योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-57, verse-19
अवेद्यवेदनं शुद्धमेकं भात्यजमव्ययम् ।
सर्गादौ यदनाद्यन्तं स्थितः सर्गः स एव नः ॥ १९ ॥
सर्गादौ यदनाद्यन्तं स्थितः सर्गः स एव नः ॥ १९ ॥
avedyavedanaṃ śuddhamekaṃ bhātyajamavyayam ,
sargādau yadanādyantaṃ sthitaḥ sargaḥ sa eva naḥ 19
sargādau yadanādyantaṃ sthitaḥ sargaḥ sa eva naḥ 19
19.
a-vedya-vedanam śuddham ekam bhāti ajam avyayam
sarga-ādau yat an-ādi-antam sthitaḥ sargaḥ saḥ eva naḥ
sarga-ādau yat an-ādi-antam sthitaḥ sargaḥ saḥ eva naḥ
19.
a-vedya-vedanam śuddham ekam ajam avyayam bhāti yat
an-ādi-antam sarga-ādau sthitaḥ saḥ sargaḥ eva naḥ
an-ādi-antam sarga-ādau sthitaḥ saḥ sargaḥ eva naḥ
19.
The objectless knowing (avedya-vedanam), which is pure (śuddham), one (ekam), unborn (aja), and imperishable (avyayam), shines forth. That which exists without beginning or end (anādyantam) at the start of creation (sargādau) is indeed that very creation (sarga) for us.
Words meanings summery:
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- अ-वेद्य-वेदनम् (a-vedya-vedanam) - objectless knowing, unobjectified perception
- शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, undefiled
- एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
- भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
- अजम् (ajam) - unborn, not born
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
- सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation, in the primordial creation
- यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)
- अन्-आदि-अन्तम् (an-ādi-antam) - without beginning or end, eternal
- स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, existing, standing
- सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation
- सः (saḥ) - that, he
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
- नः (naḥ) - for us, to us, our
Words meanings and morphology
अ-वेद्य-वेदनम् (a-vedya-vedanam) - objectless knowing, unobjectified perception
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of a-vedya-vedana
a-vedya-vedana - objectless knowing, unobjectified perception, unknowable knowledge
Compound type : karmadhāraya (a-vedya+vedana)
- a-vedya – unperceivable, not to be known, unobjectified
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive (passive participle)
Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with the gerundive suffix '-ya' and negative prefix 'a-'.
Root: vid (class 2) - vedana – knowing, perception, knowledge, sensation
noun (neuter)
Root: vid (class 2)
शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, undefiled
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddha
śuddha - pure, clean, undefiled, clear, faultless
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'śudh' (to purify).
Root: śudh (class 4)
एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique, alone, individual
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
अजम् (ajam) - unborn, not born
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aja
aja - unborn, not born, primordial
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ja)
- a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - ja – born, produced (suffix)
adjective (neuter)
Derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying, changeless
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)
- a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - vyaya – expenditure, decay, destruction, perishing
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: ī (class 2)
सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation, in the primordial creation
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sarga-ādi
sarga-ādi - the beginning of creation, primordial creation
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)
- sarga – creation, emanation
noun (masculine)
Root: sṛj (class 6) - ādi – beginning, commencement, first
noun (masculine)
यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that, what
अन्-आदि-अन्तम् (an-ādi-antam) - without beginning or end, eternal
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of an-ādi-anta
an-ādi-anta - without beginning or end, eternal
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an-ādi+anta)
- an-ādi – without beginning, eternal, primeval
adjective (masculine) - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, existing, standing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - stood, standing, existing, situated, established
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga
sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, chapter
Root: sṛj (class 6)
सः (saḥ) - that, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
नः (naḥ) - for us, to us, our
(pronoun)
plural of asmad
asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)