योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-21

नासन्निवेशं हेमास्ति नासर्गं ब्रह्म विद्यते ।
किंतु सर्गादिशब्दार्थमुक्तं युक्तमतेः शिवम् ॥ २१ ॥

nāsanniveśaṃ hemāsti nāsargaṃ brahma vidyate ,
kiṃtu sargādiśabdārthamuktaṃ yuktamateḥ śivam 21

21. na asanniveśam hema asti na asargam brahma vidyate
kimtu sargādiśabdārtham uktam yuktamateḥ śivam

21. hema asanniveśam na asti brahma asargam na vidyate
kimtu sargādiśabdārtham uktam yuktamateḥ śivam

21. Gold does not exist without a specific location or form, nor does Brahman exist without creation. However, that which is described as the essence implied by words like "creation" and similar terms is indeed auspicious for a disciplined mind (yuktamati).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• असन्निवेशम् (asanniveśam) - un-located, un-placed, without proper arrangement

• हेम (hema) - gold

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• असर्गम् (asargam) - without creation, uncreated, not originating from creation

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is known

• किम्तु (kimtu) - but, however, on the contrary

• सर्गादिशब्दार्थम् (sargādiśabdārtham) - the meaning of words like 'creation' etc.

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, described

• युक्तमतेः (yuktamateḥ) - for one of disciplined mind, of a disciplined mind

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, welfare, liberation

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असन्निवेशम् (asanniveśam) - un-located, un-placed, without proper arrangement

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asanniveśa

asanniveśa - not placed, not situated, lacking arrangement

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sanniveśa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sanniveśa – arrangement, placement, situation, abode
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies hema, acting adverbially here, "without a place".

हेम (hema) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असर्गम् (asargam) - without creation, uncreated, not originating from creation

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asarga

asarga - without creation, uncreated, not part of creation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sarga)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sarga – creation, emission, chapter, section
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Modifies brahma, acting adverbially, "without creation".

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

किम्तु (kimtu) - but, however, on the contrary

(indeclinable)

सर्गादिशब्दार्थम् (sargādiśabdārtham) - the meaning of words like 'creation' etc.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sargādiśabdārtha

sargādiśabdārtha - the meaning or object indicated by words like 'creation' etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi+śabda+artha)

• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, object, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Here nominative, as it's the subject of uktam which is acting as a predicate adjective

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, described

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak), irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject (Brahman as sargādiśabdārtham).

युक्तमतेः (yuktamateḥ) - for one of disciplined mind, of a disciplined mind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yuktamati

yuktamati - one whose mind is disciplined/controlled

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yukta+mati)

• yukta – disciplined, joined, yoked, engaged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to a person with a disciplined mind.

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, welfare, liberation

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous, welfare, liberation

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject (Brahman as sargādiśabdārtham).

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