योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-200, verse-18

सिद्धा ऊचुः ।
आकल्पं सिद्धसङ्घेषु मोक्षोपायाः सहस्रशः ।
व्याख्याताश्च श्रुताश्चालमीदृशास्तु न केचन ॥ १८ ॥

siddhā ūcuḥ ,
ākalpaṃ siddhasaṅgheṣu mokṣopāyāḥ sahasraśaḥ ,
vyākhyātāśca śrutāścālamīdṛśāstu na kecana 18

18. siddhāḥ ūcuḥ ākalpam siddhasaṅgheṣu mokṣopāyāḥ sahasraśaḥ
vyākhyātāḥ ca śrutāḥ ca alam īdṛśāḥ tu na kecana

18. siddhāḥ ūcuḥ ākalpam siddhasaṅgheṣu sahasraśaḥ mokṣopāyāḥ
vyākhyātāḥ ca śrutāḥ ca alam tu īdṛśāḥ na kecana

18. The Siddhas said: Throughout countless aeons, thousands of means to liberation (mokṣa) have been explained and heard among the assemblies of perfected beings (Siddhas), but truly none like these (are there).

Words meanings summery:

• सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected ones, accomplished beings, Siddhas

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

• आकल्पम् (ākalpam) - throughout a cosmic age, up to the end of a kalpa

• सिद्धसङ्घेषु (siddhasaṅgheṣu) - among the assemblies of Siddhas

• मोक्षोपायाः (mokṣopāyāḥ) - means to liberation

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• व्याख्याताः (vyākhyātāḥ) - explained, expounded

• च (ca) - and

• श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - heard

• च (ca) - and

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, truly, indeed

• ईदृशाः (īdṛśāḥ) - such, of this kind

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• न (na) - not

• केचन (kecana) - none (any, some (with 'na', it means 'none'))

Words meanings and morphology

सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected ones, accomplished beings, Siddhas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - accomplished, fulfilled, perfected, a perfected being

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sidh (class 4), past passive participle; used here as a masculine noun.

Root: sidh (class 4)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, third person plural

Irregular perfect form (lit laṭ) from √vac (class 2).

Root: vac (class 2)

आकल्पम् (ākalpam) - throughout a cosmic age, up to the end of a kalpa

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially or as an avyayībhāva compound meaning 'up to the end of a kalpa'.

सिद्धसङ्घेषु (siddhasaṅgheṣu) - among the assemblies of Siddhas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of siddhasaṅgha

siddhasaṅgha - assembly of perfected beings, assembly of Siddhas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+saṅgha)

• siddha – perfected, accomplished, a perfected being
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sidh (class 4).
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• saṅgha – assembly, multitude, crowd, association
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam- + √han or √ghā (to strike, to gather).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

मोक्षोपायाः (mokṣopāyāḥ) - means to liberation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mokṣopāya

mokṣopāya - means to liberation (mokṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+upāya)

• mokṣa – liberation, freedom, release
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √muc (to free, to release).
  Root: muc (class 6)
• upāya – means, method, expedient
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from upa- + √i (to go).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -śas indicating distribution or number.

व्याख्याताः (vyākhyātāḥ) - explained, expounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyākhyāta

vyākhyāta - explained, expounded, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √khyā (to tell, to name) with prefixes vi- and ā-.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in Śruti)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, truly, indeed

(indeclinable)

ईदृशाः (īdṛśāḥ) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Derived from 'idam' (this) and 'dṛś' (to see).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

केचन (kecana) - none (any, some (with 'na', it means 'none'))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cana

ka-cana - any, some (used with a negative particle like 'na' to mean 'none')

Compound of the interrogative pronoun 'ka' and the particle 'cana'.

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