योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-175, verse-51
तथा बुद्ध्यादि देहादि वेदनादि परापरे ।
अनेकान्यप्यनन्यानि शून्यत्वानि यथाम्बरे ॥ ५१ ॥
अनेकान्यप्यनन्यानि शून्यत्वानि यथाम्बरे ॥ ५१ ॥
tathā buddhyādi dehādi vedanādi parāpare ,
anekānyapyananyāni śūnyatvāni yathāmbare 51
anekānyapyananyāni śūnyatvāni yathāmbare 51
51.
tathā buddhyādi dehādi vedanādi parāpare
anekāni api ananyāni śūnyatvāni yathā ambare
anekāni api ananyāni śūnyatvāni yathā ambare
51.
yathā ambare anekāni api ananyāni śūnyatvāni,
tathā buddhyādi dehādi vedanādi parāpare ca anekāni api ananyāni śūnyatvāni (bhavanti)
tathā buddhyādi dehādi vedanādi parāpare ca anekāni api ananyāni śūnyatvāni (bhavanti)
51.
Just as the numerous appearances in the sky, though many, are not different from its inherent emptiness, similarly, the intellect and so on, the body and so on, and sensations and so on—whether higher or lower—though manifold, are ultimately non-distinct from each other and partake in emptiness.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
- बुद्ध्यादि (buddhyādi) - the category of intellect, mind, ego, etc. (intellect and so on, beginning with intellect)
- देहादि (dehādi) - the category of body, sense organs, objects, etc. (body and so on, beginning with body)
- वेदनादि (vedanādi) - the category of feelings, perceptions, etc. (sensations and so on, beginning with sensations)
- परापरे (parāpare) - higher and lower, ultimate and relative
- अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, numerous
- अपि (api) - even, also, though
- अनन्यानि (ananyāni) - non-distinct, not different
- शून्यत्वानि (śūnyatvāni) - emptinesses, states of voidness
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
बुद्ध्यादि (buddhyādi) - the category of intellect, mind, ego, etc. (intellect and so on, beginning with intellect)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of buddhyādi
buddhyādi - intellect etc., beginning with intellect
A list or group starting with intellect.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+ādi)
- buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
noun (feminine)
From √budh (to know)
Root: budh (class 1) - ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
indeclinable
Note: Treated as plural nominative neuter for agreement with śūnyatvāni.
देहादि (dehādi) - the category of body, sense organs, objects, etc. (body and so on, beginning with body)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of dehādi
dehādi - body etc., beginning with body
A list or group starting with body.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+ādi)
- deha – body
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
indeclinable
Note: Treated as plural nominative neuter for agreement with śūnyatvāni.
वेदनादि (vedanādi) - the category of feelings, perceptions, etc. (sensations and so on, beginning with sensations)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vedanādi
vedanādi - sensation etc., beginning with sensations
A list or group starting with sensation.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedanā+ādi)
- vedanā – sensation, feeling, perception
noun (feminine)
From √vid (to know, perceive)
Root: vid (class 2) - ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
indeclinable
Note: Treated as plural nominative neuter for agreement with śūnyatvāni.
परापरे (parāpare) - higher and lower, ultimate and relative
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of parāpara
parāpara - higher and lower, ultimate and relative
Compound type : dvandva (para+apara)
- para – higher, supreme, ultimate, other
adjective - apara – lower, inferior, not other
adjective
Note: Agrees with the implied plural nominative neuter nouns (buddhyādi, dehādi, vedanādi) and śūnyatvāni.
अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, numerous
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of aneka
aneka - not one, many, numerous
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+eka)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - eka – one, single
adjective
Note: Agrees with śūnyatvāni.
अपि (api) - even, also, though
(indeclinable)
अनन्यानि (ananyāni) - non-distinct, not different
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ananya
ananya - not other, non-distinct, identical
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - anya – other, different
adjective
Note: Agrees with śūnyatvāni.
शून्यत्वानि (śūnyatvāni) - emptinesses, states of voidness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of śūnyatva
śūnyatva - emptiness, voidness, the state of being empty
Derived from śūnya (empty) + tva (suffix for abstract nouns).
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ambara
ambara - sky, atmosphere, ether, garment
Root: amb (class 1)