योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-56

भावज्ञप्तिर्हि निर्मूला भावितापि न विद्यते ।
सलिलं मृगतृष्णेव न ददाति भवाङ्कुरम् ॥ ५६ ॥

bhāvajñaptirhi nirmūlā bhāvitāpi na vidyate ,
salilaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇeva na dadāti bhavāṅkuram 56

56. bhāvajñaptiḥ hi nirmūlā bhāvitā api na vidyate
salilaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇā iva na dadāti bhava-aṅkuram

56. Indeed, the apprehension of phenomena (bhāva) is baseless; even when meditated upon, it does not truly exist. Like water in a mirage, it does not yield the sprout of (true) existence (bhava).

Words meanings summery:

• भावज्ञप्तिः (bhāvajñaptiḥ) - cognition of existence, apprehension of phenomena

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• निर्मूला (nirmūlā) - rootless, baseless, without foundation

• भाविता (bhāvitā) - contemplated, cultivated, meditated upon

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• सलिलं (salilaṁ) - water

• मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā) - mirage, deer's thirst

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• न (na) - not, no

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives, bestows, produces

• भव-अङ्कुरम् (bhava-aṅkuram) - sprout of existence/becoming (bhava)

Words meanings and morphology

भावज्ञप्तिः (bhāvajñaptiḥ) - cognition of existence, apprehension of phenomena

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvajñapti

bhāvajñapti - cognition of existence, apprehension of phenomena

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhāva+jñapti)

• bhāva – existence, state of being, phenomenon
  noun (masculine)
• jñapti – cognition, apprehension, knowledge
  noun (feminine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

निर्मूला (nirmūlā) - rootless, baseless, without foundation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirmūla

nirmūla - rootless, baseless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+mūla)

• nir – without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix: nir
• mūla – root, basis, origin
  noun (masculine)

भाविता (bhāvitā) - contemplated, cultivated, meditated upon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - contemplated, cultivated, meditated upon

Past Passive Participle

Derived from causative of root `bhū`

Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 4)

सलिलं (salilaṁ) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā) - mirage, deer's thirst

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇā

mṛgatṛṣṇā - mirage, deer's thirst

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mṛga+tṛṣṇā)

• mṛga – deer
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ददाति (dadāti) - gives, bestows, produces

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

भव-अङ्कुरम् (bhava-aṅkuram) - sprout of existence/becoming (bhava)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavāṅkura

bhavāṅkura - sprout of existence/becoming

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhava+aṅkura)

• bhava – existence, becoming
  noun (masculine)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot
  noun (masculine)

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