योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-171, verse-26
अब्रह्मण्यं क्व गच्छामि विपरीतमतो जगत् ।
असदृश्यं सदित्युक्तं ब्रह्मैवं नावगम्यते ॥ २६ ॥
असदृश्यं सदित्युक्तं ब्रह्मैवं नावगम्यते ॥ २६ ॥
abrahmaṇyaṃ kva gacchāmi viparītamato jagat ,
asadṛśyaṃ sadityuktaṃ brahmaivaṃ nāvagamyate 26
asadṛśyaṃ sadityuktaṃ brahmaivaṃ nāvagamyate 26
26.
abrahmaṇyam kva gacchāmi viparītam ataḥ jagat |
asadṛśyam sat iti uktam brahma evam na avagamyate ||
asadṛśyam sat iti uktam brahma evam na avagamyate ||
26.
kva abrahmaṇyam gacchāmi ataḥ jagat viparītam
asadṛśyam sat iti uktam brahma evam na avagamyate
asadṛśyam sat iti uktam brahma evam na avagamyate
26.
To what state of non-brahman (abrahmaṇya) can I go? For this reason, the world (jagat) is perverse: the non-existent (asadṛśya) is declared to be existent, and the supreme reality (brahman) is not understood in this way.
Words meanings summery:
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- अब्रह्मण्यम् (abrahmaṇyam) - a state contrary to the nature of Brahman (non-brahman, injustice, impiety, violation of sacred law)
- क्व (kva) - to what state or place (where, to where, in what place)
- गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - can I go (I go, I proceed)
- विपरीतम् (viparītam) - inverted, contrary, opposite, perverse
- अतः (ataḥ) - for this reason (therefore, hence, from this, for this reason)
- जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe
- असदृश्यम् (asadṛśyam) - the non-existent, that which is not visible, unperceived
- सत् (sat) - existent (existent, real, true, good)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, 'that'
- उक्तम् (uktam) - is declared (said, spoken, declared)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the supreme reality
- एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this manner, so)
- न (na) - not, no
- अवगम्यते (avagamyate) - is understood, is known, is comprehended
Words meanings and morphology
अब्रह्मण्यम् (abrahmaṇyam) - a state contrary to the nature of Brahman (non-brahman, injustice, impiety, violation of sacred law)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of abrahmaṇya
abrahmaṇya - not pertaining to brahman, impious, injustice, non-brahman
a (neg.) + brahmaṇya
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+brahmaṇya)
- a – not, non-
prefix
negative prefix - brahmaṇya – holy, sacred, righteous, relating to Brahman
adjective (neuter)
from brahman + ya
Root: bṛh (class 1)
क्व (kva) - to what state or place (where, to where, in what place)
(indeclinable)
गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - can I go (I go, I proceed)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
विपरीतम् (viparītam) - inverted, contrary, opposite, perverse
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viparīta
viparīta - inverted, contrary, opposite, reversed, perverse
Past Passive Participle
from vi-parī-i + kta
Prefixes: vi+parī
Root: i (class 2)
अतः (ataḥ) - for this reason (therefore, hence, from this, for this reason)
(indeclinable)
adverbial suffix -tas
जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe
Present Active Participle
from root gam with reduplication, used as noun
Root: gam (class 1)
असदृश्यम् (asadṛśyam) - the non-existent, that which is not visible, unperceived
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asadṛśya
asadṛśya - not visible, not to be seen, non-existent, unlike
Gerundive (negated)
a (neg.) + sadṛśya (from dṛś)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sadṛśya)
- a – not, non-
prefix
negative prefix - sadṛśya – visible, like, resembling
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
from sa-dṛś + yat
Prefix: sa
Root: dṛś (class 1)
सत् (sat) - existent (existent, real, true, good)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, true, good
Present Active Participle
from as + śatṛ
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, so, 'that'
(indeclinable)
उक्तम् (uktam) - is declared (said, spoken, declared)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta
ukta - said, spoken, told, declared
Past Passive Participle
from vac + kta, with v becoming u
Root: vac (class 2)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the supreme reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality
Root: bṛh (class 1)
एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this manner, so)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अवगम्यते (avagamyate) - is understood, is known, is comprehended
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avagam
passive form of ava-gam
Prefix: ava
Root: gam (class 1)