योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-212, verse-4

अतःप्रभृति शून्येयं भ्रान्तिरभ्युदिता नवा ।
कुतः केव किल भ्रान्तिर्ब्रह्मैव तदनामयम् ॥ ४ ॥

ataḥprabhṛti śūnyeyaṃ bhrāntirabhyuditā navā ,
kutaḥ keva kila bhrāntirbrahmaiva tadanāmayam 4

4. ataḥprabhṛti śūnyā iyam bhrāntiḥ abhyuditā navā
kutaḥ kā iva kila bhrāntiḥ brahma eva tat anāmayam

4. ataḥprabhṛti iyam navā śūnyā bhrāntiḥ abhyuditā.
kutaḥ kā iva kila bhrāntiḥ? tat anāmayam brahma eva.

4. From this moment on, this new, empty illusion (bhrānti) has arisen. But how and from where could such an illusion (bhrānti) actually come into being? Indeed, that [ultimate reality] is solely the flawless Brahman (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• अतःप्रभृति (ataḥprabhṛti) - from this point onwards, henceforward

• शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, devoid

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error, confusion

• अभ्युदिता (abhyuditā) - arisen, manifested, appeared

• नवा (navā) - new, fresh

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

• का (kā) - what kind of, who (fem.)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• किल (kila) - Often used in rhetorical questions, implying contradiction or emphasis. (indeed, surely)

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - The ultimate reality, without flaws. (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the ultimate reality or the subject of discussion. (that, it)

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - Describing Brahman as being without imperfections or defects. (free from illness, flawless, perfect, whole)

Words meanings and morphology

अतःप्रभृति (ataḥprabhṛti) - from this point onwards, henceforward

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'ataḥ' (from this) and 'prabhṛti' (beginning from).

शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, devoid

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, non-existent

From root śūñ (to swell, be empty)

Root: śūñ

Note: Qualifies 'bhrāntiḥ'.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'bhrāntiḥ'.

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error, confusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, delusion, error, confusion

From root bhram (to wander, to err)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अभ्युदिता (abhyuditā) - arisen, manifested, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - arisen, appeared, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'abhi' + 'ud' + root 'i' (to go)

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'bhrāntiḥ'.

नवा (navā) - new, fresh

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nava

nava - new, fresh, young

Note: Qualifies 'bhrāntiḥ'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

(indeclinable)

Ablative of kim (what, who)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

का (kā) - what kind of, who (fem.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Qualifies 'bhrāntiḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

किल (kila) - Often used in rhetorical questions, implying contradiction or emphasis. (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle emphasizing rhetorical nature.

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, delusion, error, confusion

From root bhram (to wander, to err)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - The ultimate reality, without flaws. (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred utterance

From root bṛh (to grow, expand)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तत् (tat) - Refers to the ultimate reality or the subject of discussion. (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject (implicitly, 'that [reality] is...').

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - Describing Brahman as being without imperfections or defects. (free from illness, flawless, perfect, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - free from illness, healthy, whole, flawless, perfect

Compound of 'an-' (not) and 'āmaya' (illness, defect)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+āmaya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• āmaya – illness, disease, defect, imperfection
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'ā' + root am (to go, to hurt)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: am (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brahma'.

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