योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-3, verse-16
अचेतनादनन्तात्मा भूत्वा ज्ञोऽप्युपलोपमः ।
संसारमूलकषणं कुरु क्रोडमुखाग्रवत् ॥ १६ ॥
संसारमूलकषणं कुरु क्रोडमुखाग्रवत् ॥ १६ ॥
acetanādanantātmā bhūtvā jño'pyupalopamaḥ ,
saṃsāramūlakaṣaṇaṃ kuru kroḍamukhāgravat 16
saṃsāramūlakaṣaṇaṃ kuru kroḍamukhāgravat 16
16.
acetanāt anantātmā bhūtvā jñaḥ api upalopamaḥ
| saṃsāramūlakaṣaṇam kuru kroḍamukhāgravat ||
| saṃsāramūlakaṣaṇam kuru kroḍamukhāgravat ||
16.
acetanāt anantātmā bhūtvā,
jñaḥ api upalopamaḥ [bhava] kroḍamukhāgravat saṃsāramūlakaṣaṇam kuru
jñaḥ api upalopamaḥ [bhava] kroḍamukhāgravat saṃsāramūlakaṣaṇam kuru
16.
Having become the infinite Self (ātman) by transcending the unconscious, remain like a stone, even if you are a knower. Uproot the very foundation of transmigration (saṃsāra) just as the tip of a boar's snout digs up roots.
Words meanings summery:
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- अचेतनात् (acetanāt) - from the unconscious, from the insentient
- अनन्तात्मा (anantātmā) - the infinite Self (ātman), the endless soul
- भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being
- ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - knower, wise, intelligent
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- उपलोपमः (upalopamaḥ) - like a stone, resembling a stone
- संसारमूलकषणम् (saṁsāramūlakaṣaṇam) - the uprooting/tearing of the root of transmigration (saṃsāra)
- कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
- क्रोडमुखाग्रवत् (kroḍamukhāgravat) - like the tip of a boar's snout
Words meanings and morphology
अचेतनात् (acetanāt) - from the unconscious, from the insentient
(adjective)
Ablative, neuter, singular of acetana
acetana - unconscious, insentient, inanimate, inert
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)
- a – not, non, un-
indeclinable - cetana – conscious, intelligent, sentient, living
adjective (masculine)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Used substantively: 'from the unconscious state/realm'
अनन्तात्मा (anantātmā) - the infinite Self (ātman), the endless soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anantātman
anantātman - the infinite Self, the endless soul, the supreme spirit
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ananta+ātman)
- ananta – infinite, endless, boundless
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: an - ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Indeclinable participle, formed from root 'bhū' with suffix '-tvā'.
Root: bhū (class 1)
ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - knower, wise, intelligent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jña
jña - knowing, wise, acquainted with, a knower
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Used substantively: 'the knower'
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
उपलोपमः (upalopamaḥ) - like a stone, resembling a stone
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upalopama
upalopama - like a stone, resembling a stone, stone-like
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upala+upama)
- upala – stone, rock, gem
noun (masculine) - upama – likeness, comparison, similar to
adjective (masculine)
Note: Implied predicate for 'jñaḥ'
संसारमूलकषणम् (saṁsāramūlakaṣaṇam) - the uprooting/tearing of the root of transmigration (saṃsāra)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃsāramūlakaṣaṇa
saṁsāramūlakaṣaṇa - the act of tearing up or destroying the root of saṃsāra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+mūla+kaṣaṇa)
- saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1) - mūla – root, origin, foundation, cause
noun (neuter) - kaṣaṇa – scratching, rubbing, tearing, destroying
noun (neuter)
From root 'kaṣ' (to scratch, rub, tear)
Root: kaṣ (class 1)
कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
क्रोडमुखाग्रवत् (kroḍamukhāgravat) - like the tip of a boar's snout
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kroḍamukhāgravat
kroḍamukhāgravat - like the tip of a boar's snout (used to dig/uproot)
Derived from 'kroḍa-mukha-agra' (tip of boar's snout) with the suffix '-vat' (like, as)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kroḍa+mukha+agra+vat)
- kroḍa – boar, hog
noun (masculine) - mukha – mouth, face, snout, front
noun (neuter) - agra – tip, point, front, summit
noun (neuter) - vat – like, as, in the manner of
indeclinable
Suffix indicating similarity
Note: Used adverbially to modify 'kuru'