योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-77

अर्थागतस्वभावस्य च नैव च संभवादमले ।
एतस्मिन्सर्वगते ब्रह्मणि नास्ति स्वभावोक्तिः ॥ ७७ ॥

arthāgatasvabhāvasya ca naiva ca saṃbhavādamale ,
etasminsarvagate brahmaṇi nāsti svabhāvoktiḥ 77

77. arthāgatasvabhāvasya ca na eva ca saṃbhavāt amale
etasmin sarvagate brahmaṇi na asti svabhāvoktiḥ

77. amale arthāgatasvabhāvasya ca na eva ca saṃbhavāt
etasmin sarvagate brahmaṇi svabhāvoktiḥ na asti

77. Because a nature derived from objects is not at all possible in the stainless [Brahman], in this all-pervading Brahman (brahman), no description of its intrinsic nature exists.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थागतस्वभावस्य (arthāgatasvabhāvasya) - of a nature derived from an object/meaning

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• च (ca) - and, nor

• संभवात् (saṁbhavāt) - due to the impossibility (in conjunction with 'na eva') (due to the possibility, due to the existence, from arising)

• अमले (amale) - in the stainless Brahman (in the stainless, in the pure)

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• सर्वगते (sarvagate) - in the all-pervading Brahman (in the all-pervading)

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• स्वभावोक्तिः (svabhāvoktiḥ) - a statement of intrinsic nature

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थागतस्वभावस्य (arthāgatasvabhāvasya) - of a nature derived from an object/meaning

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arthāgatasvabhāva

arthāgatasvabhāva - a nature that has come from or is derived from an object or meaning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+āgata+svabhāva)

• artha – object, thing, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• āgata – come, arrived, obtained, derived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature, essential character
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here with 'na eva' for emphasis or to mean 'nor indeed'

संभवात् (saṁbhavāt) - due to the impossibility (in conjunction with 'na eva') (due to the possibility, due to the existence, from arising)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - origin, birth, possibility, existence, union

From root 'bhū' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Ablative of cause

अमले (amale) - in the stainless Brahman (in the stainless, in the pure)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of amala

amala - stainless, spotless, pure, faultless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+mala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• mala – impurity, dirt, stain, fault
  noun (masculine)

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

सर्वगते (sarvagate) - in the all-pervading Brahman (in the all-pervading)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarvagata

sarvagata - all-pervading, omnipresent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+gata)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, pervading, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam'
  Root: gam (class 1)

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, holy knowledge

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

स्वभावोक्तिः (svabhāvoktiḥ) - a statement of intrinsic nature

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svabhāvokti

svabhāvokti - description of one's own nature, statement of inherent characteristic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+ukti)

• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature, essential character
  noun (masculine)
• ukti – speech, saying, statement, expression
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vac' (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

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