योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-192, verse-11

निरन्तरे निराद्यन्ते व्योम्नि शैलोदरेऽथवा ।
कुतोऽन्यताकल्पकं स्याज्ज्ञपदे चाविकारिणि ॥ ११ ॥

nirantare nirādyante vyomni śailodare'thavā ,
kuto'nyatākalpakaṃ syājjñapade cāvikāriṇi 11

11. nirantare nir-ādi-ante vyomni śaila-udare athavā |
kutaḥ anyatā-kalpakam syāt jña-pade ca avikāriṇi ||

11. nirantare nir-ādi-ante vyomni athavā śaila-udare
avikāriṇi jña-pade ca kutaḥ anyatā-kalpakam syāt

11. In the boundless, uninterrupted, beginningless, and endless space, or even within a mountain cave (śailodara), from where could any source of difference arise in the changeless (avikāriṇi) state of pure consciousness (jñapade)?

11. במרחב הרצוף שאין לו ראשית וסוף, בתוך סלע מוצק, או במצב הידיעה שאינו משתנה – מניין תצמח תפיסה של נפרדות או אשליה?

Words meanings summery:

• निरन्तरे (nirantare) - in the uninterrupted, in the continuous, in the boundless

• निर्-आदि-अन्ते (nir-ādi-ante) - in the beginningless and endless

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• शैल-उदरे (śaila-udare) - in a mountain cave, in the interior of a mountain

• अथवा (athavā) - or, or else, otherwise

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how, why

• अन्यता-कल्पकम् (anyatā-kalpakam) - that which posits/creates difference, a factor of difference

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be, should be, let it be

• ज्ञ-पदे (jña-pade) - in the state of consciousness, in the abode of the knower

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अविकारिणि (avikāriṇi) - in the changeless, in the immutable, in the unchanging

Words meanings and morphology

निरन्तरे (nirantare) - in the uninterrupted, in the continuous, in the boundless

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirantara

nirantara - without interval, continuous, uninterrupted, boundless, uniform

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+antara)

• nis – without, out, away, negating prefix
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, interior, difference, space, other
  noun (neuter)

निर्-आदि-अन्ते (nir-ādi-ante) - in the beginningless and endless

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirādyanta

nirādyanta - beginningless and endless, without beginning or end

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+ādi+anta)

• nis – without, out, away, negating prefix
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, air

शैल-उदरे (śaila-udare) - in a mountain cave, in the interior of a mountain

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śailodara

śailodara - mountain cave, interior of a mountain

Compound of 'śaila' (mountain) and 'udara' (belly/interior)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śaila+udara)

• śaila – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'śilā' (rock)
• udara – belly, interior, inside, cavity
  noun (neuter)

अथवा (athavā) - or, or else, otherwise

(indeclinable)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how, why

(indeclinable)

From 'kim' (what) + 'tas' suffix indicating 'from'

अन्यता-कल्पकम् (anyatā-kalpakam) - that which posits/creates difference, a factor of difference

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anyatākalpaka

anyatākalpaka - one who creates or posits difference; a cause of distinction or otherness

Compound of 'anyatā' (otherness) and 'kalpaka' (one who imagines/creates)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (anyatā+kalpaka)

• anyatā – difference, otherness, distinctness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'anya' (other) + 'tā' suffix (denoting state or quality)
• kalpaka – one who imagines/creates/arranges; causing, effecting
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'kḷp' (to be in order, to fashion, to invent) + 'ṇvul' (aka 'aka') suffix
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be, should be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative mood, 3rd singular

Root 'as' (to be) in the optative mood, indicating possibility or desire.

Root: as (class 2)

ज्ञ-पदे (jña-pade) - in the state of consciousness, in the abode of the knower

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jñapada

jñapada - the state or abode of the knower/consciousness

Compound of 'jña' (knower/consciousness) and 'pada' (state/abode)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jña+pada)

• jña – knower, knowing, conscious, consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• pada – foot, step, place, state, abode, word
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अविकारिणि (avikāriṇi) - in the changeless, in the immutable, in the unchanging

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of avikārin

avikārin - unchanging, immutable, free from modification

From 'a' (not) + 'vikārin' (changing, subject to change)

Compound type : Nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+vikārin)

• a – not, non-, un- (negating prefix)
  indeclinable
• vikārin – changing, subject to change, changing nature
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'vikāra' (change) + 'in' suffix (having, possessing)

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