योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-24

आदिसर्गात्प्रभृत्येव दृश्यमुत्पन्नमेव नो ।
यन्नाम तदिहास्तीति मायाशम्बरडम्बरः ॥ २४ ॥

ādisargātprabhṛtyeva dṛśyamutpannameva no ,
yannāma tadihāstīti māyāśambaraḍambaraḥ 24

24. ādisargāt prabhṛti eva dṛśyam utpannam eva no |
yat nāma tat iha asti iti māyāśambaraḍambaraḥ ||

24. ādisargāt prabhṛti eva dṛśyam utpannam eva no
yat nāma tat iha asti iti māyāśambaraḍambaraḥ

24. Indeed, from the very first creation (ādi-sarga) onwards, the visible (dṛśya) has not come into existence at all. That which is named 'existent' here is merely the splendid show of illusion (māyā).

24. מראשית הבריאה, העולם הנתפס מעולם לא נוצר; מה שנאמר כאילו הוא קיים כאן אינו אלא מופע קסמים אשלייתי של מָאיָה (האשליה הקוסמית).

Words meanings summery:

• आदिसर्गात् (ādisargāt) - from the primeval creation, from the beginning of emanation

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - beginning from, since, onwards

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world or phenomena (the visible, that which is seen, object of perception)

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced, manifest

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• नो (no) - not at all (not, never (emphatic negation))

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

• नाम (nāma) - is named, is called (name, designation, by name)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so, 'that'

• मायाशम्बरडम्बरः (māyāśambaraḍambaraḥ) - the splendid show of illusion (māyā) (a grand display of illusion (māyā), a show of magic and deceit)

Words meanings and morphology

आदिसर्गात् (ādisargāt) - from the primeval creation, from the beginning of emanation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ādisarga

ādisarga - first creation, primeval creation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ādi+sarga)

• ādi – beginning, first
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  from sṛj + ghañ
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - beginning from, since, onwards

(indeclinable)

often used with ablative

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world or phenomena (the visible, that which is seen, object of perception)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, perceptible

Gerundive

from dṛś + yat

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced, manifest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - arisen, produced, born, manifest

Past Passive Participle

from ut-pad + kta

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

नो (no) - not at all (not, never (emphatic negation))

(indeclinable)

a combination of 'na' (not) and 'u' (an emphatic particle)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

नाम (nāma) - is named, is called (name, designation, by name)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, designation

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, 'that'

(indeclinable)

मायाशम्बरडम्बरः (māyāśambaraḍambaraḥ) - the splendid show of illusion (māyā) (a grand display of illusion (māyā), a show of magic and deceit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāśambaraḍambara

māyāśambaraḍambara - grand display of illusion or magic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyāśambara+ḍambara)

• māyā – illusion, magic, cosmic illusion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mā
• śambara – magic, illusion, delusion
  noun (masculine)
• ḍambara – display, pomp, show, ostentation
  noun (masculine)

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