योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-174, verse-12
न च नामोपलाभेन निर्विकल्पसमाधिना ।
अन्यदासाद्यते किंचिल्लभ्यते किं स्वनिद्रया ॥ १२ ॥
अन्यदासाद्यते किंचिल्लभ्यते किं स्वनिद्रया ॥ १२ ॥
na ca nāmopalābhena nirvikalpasamādhinā ,
anyadāsādyate kiṃcillabhyate kiṃ svanidrayā 12
anyadāsādyate kiṃcillabhyate kiṃ svanidrayā 12
12.
na ca nāma upalābhena nirvikalpa samādhinā
anyat āsādyate kim cit labhyate kim sva nidrayā
anyat āsādyate kim cit labhyate kim sva nidrayā
12.
ca nāma nirvikalpa samādhinā upalābhena anyat
kim cit na āsādyate sva nidrayā kim labhyate
kim cit na āsādyate sva nidrayā kim labhyate
12.
Furthermore, through the mere attainment of a concentration (samādhi) free from mental constructs (nirvikalpa), nothing truly different or superior is achieved. For what, indeed, is gained by one's own sleep?
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - introduces an additional point (and, also, moreover)
- नाम (nāma) - used for emphasis, 'surely', 'truly' (indeed, by name, for instance)
- उपलाभेन (upalābhena) - through the process of obtaining or realizing (by attainment, by acquisition)
- निर्विकल्प (nirvikalpa) - a state of concentration (samādhi) that is free from any mental differentiations or thought-forms (without mental constructs, non-conceptual)
- समाधिना (samādhinā) - through the practice of samādhi (by concentration, by absorption)
- अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, something distinct or superior (another, other, different)
- आसाद्यते (āsādyate) - is achieved or realized (is attained, is reached, is obtained)
- किम् (kim) - part of the indefinite 'kiñcit' (anything, something) (what, anything)
- चित् (cit) - forms the indefinite 'kiñcit' (anything) (even, also)
- लभ्यते (labhyate) - is actually acquired or achieved (is gained, is obtained, is found)
- किम् (kim) - interrogative, implying 'nothing' (what?)
- स्व (sva) - one's own, self
- निद्रया (nidrayā) - by one's own sleep, implying an inert, unproductive state (by sleep, through sleep)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - introduces an additional point (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
नाम (nāma) - used for emphasis, 'surely', 'truly' (indeed, by name, for instance)
(indeclinable)
Often used adverbially to mean 'indeed' or 'truly'.
उपलाभेन (upalābhena) - through the process of obtaining or realizing (by attainment, by acquisition)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of upalābha
upalābha - attainment, acquisition, gain, perception, discovery
From upa-√labh (to obtain, to perceive)
Prefix: upa
Root: labh (class 1)
निर्विकल्प (nirvikalpa) - a state of concentration (samādhi) that is free from any mental differentiations or thought-forms (without mental constructs, non-conceptual)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of nirvikalpa
nirvikalpa - without mental constructs, undifferentiated, non-conceptual, free from doubt
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+vikalpa)
- nis – without, out, away
indeclinable - vikalpa – mental construct, differentiation, doubt, alternative
noun (masculine)
From vi-kalp, 'to choose, to differentiate'
Prefix: vi
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'samādhinā'.
समाधिना (samādhinā) - through the practice of samādhi (by concentration, by absorption)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of samādhi
samādhi - concentration, absorption, meditation, profound contemplation
From sam-ā-√dhā (to place together, to compose)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, something distinct or superior (another, other, different)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - another, other, different, distinct
आसाद्यते (āsādyate) - is achieved or realized (is attained, is reached, is obtained)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of āsādya
From ā-√sad (to sit near, to approach, to obtain)
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
किम् (kim) - part of the indefinite 'kiñcit' (anything, something) (what, anything)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, anything, some
चित् (cit) - forms the indefinite 'kiñcit' (anything) (even, also)
(indeclinable)
लभ्यते (labhyate) - is actually acquired or achieved (is gained, is obtained, is found)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
किम् (kim) - interrogative, implying 'nothing' (what?)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why
स्व (sva) - one's own, self
(adjective)
feminine, singular of sva
sva - one's own, peculiar to oneself, self
निद्रया (nidrayā) - by one's own sleep, implying an inert, unproductive state (by sleep, through sleep)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of nidrā
nidrā - sleep, slumber, inertness, unconsciousness
From root √nidrā (to sleep)
Root: nidrā (class 1)