योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-29

यावत्सर्वमथान्योन्यं याति कारणतां चिरम् ।
तेषां शून्यात्मका एव पदार्था ईश्वरादयः ॥ २९ ॥

yāvatsarvamathānyonyaṃ yāti kāraṇatāṃ ciram ,
teṣāṃ śūnyātmakā eva padārthā īśvarādayaḥ 29

29. yāvat sarvam atha anyonyam yāti kāraṇatām ciram
teṣām śūnya-ātmakāḥ eva padārthāḥ īśvara-ādayaḥ

29. yāvat sarvam anyonyam ciram kāraṇatām yāti atha
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.

29. עם הזמן, הדברים מתחילים להיראות כגורמים זה לזה, אך כל העצמים הללו, כולל דמויות האלים, אינם אלא ריקנות במהותם.

Words meanings summery:

• 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'.

Previous Verse Next Verse