योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-9

अविभागं विभागीव निर्जाड्यं जडवद्गतम् ।
अचेत्यं चेत्यभावीव निरंशं सांशशोभनम् ॥ ९ ॥

avibhāgaṃ vibhāgīva nirjāḍyaṃ jaḍavadgatam ,
acetyaṃ cetyabhāvīva niraṃśaṃ sāṃśaśobhanam 9

9. avibhāgam vibhāgī iva nirjāḍyam jaḍavat gatam
acetyam cetyabhāvī iva niraṃśam sāṃśaśobhanam

9. tat avibhāgam vibhāgī iva nirjāḍyam jaḍavat gatam
acetyam cetyabhāvī iva niraṃśam sāṃśaśobhanam

9. That (Reality) is indivisible, yet appears as if divided; it is free from inertness, yet appears as if it has become inert. It is beyond thought, yet appears as if it has the nature of the knowable; and though partless, it shines beautifully as if having parts.

Words meanings summery:

• अविभागम् (avibhāgam) - undivided, indivisible, without parts

• विभागी (vibhāgī) - having parts, divided, partaking

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

• निर्जाड्यम् (nirjāḍyam) - without inertness, free from dullness/stupor

• जडवत् (jaḍavat) - as if inert, like the inert/dull

• गतम् (gatam) - become, gone, reached, understood

• अचेत्यम् (acetyam) - unthinkable, unknowable, imperceptible

• चेत्यभावी (cetyabhāvī) - as if having the nature of the knowable, having the state of being thought

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

• निरंशम् (niraṁśam) - partless, without parts, indivisible

• सांशशोभनम् (sāṁśaśobhanam) - shining beautifully with parts, adorned with parts and beautiful

Words meanings and morphology

अविभागम् (avibhāgam) - undivided, indivisible, without parts

(adjective)

neuter, singular of avibhāga

avibhāga - undivided, indivisible, without parts

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vibhāga)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vibhāga – division, part, portion
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-bhaj (to divide)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhaj

विभागी (vibhāgī) - having parts, divided, partaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhāgin

vibhāgin - having parts, divided, partaking, sharing

from vi-bhaj (to divide) + -in (suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj

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

(indeclinable)

निर्जाड्यम् (nirjāḍyam) - without inertness, free from dullness/stupor

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nirjāḍya

nirjāḍya - without inertness, free from dullness/stupor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+jāḍya)

• nir – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• jāḍya – inertness, dullness, stupidity
  noun (neuter)

जडवत् (jaḍavat) - as if inert, like the inert/dull

(indeclinable)

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

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaḍa+vat)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious
  adjective (masculine)
• vat – like, as if, similar to
  indeclinable
  suffix indicating similarity or possession

गतम् (gatam) - become, gone, reached, understood

(adjective)

neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, become, understood

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go, to become)

Root: gam

अचेत्यम् (acetyam) - unthinkable, unknowable, imperceptible

(adjective)

neuter, singular of acetya

acetya - unthinkable, unknowable, imperceptible

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cetya – to be thought, knowable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit

चेत्यभावी (cetyabhāvī) - as if having the nature of the knowable, having the state of being thought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetyabhāvin

cetyabhāvin - having the nature of the knowable, having the state of being thought

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cetya+bhāvin)

• cetya – to be thought, knowable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit
• bhāvin – having the nature of, being, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be, exist) + -in
  Root: bhū

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

(indeclinable)

निरंशम् (niraṁśam) - partless, without parts, indivisible

(adjective)

neuter, singular of niraṃśa

niraṁśa - partless, without parts, indivisible

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+aṃśa)

• nir – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• aṃśa – part, share, portion
  noun (masculine)

सांशशोभनम् (sāṁśaśobhanam) - shining beautifully with parts, adorned with parts and beautiful

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sāṃśaśobhana

sāṁśaśobhana - shining beautifully with parts, adorned with parts and beautiful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sāṃśa+śobhana)

• sāṃśa – having parts, with parts
  adjective (masculine)
• śobhana – beautiful, shining, splendid
  adjective (masculine)
  from root śubh (to shine, be beautiful)
  Root: śubh

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