योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-171, verse-32
स साकारो निराकार इति शब्दार्थकल्पना ।
खपुष्पवदसद्रूपा न संभवति तद्विदाम् ॥ ३२ ॥
खपुष्पवदसद्रूपा न संभवति तद्विदाम् ॥ ३२ ॥
sa sākāro nirākāra iti śabdārthakalpanā ,
khapuṣpavadasadrūpā na saṃbhavati tadvidām 32
khapuṣpavadasadrūpā na saṃbhavati tadvidām 32
32.
saḥ sākāraḥ nirākāraḥ iti śabdārthakalpanā
khapuṣpavat asadrūpā na saṃbhavati tadvidām
khapuṣpavat asadrūpā na saṃbhavati tadvidām
32.
saḥ sākāraḥ nirākāraḥ iti śabdārthakalpanā
khapuṣpavat asadrūpā tadvidām na saṃbhavati
khapuṣpavat asadrūpā tadvidām na saṃbhavati
32.
Such verbal and conceptual fabrications as 'That (Brahman) is with form' or 'That is without form' are like a sky-flower, having an unreal nature, and are not possible for those who know that (Brahman) directly.
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - That (Brahman) (that, he)
- साकारः (sākāraḥ) - having form, embodied, with shape
- निराकारः (nirākāraḥ) - formless, bodiless, without shape
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought
- शब्दार्थकल्पना (śabdārthakalpanā) - conceptualization based on words and their meanings, verbal-semantic fabrication
- खपुष्पवत् (khapuṣpavat) - like a sky-flower, like something non-existent
- असद्रूपा (asadrūpā) - having the nature of the unreal, unreal in form, non-existent
- न (na) - not, no
- संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible (to occur) (is possible, occurs, exists)
- तद्विदाम् (tadvidām) - for those who know that (Brahman) (of those who know that)
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - That (Brahman) (that, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
साकारः (sākāraḥ) - having form, embodied, with shape
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sākāra
sākāra - having form, embodied, with shape
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+ākāra)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - ākāra – form, shape, appearance
noun (masculine)
निराकारः (nirākāraḥ) - formless, bodiless, without shape
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirākāra
nirākāra - formless, bodiless, without shape
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+ākāra)
- nis – without, out, away
indeclinable
Prefix indicating negation or absence. - ākāra – form, shape, appearance
noun (masculine)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought
(indeclinable)
शब्दार्थकल्पना (śabdārthakalpanā) - conceptualization based on words and their meanings, verbal-semantic fabrication
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śabdārthakalpanā
śabdārthakalpanā - conceptualization based on words and their meanings, verbal-semantic fabrication
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śabda+artha+kalpanā)
- śabda – word, sound
noun (masculine) - artha – meaning, purpose, object
noun (masculine) - kalpanā – imagination, conception, fabrication, arrangement
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'kḷp' (to arrange, form) with suffix '-anā'.
Root: kḷp (class 1)
खपुष्पवत् (khapuṣpavat) - like a sky-flower, like something non-existent
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix '-vat' meaning 'like' or 'as'.
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kha+puṣpa)
- kha – sky, space, ether, zero
noun (neuter) - puṣpa – flower, blossom
noun (neuter)
असद्रूपा (asadrūpā) - having the nature of the unreal, unreal in form, non-existent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of asadrūpa
asadrūpa - having the nature of the unreal, unreal in form, non-existent
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (asat+rūpa)
- asat – unreal, non-existent, false
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'as' (to be) with negative prefix 'a-'.
Root: as (class 2) - rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'śabdārthakalpanā'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible (to occur) (is possible, occurs, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū
Root verb with prefix 'sam-'.
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
तद्विदाम् (tadvidām) - for those who know that (Brahman) (of those who know that)
(noun)
Genitive, plural of tadvid
tadvid - knower of that, one who knows the truth (Brahman)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+vid)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - vid – knower, learned
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'vid' (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)