योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-28, verse-30
न बीजमादावस्त्यन्यन्नाङ्कुरो न च वा नरः ।
न कर्म न च दैवादि केवलं चिदुदेति हि ॥ ३० ॥
न कर्म न च दैवादि केवलं चिदुदेति हि ॥ ३० ॥
na bījamādāvastyanyannāṅkuro na ca vā naraḥ ,
na karma na ca daivādi kevalaṃ cidudeti hi 30
na karma na ca daivādi kevalaṃ cidudeti hi 30
30.
na bījam ādau asti anyat na aṅkuraḥ na ca vā naraḥ
na karma na ca daiva-ādi kevalam cit ud eti hi
na karma na ca daiva-ādi kevalam cit ud eti hi
30.
ādau na bījam na anyat asti na aṅkuraḥ na ca vā
naraḥ na karma na ca daiva-ādi kevalam cit hi ud eti
naraḥ na karma na ca daiva-ādi kevalam cit hi ud eti
30.
In the beginning, there is no other seed, nor a sprout, nor a person (nara); neither is there action (karma), nor destiny and the like. Indeed, only pure consciousness (cit) manifests.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin
- आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different
- न (na) - not, no
- अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- वा (vā) - or, either
- नरः (naraḥ) - person, man
- न (na) - not, no
- कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- दैव-आदि (daiva-ādi) - destiny and so on, beginning with destiny
- केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely, pure
- चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence
- उद् (ud) - up, forth
- एति (eti) - goes, arises
- हि (hi) - indeed, because, for
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja
bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause
आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, first, origin
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as
present indicative, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada, 2nd class verb
Root: as (class 2)
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, different, another
Note: Adjective for bījam (implied bījam anyat = another seed).
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkura
aṅkura - sprout, shoot, bud, beginning
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to connect negations 'neither... nor'.
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for emphasis with na ca meaning 'nor indeed'.
नरः (naraḥ) - person, man
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being (nara)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karman
karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (karma)
from kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to connect negations 'neither... nor'.
दैव-आदि (daiva-ādi) - destiny and so on, beginning with destiny
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daiva-ādi
daiva-ādi - destiny and the like, beginning with destiny
Compound of daiva (destiny) and ādi (beginning/etc.)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+ādi)
- daiva – divine, fate, destiny
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine)
केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely, pure
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala
kevala - sole, mere, pure, whole, exclusive
Note: Adjective for cit.
चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding (cit)
Note: Subject of ud eti.
उद् (ud) - up, forth
(indeclinable)
prefix to verb
Note: Verbal prefix.
एति (eti) - goes, arises
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of i
present indicative, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada, 2nd class verb
Root: i (class 2)
Note: With ud, means 'arises' or 'manifests'.
हि (hi) - indeed, because, for
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic.