योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-8

अविकारं विकारीव समं शान्तमशान्तवत् ।
सदेवासदिवादृश्यं तदेवातदिवोदितम् ॥ ८ ॥

avikāraṃ vikārīva samaṃ śāntamaśāntavat ,
sadevāsadivādṛśyaṃ tadevātadivoditam 8

8. avikāram vikārī iva samam śāntam aśāntavat sat
eva asat iva adṛśyam tat eva atat iva uditam

8. tat avikāram vikārī iva samam śāntam aśāntavat
sat eva asat iva adṛśyam tat eva atat iva uditam

8. That (Reality) is immutable, yet appears as if it undergoes change; it is balanced and peaceful, yet as if restless. It is truly existent, yet appears as if non-existent and invisible. Indeed, that (Reality) is described as if it were not itself.

Words meanings summery:

• अविकारम् (avikāram) - immutable, unchangeable, without modification

• विकारी (vikārī) - changing, undergoing modification, subject to change

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• समम् (samam) - equal, same, uniform, balanced, impartial

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

• अशान्तवत् (aśāntavat) - as if restless, as if unpeaceful, like the unpeaceful

• सत् (sat) - existent, being, real, true

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false, not being

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• अदृश्यम् (adṛśyam) - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

• तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to Reality/Brahman)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• अतत् (atat) - not that, other than that

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• उदितम् (uditam) - manifested, spoken, risen, expressed

Words meanings and morphology

अविकारम् (avikāram) - immutable, unchangeable, without modification

(adjective)

neuter, singular of avikāra

avikāra - immutable, unchangeable, without modification

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vikāra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vikāra – change, modification, alteration
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-kṛ (to change, alter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ

विकारी (vikārī) - changing, undergoing modification, subject to change

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikārin

vikārin - changing, undergoing modification, subject to change

from vi-kṛ (to change) + -in (suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

समम् (samam) - equal, same, uniform, balanced, impartial

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, uniform, balanced, impartial

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted, ceased

Past Passive Participle

from root śam (to be quiet, cease)

Root: śam

अशान्तवत् (aśāntavat) - as if restless, as if unpeaceful, like the unpeaceful

(indeclinable)

from aśānta + vat (suffix for "like, as")

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśānta+vat)

• aśānta – unpeaceful, restless
  adjective (masculine)
• vat – like, as if, similar to
  indeclinable
  suffix indicating similarity or possession

सत् (sat) - existent, being, real, true

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, being, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be)

Root: as

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false, not being

(adjective)

neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, not being

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, being, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

अदृश्यम् (adṛśyam) - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

(adjective)

neuter, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś

तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to Reality/Brahman)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

अतत् (atat) - not that, other than that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of atat

atat - not that, other than that

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

उदितम् (uditam) - manifested, spoken, risen, expressed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of udita

udita - manifested, spoken, risen, expressed, appeared

Past Passive Participle

from root vad (to speak) with prefix ud; also from i (to go) with prefix ud. Here "spoken, expressed" fits better with the idea of paradoxical description.

Prefix: ud

Root: vad

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