योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-26, verse-21
या सत्ता ब्रह्मशब्दाख्या रूपं सर्वस्य तन्निजम् ।
न यत्र काचिद्वाधास्ति सर्वं तन्मयमव्ययम् ॥ २१ ॥
न यत्र काचिद्वाधास्ति सर्वं तन्मयमव्ययम् ॥ २१ ॥
yā sattā brahmaśabdākhyā rūpaṃ sarvasya tannijam ,
na yatra kācidvādhāsti sarvaṃ tanmayamavyayam 21
na yatra kācidvādhāsti sarvaṃ tanmayamavyayam 21
21.
yā sattā brahmaśabdākhyā rūpam sarvasya tat nijam
na yatra kācit bādhā asti sarvam tanmayam avyayam
na yatra kācit bādhā asti sarvam tanmayam avyayam
21.
yā brahmaśabdākhyā sattā,
tat sarvasya nijam rūpam.
yatra kācit bādhā na asti,
(tatra) sarvam tanmayam avyayam (ca asti).
tat sarvasya nijam rūpam.
yatra kācit bādhā na asti,
(tatra) sarvam tanmayam avyayam (ca asti).
21.
That existence (sattā) which is designated by the term Brahman (brahman) is itself the inherent nature of all. Where there is absolutely no contradiction (bādhā), everything is verily composed of that and is imperishable.
Words meanings summery:
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- या (yā) - that which (refers to 'sattā') (which, who, that which)
- सत्ता (sattā) - the ultimate reality or fundamental existence (existence, being, reality, essence)
- ब्रह्मशब्दाख्या (brahmaśabdākhyā) - that which is referred to or identified by the venerable term Brahman (brahman) (named by the word Brahman, called Brahman)
- रूपम् (rūpam) - the true and intrinsic nature (form, nature, essence, appearance)
- सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of the totality of existence (of all, of everything)
- तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that, it)
- निजम् (nijam) - its intrinsic and true nature (own, inherent, natural, proper)
- न (na) - introduces negation (not, no)
- यत्र (yatra) - in which (state or reality) (where, in which, when)
- काचित् (kācit) - absolutely any (emphasizing absence of all contradiction) (any, some, a certain (feminine))
- बाधा (bādhā) - contradiction or superimposition that proves something to be unreal (obstruction, hindrance, sublation, contradiction, annulment)
- अस्ति (asti) - exists, is present (is, exists)
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entirety of existence, as it truly is (all, everything, the whole)
- तन्मयम् (tanmayam) - entirely made of or identical with Brahman (consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that)
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - eternally changeless and indestructible (imperishable, immutable, undecaying, indeclinable)
Words meanings and morphology
या (yā) - that which (refers to 'sattā') (which, who, that which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what, that
सत्ता (sattā) - the ultimate reality or fundamental existence (existence, being, reality, essence)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā
sattā - existence, being, reality, essence, power
From root as (to be) with suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun)
Root: as (class 2)
ब्रह्मशब्दाख्या (brahmaśabdākhyā) - that which is referred to or identified by the venerable term Brahman (brahman) (named by the word Brahman, called Brahman)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmaśabdākhyā
brahmaśabdākhyā - that which is named by the word Brahman
Compound of Brahman (Brahman) + śabda (word) + ākhyā (name, designation)
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (brahman+śabda+ākhyā)
- brahman – Brahman (the Absolute Reality), sacred word, prayer, knowledge, priest
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh (class 1) - śabda – word, sound, voice, term
noun (masculine)
Root: śabd (class 1) - ākhyā – name, appellation, designation, narrative
noun (feminine)
From ā-khyā (to tell, to name)
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
रूपम् (rūpam) - the true and intrinsic nature (form, nature, essence, appearance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty, essence
Root: rūp (class 1)
सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of the totality of existence (of all, of everything)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
निजम् (nijam) - its intrinsic and true nature (own, inherent, natural, proper)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nija
nija - own, inherent, proper, native, constant
न (na) - introduces negation (not, no)
(indeclinable)
यत्र (yatra) - in which (state or reality) (where, in which, when)
(indeclinable)
काचित् (kācit) - absolutely any (emphasizing absence of all contradiction) (any, some, a certain (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ka
ka - who, what, which (often with cit/cana for indefinite sense)
With suffix -cit for indefinite meaning
बाधा (bādhā) - contradiction or superimposition that proves something to be unreal (obstruction, hindrance, sublation, contradiction, annulment)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bādhā
bādhā - obstruction, hindrance, oppression, contradiction, sublation
From root bādh (to oppress, hinder)
Root: bādh (class 1)
अस्ति (asti) - exists, is present (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Root: as (class 2)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entirety of existence, as it truly is (all, everything, the whole)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
तन्मयम् (tanmayam) - entirely made of or identical with Brahman (consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tanmaya
tanmaya - consisting of that, made of that, absorbed in that, identical with that
Compound of tad (that) and -maya (suffix meaning 'made of, consisting of')
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+maya)
- tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - maya – consisting of, made of, full of
suffix
Kṛt suffix indicating material or full of
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - eternally changeless and indestructible (imperishable, immutable, undecaying, indeclinable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying, unchanging, indeclinable
Compound of a- (negation) and vyaya (expenditure, decay, change)
Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - vyaya – expenditure, decay, destruction, change
noun (masculine)
From vi-i (to go apart, to spend)
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2)