योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-23

आदावन्ते च नास्तीदं कारणाभावतोऽखिलम् ।
भ्रान्त्यात्मा वर्तमानापि भाति चित्स्वप्नगा यथा ॥ २३ ॥

ādāvante ca nāstīdaṃ kāraṇābhāvato'khilam ,
bhrāntyātmā vartamānāpi bhāti citsvapnagā yathā 23

23. ādau ante ca na asti idam kāraṇābhāvataḥ akhilam
bhrāntyātmā vartamānā api bhāti cit-svapnagā yathā

23. This entire (universe), due to the absence of a cause, does not exist in the beginning or at the end. Even though it appears present, it is illusory in nature (māyā), manifesting just like something seen in the dream of consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इदम् (idam) - this

• कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause, from lack of cause

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, whole, entire, complete

• भ्रान्त्यात्मा (bhrāntyātmā) - of the nature of illusion/error, whose essence is illusion

• वर्तमाना (vartamānā) - being present, existing

• अपि (api) - also, even, although

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

• चित्-स्वप्नगा (cit-svapnagā) - existing in the dream of consciousness, moving in the consciousness-dream

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, first

अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of asti

present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (pronoun)

कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause, from lack of cause

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Ablative ending -taḥ used to form an indeclinable 'due to'.

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, whole, entire, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - whole, entire, complete, all

Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+khila)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• khila – gap, vacant place, remnant
  noun (masculine)

भ्रान्त्यात्मा (bhrāntyātmā) - of the nature of illusion/error, whose essence is illusion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrāntyātman

bhrāntyātman - of the nature of illusion or error

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhrānti+ātman)

• bhrānti – error, illusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

वर्तमाना (vartamānā) - being present, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, being

Present Active Participle

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, although

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhāti

present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhā (class 2)

चित्-स्वप्नगा (cit-svapnagā) - existing in the dream of consciousness, moving in the consciousness-dream

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit-svapnagā

cit-svapnagā - going in the dream of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+svapna+gā)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• gā – going, moving, existing (feminine form of 'ga')
  adjective (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

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