योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-42, verse-10

तत्कस्यचिच्छिवं शान्तं कस्यचिद्ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ।
कस्यचिच्छून्यतामात्रं कस्यचिज्ज्ञप्तिमात्रकम् ॥ १० ॥

tatkasyacicchivaṃ śāntaṃ kasyacidbrahma śāśvatam ,
kasyacicchūnyatāmātraṃ kasyacijjñaptimātrakam 10

10. tat kasyacit śivam śāntam kasyacit brahma śāśvatam
kasyacit śūnyatāmātram kasyacit jñaptimātrakam

10. tat,
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.

10. מציאות זו היא עבור אחדים שִׁיוָוה (האל השלו והטוב), עבור אחרים בְּרַהְמָן (המציאות הקוסמית) הנצחי, עבור אחדים רק ריקנות, ועבור אחרים מודעות טהורה.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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