योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-172, verse-6
न भवत्येव मुक्तानां स्मृतिर्देहोदयः पुनः ।
न देशकालावर्तत्वमावर्तानां सतामिव ॥ ६ ॥
न देशकालावर्तत्वमावर्तानां सतामिव ॥ ६ ॥
na bhavatyeva muktānāṃ smṛtirdehodayaḥ punaḥ ,
na deśakālāvartatvamāvartānāṃ satāmiva 6
na deśakālāvartatvamāvartānāṃ satāmiva 6
6.
na bhavati eva muktānām smṛtiḥ deha-udayaḥ punaḥ
na deśa-kāla-āvartatvam āvartānām satām iva
na deśa-kāla-āvartatvam āvartānām satām iva
6.
muktānām smṛtiḥ na eva bhavati,
punaḥ deha-udayaḥ na (bhavati).
āvartānām satām iva deśa-kāla-āvartatvam na (bhavati).
punaḥ deha-udayaḥ na (bhavati).
āvartānām satām iva deśa-kāla-āvartatvam na (bhavati).
6.
For those who are liberated (mukta), there is indeed no memory (of past lives) nor renewed physical existence. Nor do they experience the cyclical nature of space and time, unlike those embodied beings who remain caught in cycles (saṃsāra).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - no (not, no, nor)
- भवति (bhavati) - exists, takes place (is, exists, happens, becomes)
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (just, only, indeed, certainly)
- मुक्तानाम् (muktānām) - for those who are liberated (mukta) (of the liberated ones, for the free)
- स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory (of past lives) (memory, recollection)
- देह-उदयः (deha-udayaḥ) - renewed physical existence, rebirth (appearance of a body, birth)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew (again, once more, furthermore)
- न (na) - nor (not, no, nor)
- देश-काल-आवर्तत्वम् (deśa-kāla-āvartatvam) - the cyclical nature of space and time
- आवर्तानाम् (āvartānām) - of those caught in cycles (of saṃsāra) (of those in cycles, of the revolving ones)
- सताम् (satām) - of the existing (bound) beings (of the existing ones, of the good ones)
- इव (iva) - as, like (like, as, as if, similar to)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - no (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation particle.
भवति (bhavati) - exists, takes place (is, exists, happens, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū
Present Indicative, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular
Root 'bhū' of Class 1 (parasmaipada).
Root: BHŪ (class 1)
Note: Denotes existence.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (just, only, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
मुक्तानाम् (muktānām) - for those who are liberated (mukta) (of the liberated ones, for the free)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mukta
mukta - liberated, free, released, a liberated soul
Past Passive Participle
From root 'muc' (to release, liberate). Often used as a noun.
Root: MUC (class 6)
Note: Refers to individuals who have attained mokṣa.
स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory (of past lives) (memory, recollection)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti
smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition, a code of law (Smriti)
From root 'smṛ' (to remember).
Root: SMṚ (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'na bhavati'.
देह-उदयः (deha-udayaḥ) - renewed physical existence, rebirth (appearance of a body, birth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dehodaya
dehodaya - rise of a body, appearance of a body, birth
Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+udaya)
- deha – body
noun (masculine) - udaya – rising, emergence, appearance, birth, prosperity
noun (masculine)
From prefix 'ud' + root 'i' (to go).
Prefix: ud
Root: I (class 2)
Note: Subject of 'na bhavati'.
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew (again, once more, furthermore)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of repetition.
न (na) - nor (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation particle.
देश-काल-आवर्तत्वम् (deśa-kāla-āvartatvam) - the cyclical nature of space and time
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of deśakālāvartatva
deśakālāvartatva - the state of recurrence or cyclical nature of space and time
From 'deśa-kāla-āvarta' (cycle of space and time) + 'tva' (abstract suffix).
Compound type : tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+āvarta)
- deśa – space, place, region
noun (masculine)
Root: DIŚ (class 6) - kāla – time, season, death
noun (masculine) - āvarta – whirl, turn, cycle, revolution, recurrence
noun (masculine)
From prefix 'ā' + root 'vṛt' (to turn).
Prefix: ā
Root: VṚT (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'na bhavati'.
आवर्तानाम् (āvartānām) - of those caught in cycles (of saṃsāra) (of those in cycles, of the revolving ones)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of āvarta
āvarta - whirl, turn, cycle, revolution, recurrence, those caught in cycles
From prefix 'ā' + root 'vṛt' (to turn). Here, used to denote beings subject to cycles.
Prefix: ā
Root: VṚT (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `satām`.
सताम् (satām) - of the existing (bound) beings (of the existing ones, of the good ones)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sat
sat - existing, real, true, good, being, good person
Present Active Participle
From root `as` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix. Used here as a noun meaning 'existing beings'.
Root: AS (class 2)
Note: Qualifies `āvartānām`.
इव (iva) - as, like (like, as, as if, similar to)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle indicating comparison.