योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-28

भित्त्यभित्त्यादिरूपाणां ज्ञानस्य ज्ञानवादिनः ।
किं कारणमनन्तानामुत्पन्नध्वंसिनां मुहुः ॥ २८ ॥

bhittyabhittyādirūpāṇāṃ jñānasya jñānavādinaḥ ,
kiṃ kāraṇamanantānāmutpannadhvaṃsināṃ muhuḥ 28

28. bhittya-abhitty-ādi-rūpāṇām jñānasya jñānavādinaḥ
kim kāraṇam anantānām utpanna-dhvaṃsinām muhuḥ

28. jñānavādinaḥ jñānasya bhittya-abhitty-ādi-rūpāṇām
anantānām utpanna-dhvaṃsinām muhuḥ kim kāraṇam

28. For the proponent of knowledge, what is the cause of knowledge itself, which takes on endless forms such as distinction and non-distinction, and which repeatedly arises and perishes?

28. עבור אלה הטוענים שהכל הוא תפיסה, מהי הסיבה לאותן תפיסות בלתי פוסקות ואינסופיות של צורות כגון קירות ושאינם קירות, הנוצרות ונכחדות שוב ושוב?

Words meanings summery:

• भित्त्य-अभित्त्य्-आदि-रूपाणाम् (bhittya-abhitty-ādi-rūpāṇām) - of forms like distinction and non-distinction

• ज्ञानस्य (jñānasya) - of knowledge

• ज्ञानवादिनः (jñānavādinaḥ) - of the proponent of knowledge, of the knowledge-asserter

• किम् (kim) - what

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• अनन्तानाम् (anantānām) - of the endless, of the infinite

• उत्पन्न-ध्वंसिनाम् (utpanna-dhvaṁsinām) - of those that arise and perish, of the ephemeral

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

Words meanings and morphology

भित्त्य-अभित्त्य्-आदि-रूपाणाम् (bhittya-abhitty-ādi-rūpāṇām) - of forms like distinction and non-distinction

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhitti-abhitti-ādi-rūpa

bhitti-abhitti-ādi-rūpa - form consisting of distinction, non-distinction, etc.

Compound adjective describing knowledge's forms.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (descriptive compound where 'rūpa' is qualified by 'bhitti-abhitti-ādi') (bhitti+abhitti+ādi+rūpa)

• bhitti – distinction, separation, wall
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• abhitti – non-distinction, non-separation
  noun (feminine)
  Negation of bhitti
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with jñānasya as an adjective describing its forms.

ज्ञानस्य (jñānasya) - of knowledge

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, understanding, cognition

From root jñā with suffix -ana.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The object of the inquiry about its cause.

ज्ञानवादिनः (jñānavādinaḥ) - of the proponent of knowledge, of the knowledge-asserter

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jñānavādin

jñānavādin - one who asserts knowledge (as ultimate), a proponent of knowledge

Compound (jñāna + vādin). Vādin is derived from vad + ṇini.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jñāna+vādin)

• jñāna – knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vādin – one who speaks, asserts, proponent
  noun (masculine)
  From root vad with suffix -ṇini.
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Refers to the philosophical position of one who holds knowledge as supreme or a primary entity.

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun/adjective.

Note: Functions as an interrogative asking 'what is the cause?'

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ with suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative with 'kim'.

अनन्तानाम् (anantānām) - of the endless, of the infinite

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, without end

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (not) + anta (end).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negating particle.
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhittya-abhitty-ādi-rūpāṇām' and 'utpanna-dhvaṃsinām', referring to the forms of knowledge.

उत्पन्न-ध्वंसिनाम् (utpanna-dhvaṁsinām) - of those that arise and perish, of the ephemeral

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of utpanna-dhvaṃsin

utpanna-dhvaṁsin - that which arises and perishes, subject to birth and destruction

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Dvandva (utpanna ca dhvaṃsi ca) (utpanna+dhvaṃsin)

• utpanna – arisen, produced, born
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ut + pad + kta.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)
• dhvaṃsin – perishing, destroying, liable to decay
  adjective
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  From dhvaṃs + ṇini.
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhittya-abhitty-ādi-rūpāṇām' and 'anantānām'.

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Modifies the idea of arising and perishing.

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