योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-22

सा तु ब्रह्मैव कोऽर्थः स्यादस्या विधिनिषेधने ।
श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ज्ञातायां संप्रबुद्धायामिच्छा ब्रह्मैव नेतरत् ॥ २२ ॥

sā tu brahmaiva ko'rthaḥ syādasyā vidhiniṣedhane ,
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
jñātāyāṃ saṃprabuddhāyāmicchā brahmaiva netarat 22

22. sā tu brahma eva kaḥ arthaḥ syāt
asyāḥ vidhi niṣedhane śrī
vasiṣṭha uvāca jñātāyām samprabuddhāyām
icchā brahma eva na itarat

22. sā tu brahma eva.
asyāḥ vidhi niṣedhane kaḥ arthaḥ syāt? śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca: jñātāyām samprabuddhāyām icchā brahma eva,
na itarat.

22. But that (desire) is certainly brahman itself. What purpose would there be in its injunctions and prohibitions? Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'When desire (icchā) is known and fully awakened, it is brahman itself, nothing else.'

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (desire) (that, she)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - brahman (brahman) (brahman, the Absolute, ultimate reality)

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

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what, which)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, let it be, should be)

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - its (referring to desire) (of this, its)

• विधि (vidhi) - injunction (injunction, rule, method)

• निषेधने (niṣedhane) - in prohibitions (in prohibition, in forbidding)

• श्री (śrī) - auspicious (auspicious, glorious, prosperity)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• ज्ञातायाम् (jñātāyām) - when known (in the known, when known)

• सम्प्रबुद्धायाम् (samprabuddhāyām) - when fully awakened (in the fully awakened, when fully awakened)

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire (icchā) (desire, wish, will, intention)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - brahman (brahman) (brahman, the Absolute, ultimate reality)

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, another, different)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (desire) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'icchā' (desire) from the previous verse.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - brahman (brahman) (brahman, the Absolute, ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - brahman (brahman), the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word

Note: Null ending form in nominative singular neuter.

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

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, let it be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Mood

Root 'as' (to be), optative 3rd singular active.

Root: as (class 2)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - its (referring to desire) (of this, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Refers to 'icchā' (feminine).

विधि (vidhi) - injunction (injunction, rule, method)

(noun)

masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - injunction, rule, ordinance, method

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: First part of the compound 'vidhi-niṣedhane'.

निषेधने (niṣedhane) - in prohibitions (in prohibition, in forbidding)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of niṣedhana

niṣedhana - prohibition, forbidding

From 'ni-sidh' (to ward off, prohibit).

Prefix: ni

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Second part of the compound 'vidhi-niṣedhane'.

श्री (śrī) - auspicious (auspicious, glorious, prosperity)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, prosperity, glory, beauty, auspiciousness

Note: Used as an honorific prefix for the proper noun 'Vasiṣṭha'.

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a Vedic sage)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense

Root 'vac' (to speak), perfect 3rd singular active. Irregular perfect formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

ज्ञातायाम् (jñātāyām) - when known (in the known, when known)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with the suffix '-ta'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: In a locative absolute construction, referring to 'icchā'.

सम्प्रबुद्धायाम् (samprabuddhāyām) - when fully awakened (in the fully awakened, when fully awakened)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of samprabuddha

samprabuddha - fully awakened, enlightened, clearly understood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'budh' (to awaken, know) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra', and suffix '-ta'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: In a locative absolute construction, referring to 'icchā'.

इच्छा (icchā) - desire (icchā) (desire, wish, will, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, will, intention (icchā)

From root 'iṣ' (to wish) + 'a' suffix.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject of the clause.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - brahman (brahman) (brahman, the Absolute, ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - brahman (brahman), the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word

Note: Null ending form in nominative singular neuter.

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

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