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7,28

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-30

न बीजमादावस्त्यन्यन्नाङ्कुरो न च वा नरः ।
न कर्म न च दैवादि केवलं चिदुदेति हि ॥ ३० ॥
na bījamādāvastyanyannāṅkuro na ca vā naraḥ ,
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
30. ādau na bījam na anyat asti na aṅkuraḥ na ca vā
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:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • (na) - not, no
  • बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin
  • आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different
  • (na) - not, no
  • अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - and, also
  • वा (vā) - or, either
  • नरः (naraḥ) - person, man
  • (na) - not, no
  • कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual
  • (na) - not, no
  • (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

(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).
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkura
aṅkura - sprout, shoot, bud, beginning
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(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)
(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)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(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.