योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-52, verse-28
तन्न वायुर्न चाकाशं न बुद्ध्यादि न शून्यकम् ।
न किंचिदपि सर्वात्म किमप्यन्यत्परं नभः ॥ २८ ॥
न किंचिदपि सर्वात्म किमप्यन्यत्परं नभः ॥ २८ ॥
tanna vāyurna cākāśaṃ na buddhyādi na śūnyakam ,
na kiṃcidapi sarvātma kimapyanyatparaṃ nabhaḥ 28
na kiṃcidapi sarvātma kimapyanyatparaṃ nabhaḥ 28
28.
tat na vāyuḥ na ca ākāśam na buddhyādi na śūnyakam
na kiñcit api sarvātma kim api anyat param nabhaḥ
na kiñcit api sarvātma kim api anyat param nabhaḥ
28.
tat na vāyuḥ,
na ca ākāśam,
na buddhyādi,
na śūnyakam,
na kiñcit api; sarvātma! kim api anyat param nabhaḥ
na ca ākāśam,
na buddhyādi,
na śūnyakam,
na kiñcit api; sarvātma! kim api anyat param nabhaḥ
28.
That (ultimate reality) is not air, nor space, nor the intellect and so on, nor the void. It is not anything whatsoever. O universal Self (ātman)! It is something else, a supreme expanse beyond the sky.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - Refers to the ultimate reality described in previous verses. (that)
- न (na) - not, no
- वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, sky, ether
- न (na) - not, no
- बुद्ध्यादि (buddhyādi) - intellect and so on, intellect etc.
- न (na) - not, no
- शून्यकम् (śūnyakam) - the void, nothingness
- न (na) - not, no
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - In conjunction with 'api', it means 'anything whatsoever'. (anything, something)
- अपि (api) - In conjunction with 'kiñcit', it forms 'anything whatsoever'. (also, even)
- सर्वात्म (sarvātma) - Used as a vocative, addressing the ultimate reality as the Self of all. (O universal Self (ātman))
- किम् (kim) - what, something (as part of 'kim api')
- अपि (api) - Used to form an indefinite pronoun 'something else'. (also, even; (when combined with 'kim') something indefinite)
- अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, ether
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - Refers to the ultimate reality described in previous verses. (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - air, wind, breath, the god of wind
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, sky, ether
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
बुद्ध्यादि (buddhyādi) - intellect and so on, intellect etc.
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhyādi
buddhyādi - intellect and so on (referring to subtle elements like ego, mind, etc.)
Compound type : tatpurusha (buddhi+ādi)
- buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, reason
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
indeclinable
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
शून्यकम् (śūnyakam) - the void, nothingness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyaka
śūnyaka - void, empty space, nothingness
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - In conjunction with 'api', it means 'anything whatsoever'. (anything, something)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - In conjunction with 'kiñcit', it forms 'anything whatsoever'. (also, even)
(indeclinable)
सर्वात्म (sarvātma) - Used as a vocative, addressing the ultimate reality as the Self of all. (O universal Self (ātman))
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvātman
sarvātman - universal Self, the self of all, all-pervading soul
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+ātman)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
किम् (kim) - what, something (as part of 'kim api')
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why, something
अपि (api) - Used to form an indefinite pronoun 'something else'. (also, even; (when combined with 'kim') something indefinite)
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different, distinct
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, subsequent, other
नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, ether
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, ether, heaven, space