योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-211, verse-25

चिरानुभूतमप्यर्थकार्यपीदं जगत्त्रयम् ।
शून्यमेव निराकारं संकल्पनगरं यथा ॥ २५ ॥

cirānubhūtamapyarthakāryapīdaṃ jagattrayam ,
śūnyameva nirākāraṃ saṃkalpanagaraṃ yathā 25

25. cirānubhūtam api artha-kāryam api idam jagat-trayam
śūnyam eva nirākāram saṅkalpanagaram yathā

25. idam jagat-trayam cirānubhūtam api artha-kāryam api [asti],
[tat] saṅkalpanagaram yathā,
śūnyam eva nirākāram [asti]

25. Even though these three worlds (jagat-trayam) have been experienced for a long time and appear to have practical efficacy, they are, in fact, merely empty and formless, just like an imagined city (saṅkalpanagara).

25. שלושת העולמות הללו, אף שחווים אותם זמן רב ואף שנעשות בהם פעולות, הם ריקים וחסרי צורה לחלוטין, בדיוק כמו עיר בדמיון.

Words meanings summery:

• चिरानुभूतम् (cirānubhūtam) - long-experienced, experienced for a long time

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अर्थ-कार्यम् (artha-kāryam) - having practical purpose/effect, efficacious

• अपि (api) - also, even

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत्-त्रयम् (jagat-trayam) - the three worlds

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, without form

• सङ्कल्पनगरम् (saṅkalpanagaram) - imagined city, city of thought

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

चिरानुभूतम् (cirānubhūtam) - long-experienced, experienced for a long time

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cirānubhūta

cirānubhūta - experienced for a long time

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+anubhūta)

• cira – long time
  indeclinable
• anubhūta – experienced, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix anu-
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jagat-trayam.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अर्थ-कार्यम् (artha-kāryam) - having practical purpose/effect, efficacious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of artha-kārya

artha-kārya - having practical function or purpose, useful, effective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+kārya)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – to be done, deed, effect, purpose
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with jagat-trayam.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to jagat-trayam.

जगत्-त्रयम् (jagat-trayam) - the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat-traya

jagat-traya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – group of three, triad
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from tri (three).

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, non-existent

Past Passive Participle of śū- to swell, but usually understood as 'empty'

Root: śū

Note: Agrees with jagat-trayam.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, without form

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, bodiless, shapeless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ākāra)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ

Note: Agrees with jagat-trayam.

सङ्कल्पनगरम् (saṅkalpanagaram) - imagined city, city of thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpanagara

saṅkalpanagara - a city formed by imagination/thought

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+nagara)

• saṅkalpa – conception, intention, imagination, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

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