योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-205, verse-5
पृथ्व्यादिनियतस्तेन देहोऽयं नास्ति किंचन ।
भूतान्येव किलैतानि देहस्तानि न सन्त्यलम् ॥ ५ ॥
भूतान्येव किलैतानि देहस्तानि न सन्त्यलम् ॥ ५ ॥
pṛthvyādiniyatastena deho'yaṃ nāsti kiṃcana ,
bhūtānyeva kilaitāni dehastāni na santyalam 5
bhūtānyeva kilaitāni dehastāni na santyalam 5
5.
pṛthvyādiniyataḥ tena dehaḥ ayam na asti kiṃcana
bhūtāni eva kila etāni dehaḥ tāni na santi alam
bhūtāni eva kila etāni dehaḥ tāni na santi alam
5.
tena pṛthvyādiniyataḥ ayam dehaḥ kiṃcana na asti
etāni bhūtāni eva kila dehaḥ tāni alam na santi
etāni bhūtāni eva kila dehaḥ tāni alam na santi
5.
Therefore, this body, being conditioned by earth and other elements, is not anything (substantial). Indeed, these (constituents) are merely the elements, yet the body is not simply those (elements) entirely.
Words meanings summery:
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- पृथ्व्यादिनियतः (pṛthvyādiniyataḥ) - conditioned by earth and other elements (restricted by earth and so on)
- तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore)
- देहः (dehaḥ) - the (physical) body (body)
- अयम् (ayam) - this (body) (this)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)
- किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything (substantial) (anything, whatsoever)
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the elements (that constitute the body) (elements, beings)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, certainly, only, just)
- किल (kila) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, truly, certainly, as if)
- एतानि (etāni) - these (constituents) (these)
- देहः (dehaḥ) - the body (as a whole) (body)
- तानि (tāni) - those (elements) (those)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- सन्ति (santi) - are (constituting) (are, exist)
- अलम् (alam) - entirely, sufficiently (with negation: not fully/not merely) (enough, sufficient, capable, in vain)
Words meanings and morphology
पृथ्व्यादिनियतः (pṛthvyādiniyataḥ) - conditioned by earth and other elements (restricted by earth and so on)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādiniyata
pṛthvyādiniyata - fixed or regulated by earth and similar elements
past passive participle
Compound 'pṛthvī-ādi' (earth etc.) + 'niyata' (fixed/regulated).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī-ādi+niyata)
- pṛthvī – earth, the Earth, soil, ground
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, commencement, source; etcetera, and so on
noun (masculine) - niyata – fixed, restrained, regulated, bound, controlled
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
From 'ni' (down, in) + root 'yam' (to restrain, control).
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'dehaḥ'.
तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Instrumental singular of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.
Note: Acts as a logical connector.
देहः (dehaḥ) - the (physical) body (body)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, corporeal frame
From root 'dih' (to smear, to grow).
Root: dih (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
अयम् (ayam) - this (body) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Masculine nominative singular of the demonstrative pronoun 'idam'.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates 'asti'.
अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular
Root 'as' (2nd class, Parasmaipada), present indicative.
Root: as (class 2)
किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything (substantial) (anything, whatsoever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana
kiṁcana - anything, something, whatsoever
From interrogative pronoun 'kim' + indeclinable 'cana'.
Note: Predicate nominative to 'ayam dehaḥ'.
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the elements (that constitute the body) (elements, beings)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - become, happened; being, creature, element, ghost
past passive participle
From root 'bhū' (to be, to exist) + 'kta' suffix. Used as a noun.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Subject of the second clause.
एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, certainly, only, just)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes that they are *only* elements.
किल (kila) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, truly, certainly, as if)
(indeclinable)
Note: Reinforces 'eva'.
एतानि (etāni) - these (constituents) (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, this one
Neuter nominative plural of the demonstrative pronoun 'etad'.
Note: Agrees with 'bhūtāni'.
देहः (dehaḥ) - the body (as a whole) (body)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, corporeal frame
From root 'dih' (to smear, to grow).
Root: dih (class 1)
Note: Subject of the second clause.
तानि (tāni) - those (elements) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Neuter nominative/accusative plural of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.
Note: Predicate of 'dehaḥ' with 'na santi'.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates 'santi'.
सन्ति (santi) - are (constituting) (are, exist)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of as
present tense, active voice, 3rd person plural
Root 'as' (2nd class, Parasmaipada), present indicative.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Predicated of 'tāni'.
अलम् (alam) - entirely, sufficiently (with negation: not fully/not merely) (enough, sufficient, capable, in vain)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies the negation 'na santi'.