योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-32, verse-26

व्योम्नोऽम्बुवाहादिविजृम्भयेव तरङ्गभंग्येव महाजलस्य ।
न युज्यते नापि च नश्यतीह नाशोदयौ निर्मननस्य किंचित् ॥ २६ ॥

vyomno'mbuvāhādivijṛmbhayeva taraṅgabhaṃgyeva mahājalasya ,
na yujyate nāpi ca naśyatīha nāśodayau nirmananasya kiṃcit 26

26. vyomnaḥ ambuvāhādivijṛmbhayā iva
taraṅgabhaṅgyā iva mahājalasya
na yujyate na api ca naśyati
iha nāśodayau nirmananasya kiṃcit

26. iha nirmananasya nāśodayau vyomnaḥ
ambuvāhādivijṛmbhayā iva
mahājalasya taraṅgabhaṅgyā iva na
yujyate na api ca naśyati kiṃcit

26. Just as the sky is not affected by the unfolding of clouds and such, nor the vast ocean by the breaking of waves, so too, here, there is no arising or perishing whatsoever for the thought-free (nirmanana) state.

Words meanings summery:

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of the sky (of the sky, from the sky)

• अम्बुवाहादिविजृम्भया (ambuvāhādivijṛmbhayā) - by the unfolding of clouds and such (by the expansion/unfolding of clouds etc.)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• तरङ्गभङ्ग्या (taraṅgabhaṅgyā) - by the breaking of waves

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• महाजलस्य (mahājalasya) - of the vast ocean (of great water, of the great ocean)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is affected (is joined, is connected, is affected, is fit)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• च (ca) - and

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is lost, disappears)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context of reality) (here, in this world, in this context)

• नाशोदयौ (nāśodayau) - arising and perishing (perishing and arising, destruction and creation)

• निर्मननस्य (nirmananasya) - of the thought-free state (nirmanana) (of the thought-free state, of the state beyond mind)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - in the slightest, at all (something, a little, in the slightest, at all)

Words meanings and morphology

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of the sky (of the sky, from the sky)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

अम्बुवाहादिविजृम्भया (ambuvāhādivijṛmbhayā) - by the unfolding of clouds and such (by the expansion/unfolding of clouds etc.)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ambuvāhādivijṛmbhā

ambuvāhādivijṛmbhā - expansion of clouds and the like

Compound noun in instrumental singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambuvāha+ādi+vijṛmbhā)

• ambuvāha – cloud, water-bearer
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `ambu` (water) and `vāha` (bearer).
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  indeclinable (masculine)
  Used as an indeclinable suffix `X-ādi` meaning 'X and so on'.
• vijṛmbhā – expansion, unfolding, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
  From root `jṛmbh` (to yawn, open, expand) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

तरङ्गभङ्ग्या (taraṅgabhaṅgyā) - by the breaking of waves

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of taraṅgabhaṅgi

taraṅgabhaṅgi - breaking of waves

Compound noun in instrumental singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+bhaṅgi)

• taraṅga – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅgi – breaking, fracture, breaking up
  noun (feminine)
  From root `bhañj` (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

महाजलस्य (mahājalasya) - of the vast ocean (of great water, of the great ocean)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mahājala

mahājala - great water, great ocean

Compound of `mahā` (great) and `jala` (water).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+jala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  Feminine form of `mahat`.
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

युज्यते (yujyate) - is affected (is joined, is connected, is affected, is fit)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yuj

Root `yuj` in passive voice.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Expresses "is affected" or "is connected".

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms `nāpi` with preceding `na`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is lost, disappears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Root `naś` (class 4).

Root: naś (class 4)

इह (iha) - here (in this context of reality) (here, in this world, in this context)

(indeclinable)

नाशोदयौ (nāśodayau) - arising and perishing (perishing and arising, destruction and creation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nāśodaya

nāśodaya - perishing and arising

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (nāśa+udaya)

• nāśa – destruction, perishing, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From root `naś` (to perish).
  Root: naś (class 4)
• udaya – arising, rising, beginning, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  From root `i` (to go) with prefix `ud`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: This dual form `nāśodayau` is the subject for `yujyate` and `naśyati`.

निर्मननस्य (nirmananasya) - of the thought-free state (nirmanana) (of the thought-free state, of the state beyond mind)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nirmanana

nirmanana - thought-free, mindless, beyond thought

Compound of `nis` (without, free from) and `manana` (thinking, cogitation).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+manana)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• manana – thinking, meditation, cogitation, mind
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root `man` (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: This is an important term.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - in the slightest, at all (something, a little, in the slightest, at all)

(indeclinable)

Formed from `kim` (what) and `cit` (an indefinite particle).

Note: Used to emphasize the negation.

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