योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-70

नीलत्वं च यथा व्योम्नि तथा पृथ्व्यादिता शिवे ।
भ्रान्तिमात्रादृते नान्यद्यथा व्योम तथा शिवः ॥ ७० ॥

nīlatvaṃ ca yathā vyomni tathā pṛthvyāditā śive ,
bhrāntimātrādṛte nānyadyathā vyoma tathā śivaḥ 70

70. nīlatvam ca yathā vyomni tathā pṛthvyāditā śive
bhrāntimātrāt ṛte na anyat yathā vyoma tathā śivaḥ

70. śive yathā vyomni nīlatvam tathā pṛthvyāditā
bhrāntimātrāt ṛte na anyat yathā vyoma tathā śivaḥ

70. O Śivā, just as blueness appears in the sky, similarly, the state of being earth and other elements is nothing but a mere illusion. Just as the sky itself (is unaffected by its apparent blueness), so too is Śiva (the ultimate reality).

Words meanings summery:

• नीलत्वम् (nīlatvam) - blueness, the state of being blue

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus, in that manner

• पृथ्व्यादिता (pṛthvyāditā) - the state of being earth and so on, the quality of being the earth and other elements

• शिवे (śive) - O Śivā (the goddess), O auspicious one

• भ्रान्तिमात्रात् (bhrāntimātrāt) - from mere illusion, owing to mere illusion

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different, anything else

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• व्योम (vyoma) - the sky, space

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus, in that manner

• शिवः (śivaḥ) - Śiva (the god), the auspicious one, the absolute reality

Words meanings and morphology

नीलत्वम् (nīlatvam) - blueness, the state of being blue

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīlatva

nīlatva - blueness, blue color, the quality of being blue

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

पृथ्व्यादिता (pṛthvyāditā) - the state of being earth and so on, the quality of being the earth and other elements

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthvyāditā

pṛthvyāditā - the state of being earth, etc.; the condition of the earth and other elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthvī+ādi+tā)

• pṛthvī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  adjective (masculine)
• tā – suffix denoting abstract quality or state, -ness, -hood
  noun (feminine)
  Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns from adjectives or nouns

शिवे (śive) - O Śivā (the goddess), O auspicious one

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śivā

śivā - auspicious, benevolent, one of the names of the goddess Pārvatī

भ्रान्तिमात्रात् (bhrāntimātrāt) - from mere illusion, owing to mere illusion

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhrāntimātra

bhrāntimātra - mere illusion, only illusion

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhrānti+mātra)

• bhrānti – illusion, error, delusion
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different, anything else

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another, something else

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

व्योम (vyoma) - the sky, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

शिवः (śivaḥ) - Śiva (the god), the auspicious one, the absolute reality

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, one of the principal deities of Hinduism (Śiva), the Absolute

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