object of 'yāti'.
चिरम् (ciram) - for a prolonged period (for a long time, long)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial accusative.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (referring to the objects/entities) (of them, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun
शून्य-आत्मकाः (śūnya-ātmakāḥ) - in their very nature (ātman) empty (whose essence is emptiness, empty by nature)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūnya-ātmaka
śūnya-ātmaka - whose nature/essence is emptiness, consisting of emptiness
Bahuvrīhi compound, from 'śūnya' + 'ātman' + suffix '-ka'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+ātman)
- śūnya – empty, void, non-existent
adjective (masculine) - ātman – self, soul, essence, nature
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'padārthāḥ īśvarādayaḥ'.
एव (eva) - indeed, even (just, only, indeed, even)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
Note: Emphasizes 'śūnya-ātmakāḥ'.
पदार्थाः (padārthāḥ) - entities (objects, categories, realities, things)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of padārtha
padārtha - object, category, reality, thing, word-meaning
From 'pada' (word) + 'artha' (meaning/object)
Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+artha)
- pada – step, foot, word, place
noun (neuter) - artha – meaning, object, purpose, wealth
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.
ईश्वर-आदयः (īśvara-ādayaḥ) - entities like Īśvara (God) and others (Īśvara and others, beginning with Īśvara)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of īśvara-ādi
īśvara-ādi - Īśvara and others, beginning with Īśvara, etc.
Tatpurusha compound ('Īśvara' is the chief among others listed).
Compound type : tatpurusha (īśvara+ādi)
- īśvara – lord, master, ruler, God
noun (masculine)
From root īś (to own, rule)
Root: īś (class 2) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
indeclinable
Note: Co-referent with 'padārthāḥ'.