योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-57

न किंचित्किंचनापीदं दृश्यमस्ति मनागपि ।
क्व रजः पूर्णजलधौ क्व दृश्यं परमाम्बरे ॥ ५७ ॥

na kiṃcitkiṃcanāpīdaṃ dṛśyamasti manāgapi ,
kva rajaḥ pūrṇajaladhau kva dṛśyaṃ paramāmbare 57

57. na kiñcit kiñcana api idam dṛśyam asti manāk api
kva rajaḥ pūrṇa-jaladhau kva dṛśyam parama-ambare

57. idam dṛśyam na kiñcit kiñcana api manāk api asti.
pūrṇa-jaladhau rajaḥ kva? parama-ambare dṛśyam kva?

57. This visible world (dṛśyam) is not anything at all, not even slightly real. Where is a speck of dust in a boundless ocean? And where is the visible world in the supreme, infinite space?

57. עולם נראה זה אינו קיים כלל וכלל, אפילו לא במעט. היכן יש אבק באוקיינוס המלא, והיכן עולם נראה בשמיים העליונים?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything (emphatic), even a little

• अपि (api) - even, also

• इदम् (idam) - this

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world, phenomenon

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly

• अपि (api) - even, also

• क्व (kva) - where?

• रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, speck

• पूर्ण-जलधौ (pūrṇa-jaladhau) - in the full ocean, in the boundless ocean

• क्व (kva) - where?

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible world, phenomenon

• परम-अम्बरे (parama-ambare) - in the supreme sky, in the vast space

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little

Indefinite pronoun, formed from kim + cid

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything (emphatic), even a little

(indeclinable)

Emphatic indefinite particle/pronoun

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Particle

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world, phenomenon

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - to be seen, visible; the visible world, objects of perception, phenomena

Gerundive

From √dṛś (class 1) 'to see', used as a noun

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √as

Root: √as (class 2)

मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly

(indeclinable)

Adverb

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Particle

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb of place

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, speck

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, dirt, pollen; speck, impurity; the quality of passion/activity (rajas guṇa)

पूर्ण-जलधौ (pūrṇa-jaladhau) - in the full ocean, in the boundless ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrṇa-jaladhi

pūrṇa-jaladhi - full ocean

Karmadhāraya compound: 'full' (pūrṇa) and 'ocean' (jaladhi)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrṇa+jaladhi)

• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pṛ (class 3/9) 'to fill'
  Root: √pṛ (class 3)
• jaladhi – ocean, sea, water reservoir
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of jala ('water') and dhā ('holding')

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb of place

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible world, phenomenon

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - to be seen, visible; the visible world, objects of perception, phenomena

Gerundive

From √dṛś (class 1) 'to see', used as a noun

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

परम-अम्बरे (parama-ambare) - in the supreme sky, in the vast space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parama-ambara

parama-ambara - supreme space, highest sky

Karmadhāraya compound: 'supreme' (parama) and 'space' (ambara)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ambara)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, space; garment
  noun (neuter)

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