योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-177, verse-40
पृथ्व्यादिरहितोऽप्येष ब्रह्माकाशो निरामयः ।
अतद्वांस्तद्वदाभाति यथा स्वप्नानुभूतिषु ॥ ४० ॥
अतद्वांस्तद्वदाभाति यथा स्वप्नानुभूतिषु ॥ ४० ॥
pṛthvyādirahito'pyeṣa brahmākāśo nirāmayaḥ ,
atadvāṃstadvadābhāti yathā svapnānubhūtiṣu 40
atadvāṃstadvadābhāti yathā svapnānubhūtiṣu 40
40.
pṛthvyādi-rahitaḥ api eṣaḥ brahmākāśaḥ nirāmayaḥ
atadvān tadvat ābhāti yathā svapnānubhūtiṣu
atadvān tadvat ābhāti yathā svapnānubhūtiṣu
40.
eṣaḥ brahmākāśaḥ pṛthvyādirahitaḥ api nirāmayaḥ
atadvān api tadvat ābhāti yathā svapnānubhūtiṣu
atadvān api tadvat ābhāti yathā svapnānubhūtiṣu
40.
This space of Brahman (brahman) is free from earth and other elements, and free from affliction. Yet, though not possessing them, it appears as if it does, much like experiences in a dream.
Words meanings summery:
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- पृथ्व्यादि-रहितः (pṛthvyādi-rahitaḥ) - devoid of earth and the like
- अपि (api) - even, also, indeed
- एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine nominative singular)
- ब्रह्माकाशः (brahmākāśaḥ) - the space of Brahman
- निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from affliction, healthy
- अतद्वान् (atadvān) - not having that, not possessing that
- तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, similar to that
- आभाति (ābhāti) - it appears, it shines, it manifests
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- स्वप्नानुभूतिषु (svapnānubhūtiṣu) - in dream experiences
Words meanings and morphology
पृथ्व्यादि-रहितः (pṛthvyādi-rahitaḥ) - devoid of earth and the like
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādirahita
pṛthvyādirahita - devoid of earth and the like; free from primordial elements
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthvyādi+rahita)
- pṛthvyādi – earth and the rest; earth and other elements
noun (masculine) - rahita – deprived of, free from, destitute of, without
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √rah (to abandon, leave)
Root: rah (class 1)
अपि (api) - even, also, indeed
(indeclinable)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine nominative singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
ब्रह्माकाशः (brahmākāśaḥ) - the space of Brahman
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmākāśa
brahmākāśa - the space of Brahman, the ether of Brahman
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ākāśa)
- brahman – Brahman (the ultimate reality), the Absolute, sacred utterance
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh - ākāśa – space, ether, sky
noun (masculine)
Root: kāś
निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from affliction, healthy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya
nirāmaya - free from illness, healthy, free from affliction or trouble
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āmaya)
- nis – out, forth, entirely, without
indeclinable
Preposition/prefix - āmaya – sickness, illness, affliction
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: am (class 1)
अतद्वान् (atadvān) - not having that, not possessing that
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atadvat
atadvat - not having that, not possessing that
Formed with 'a' (negation) and 'tadvat' (having that). The -vat suffix indicates possession.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tadvat)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - tadvat – possessing that, having that, like that
adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'tad' (that) with possessive suffix '-vat'.
Note: The 'n' in 'atadvān' is for nominative singular masculine form.
तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, similar to that
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-vat' used here as an adverb of comparison.
आभाति (ābhāti) - it appears, it shines, it manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ābhā
Present active indicative
3rd person singular present active indicative of √bhā with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: bhā (class 2)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
स्वप्नानुभूतिषु (svapnānubhūtiṣu) - in dream experiences
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of svapnānubhūti
svapnānubhūti - dream experience, perception in a dream
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+anubhūti)
- svapna – sleep, dream
noun (masculine)
Root: svap (class 2) - anubhūti – perception, experience, apprehension
noun (feminine)
Derived from anu-√bhū
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1)