योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
-
book-7, chapter-42, verse-10
तत्कस्यचिच्छिवं शान्तं कस्यचिद्ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ।
कस्यचिच्छून्यतामात्रं कस्यचिज्ज्ञप्तिमात्रकम् ॥ १० ॥
कस्यचिच्छून्यतामात्रं कस्यचिज्ज्ञप्तिमात्रकम् ॥ १० ॥
tatkasyacicchivaṃ śāntaṃ kasyacidbrahma śāśvatam ,
kasyacicchūnyatāmātraṃ kasyacijjñaptimātrakam 10
kasyacicchūnyatāmātraṃ kasyacijjñaptimātrakam 10
10.
tat kasyacit śivam śāntam kasyacit brahma śāśvatam
kasyacit śūnyatāmātram kasyacit jñaptimātrakam
kasyacit śūnyatāmātram kasyacit jñaptimātrakam
10.
tat,
kasyacit,
śivam,
śāntam; kasyacit,
brahma,
śāśvatam; kasyacit,
śūnyatāmātram; kasyacit,
jñaptimātrakam
kasyacit,
śivam,
śāntam; kasyacit,
brahma,
śāśvatam; kasyacit,
śūnyatāmātram; kasyacit,
jñaptimātrakam
10.
That (ultimate reality) is, for some, the auspicious and peaceful; for others, the eternal (brahman); for still others, mere voidness; and for yet others, mere consciousness.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- तत् (tat) - That ultimate reality (that, it)
- कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for some, by some, of someone
- शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, good
- शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm
- कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for some, by some, of someone
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute reality (brahman), the ultimate principle
- शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
- कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for some, by some, of someone
- शून्यतामात्रम् (śūnyatāmātram) - mere voidness, nothingness itself
- कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for some, by some, of someone
- ज्ञप्तिमात्रकम् (jñaptimātrakam) - mere consciousness, pure awareness
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - That ultimate reality (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, this, he, she
कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for some, by some, of someone
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kimcid
kimcid - someone, something, anyone, anything, a certain
शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, good
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva
śiva - auspicious, benevolent, good, propitious, happy
Note: agrees with 'tat' (implied ultimate reality)
शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta
śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted, appeased
Past Passive Participle
formed from root śam
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: agrees with 'tat' (implied ultimate reality)
कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for some, by some, of someone
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kimcid
kimcid - someone, something, anyone, anything, a certain
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute reality (brahman), the ultimate principle
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the absolute reality, the supreme spirit, sacred knowledge, the ultimate ground of existence
शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant, permanent
Note: agrees with brahman
कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for some, by some, of someone
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kimcid
kimcid - someone, something, anyone, anything, a certain
शून्यतामात्रम् (śūnyatāmātram) - mere voidness, nothingness itself
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatāmātra
śūnyatāmātra - mere voidness, pure emptiness, nothing but emptiness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śūnyatā+mātra)
- śūnyatā – voidness, emptiness, nothingness
noun (feminine)
from śūnya + -tā - mātra – only, merely, solely, pure
adjective (neuter)
Note: agrees with 'tat' (implied ultimate reality)
कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - for some, by some, of someone
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kimcid
kimcid - someone, something, anyone, anything, a certain
ज्ञप्तिमात्रकम् (jñaptimātrakam) - mere consciousness, pure awareness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñaptimātraka
jñaptimātraka - mere consciousness, pure awareness (suffix -ka for emphasis or diminutive)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (jñapti+mātraka)
- jñapti – knowledge, apprehension, cognition, consciousness
noun (feminine)
from root jñā
Root: jñā (class 9) - mātraka – only, merely, solely (with diminutive/emphatic suffix -ka)
adjective (neuter)
Note: agrees with 'tat' (implied ultimate reality)