योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-41

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यभेदवेदनचेतसाम् ।
अज्ञानमात्रादितरा सत्ता नान्यास्ति नो पुरा ॥ ४१ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
deśakālakriyādravyabhedavedanacetasām ,
ajñānamātrāditarā sattā nānyāsti no purā 41

41. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca deśakālakriyādravyabhedavedanacetasām
ajñānamātrāt itarā sattā na anyā asti no purā

41. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca deśakālakriyādravyabhedavedanacetasām itarā sattā ajñānamātrāt na anyā asti,
no purā.

41. Shri Vasiṣṭha said: 'The existence (sattā) of these distinctions — concerning space, time, action, substance, perception, and minds — is nothing other than (a product) of mere ignorance (ajñāna). No other such existence is present, nor was it ever present before.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable Sage Vasiṣṭha. (Shri Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यभेदवेदनचेतसाम् (deśakālakriyādravyabhedavedanacetasām) - Of the minds/consciousnesses that perceive distinctions related to space, time, action, and substance. (of space, time, action, substance, difference, perception, and minds)

• अज्ञानमात्रात् (ajñānamātrāt) - As a product of nothing but spiritual ignorance (ajñāna). (from mere ignorance, only from ignorance)

• इतरा (itarā) - Other (phenomenal) existence. (other, different)

• सत्ता (sattā) - Phenomenal existence, as opposed to ultimate reality (brahman). (existence, reality, being)

• न (na) - not

• अन्या (anyā) - Not a truly distinct or separate existence. (other, different)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• नो (no) - not, nor, indeed not

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, before, in ancient times

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable Sage Vasiṣṭha. (Shri Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Glorious Vasiṣṭha; a revered Vedic sage.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glorious, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of √vac, Pāṇinian Class 2.

Root: vac (class 2)

देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यभेदवेदनचेतसाम् (deśakālakriyādravyabhedavedanacetasām) - Of the minds/consciousnesses that perceive distinctions related to space, time, action, and substance. (of space, time, action, substance, difference, perception, and minds)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of deśakālakriyādravyabhedavedanacetas

deśakālakriyādravyabhedavedanacetas - the minds or conscious principles involved in distinguishing between space, time, action, and substance.

Long compound, genitive plural of an -as stem noun. Composed of 'deśa' (space), 'kāla' (time), 'kriyā' (action), 'dravya' (substance), 'bheda' (difference), 'vedana' (perception), and 'cetas' (mind/consciousness).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (deśa+kāla+kriyā+dravya+bheda+vedana+cetas)

• deśa – space, place, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity, rite
  noun (feminine)
  From √kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• dravya – substance, material, thing
  noun (neuter)
• bheda – difference, distinction, division
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhid (to split).
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• vedana – perception, knowledge, sensation
  noun (neuter)
  From √vid (to know, perceive).
  Root: vid (class 6)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  From √cit (to perceive, observe).
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Refers to the minds or conscious principles involved in distinguishing these categories.

अज्ञानमात्रात् (ajñānamātrāt) - As a product of nothing but spiritual ignorance (ajñāna). (from mere ignorance, only from ignorance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñānamātra

ajñānamātra - mere ignorance, only ignorance

Compound of 'ajñāna' (ignorance) and 'mātra' (mere, only).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+jñāna+mātra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From √jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  adjective (neuter)

Note: 'ajñāna' is a key term in Advaita, referring to spiritual ignorance.

इतरा (itarā) - Other (phenomenal) existence. (other, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of itara

itara - other, different, distinct, remaining

Feminine nominative singular form of 'itara'.

सत्ता (sattā) - Phenomenal existence, as opposed to ultimate reality (brahman). (existence, reality, being)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

From the root √as (to be) with the feminine suffix '-tā'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अन्या (anyā) - Not a truly distinct or separate existence. (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Feminine nominative singular form of 'anya'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Indicative Active

Third person singular present indicative active form of the root √as, Pāṇinian Class 2.

Root: as (class 2)

नो (no) - not, nor, indeed not

(indeclinable)

Variant of 'na' (not) used for emphasis or continuation of negation.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, before, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

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