योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-37, verse-48
न सन्नासन्न सदसत्किमपीदमतीन्द्रियम् ।
अवाच्यं जगदित्येव भात्यवक्षुभितं खवत् ॥ ४८ ॥
अवाच्यं जगदित्येव भात्यवक्षुभितं खवत् ॥ ४८ ॥
na sannāsanna sadasatkimapīdamatīndriyam ,
avācyaṃ jagadityeva bhātyavakṣubhitaṃ khavat 48
avācyaṃ jagadityeva bhātyavakṣubhitaṃ khavat 48
48.
na sat na asat na sad-asat kim api idam atīndriyam
avācyam jagat iti eva bhāti avakṣubhitam khavat
avācyam jagat iti eva bhāti avakṣubhitam khavat
48.
idam jagat na sat na asat na sad-asat [asti] kim api
atīndriyam avācyam [ca asti] iti eva avakṣubhitam khavat bhāti
atīndriyam avācyam [ca asti] iti eva avakṣubhitam khavat bhāti
48.
This world (jagat) is neither existent, nor non-existent, nor both existent and non-existent; it is something imperceptible and inexpressible. It appears thus, undisturbed, like space (kha).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - neither (not, nor)
- सत् (sat) - existent (existent, real, being)
- न (na) - nor (not, nor)
- असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal)
- न (na) - nor (not, nor)
- सद्-असत् (sad-asat) - both existent and non-existent (existent and non-existent, real and unreal)
- किम् (kim) - what, (in indefinite sense) (what, which)
- अपि (api) - particle (forming indefiniteness) (also, even, particle)
- इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)
- अतीन्द्रियम् (atīndriyam) - imperceptible (beyond the senses, imperceptible)
- अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - inexpressible (inexpressible, unspeakable)
- जगत् (jagat) - world (jagat) (world, universe)
- इति (iti) - thus, (marking description) (thus, so, (quotation marker))
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)
- भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, is perceived)
- अवक्षुभितम् (avakṣubhitam) - undisturbed (undisturbed, unagitated)
- खवत् (khavat) - like space (kha) (like space, like ether)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - neither (not, nor)
(indeclinable)
negative particle
सत् (sat) - existent (existent, real, being)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, true, good, being
present active participle
present active participle of root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - nor (not, nor)
(indeclinable)
negative particle
असत् (asat) - non-existent (non-existent, unreal)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asat
asat - non-existent, unreal, false
negative compound of sat (existent)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - sat – existent, real, true, good
adjective
present active participle
present active participle of root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - nor (not, nor)
(indeclinable)
negative particle
सद्-असत् (sad-asat) - both existent and non-existent (existent and non-existent, real and unreal)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sad-asat
sad-asat - existent and non-existent, real and unreal
dvandva compound of sat (existent) and asat (non-existent)
Compound type : itaretarayoga-dvandva (sat+asat)
- sat – existent, real, true, good
adjective
present active participle
present active participle of root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2) - asat – non-existent, unreal, false
adjective
negative compound of sat (existent)
किम् (kim) - what, (in indefinite sense) (what, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, whether
interrogative pronoun
अपि (api) - particle (forming indefiniteness) (also, even, particle)
(indeclinable)
particle
इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
demonstrative pronoun
Note: refers to jagat
अतीन्द्रियम् (atīndriyam) - imperceptible (beyond the senses, imperceptible)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of atīndriya
atīndriya - beyond the senses, imperceptible, transcendental
bahuvrīhi compound: atīta indriyāṇi (whose senses are surpassed)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (atīta+indriya)
- atīta – gone beyond, past, surpassed
adjective
past passive participle
derived from root i (to go) with prefix ati-
Prefix: ati
Root: i (class 2) - indriya – sense organ, faculty
noun (neuter)
अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - inexpressible (inexpressible, unspeakable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avācya
avācya - inexpressible, unspeakable, not to be said
gerundive
negative compound of vācya (to be spoken/expressed), gerundive of vac (to speak)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vācya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - vācya – to be spoken, expressible, proper to be said
adjective
gerundive
gerundive of root vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
जगत् (jagat) - world (jagat) (world, universe)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving
present active participle
derived from root gam (to go) as a participle, but used as a noun
Root: gam (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, (marking description) (thus, so, (quotation marker))
(indeclinable)
particle
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
particle
भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, is perceived)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā
root verb
Root: bhā (class 2)
अवक्षुभितम् (avakṣubhitam) - undisturbed (undisturbed, unagitated)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avakṣubhita
avakṣubhita - undisturbed, unagitated, calm
past passive participle
from root kṣubh (to tremble, be agitated) with prefix ava- and negative a-
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+avakṣubhita)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - avakṣubhita – agitated, disturbed
adjective
past passive participle
derived from root kṣubh (to tremble, be agitated) with prefix ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: kṣubh (class 1)
खवत् (khavat) - like space (kha) (like space, like ether)
(indeclinable)