योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-207, verse-30
अपृथ्व्यादिमयं भाति पृथ्व्यादिमयवज्जगत् ।
यथेदमाऽऽप्रथमतो मृतस्याप्यखिलं तथा ॥ ३० ॥
यथेदमाऽऽप्रथमतो मृतस्याप्यखिलं तथा ॥ ३० ॥
apṛthvyādimayaṃ bhāti pṛthvyādimayavajjagat ,
yathedamā''prathamato mṛtasyāpyakhilaṃ tathā 30
yathedamā''prathamato mṛtasyāpyakhilaṃ tathā 30
30.
apṛthvyādimayam bhāti pṛthvyādimayavat jagat |
yathā idam ā prathamataḥ mṛtasya api akhilam tathā
yathā idam ā prathamataḥ mṛtasya api akhilam tathā
30.
jagāt apṛthvyādimayam api pṛthvyādimayavat bhāti
yathā idam akhilam ā-prathamataḥ mṛtasya api tathā
yathā idam akhilam ā-prathamataḥ mṛtasya api tathā
30.
The world (jagāt), though not truly composed of earth and other elements, appears as if it were. Similarly, just as this entire (world), from the very beginning, is non-existent for a dead person, so too (it is for the discerning).
Words meanings summery:
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- अपृथ्व्यादिमयम् (apṛthvyādimayam) - not consisting of earth etc.
- भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests
- पृथ्व्यादिमयवत् (pṛthvyādimayavat) - as if made of earth etc., like (made of) earth etc.
- जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way
- इदम् (idam) - this, this world
- आ (ā) - up to, until, completely
- प्रथमतः (prathamataḥ) - from the beginning, firstly, at first
- मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead, of a dead person
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, similarly
Words meanings and morphology
अपृथ्व्यादिमयम् (apṛthvyādimayam) - not consisting of earth etc.
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apṛthvyādimaya
apṛthvyādimaya - not consisting of earth and other elements
Compound type : bahuvrīhi / tatpuruṣa (a+pṛthvī+ādi+maya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - pṛthvī – earth
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine) - maya – made of, consisting of
adjective
suffix forming adjectives of material/nature
भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
पृथ्व्यादिमयवत् (pṛthvyādimayavat) - as if made of earth etc., like (made of) earth etc.
(indeclinable)
formed from adjective 'pṛthvyādimaya' with the suffix -vat
Compound type : tatpuruṣa / bahuvrīhi (pṛthvī+ādi+maya)
- pṛthvī – earth
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine) - maya – made of, consisting of
adjective
suffix forming adjectives of material/nature - vat – like, as if
indeclinable
indeclinable suffix
जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - the world, universe; moving, living
present participle
from root gam- with reduplication
Root: gam (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this, this world
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
आ (ā) - up to, until, completely
(indeclinable)
प्रथमतः (prathamataḥ) - from the beginning, firstly, at first
(indeclinable)
formed from prathama (first) with the suffix -tas (indicating origin/manner)
मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead, of a dead person
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛta
mṛta - dead, deceased
Past Passive Participle
Root: mṛ (class 6)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila
akhila - entire, whole, complete, without gap or deficiency
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - khila – deficient, void, empty
adjective (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, similarly
(indeclinable)