योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-57, verse-21
सर्वशक्त्यात्म तद्ब्रह्म यथा कचति यादृशम् ।
रूपमत्यजदेवाच्छं तथा भवति तादृशम् ॥ २१ ॥
रूपमत्यजदेवाच्छं तथा भवति तादृशम् ॥ २१ ॥
sarvaśaktyātma tadbrahma yathā kacati yādṛśam ,
rūpamatyajadevācchaṃ tathā bhavati tādṛśam 21
rūpamatyajadevācchaṃ tathā bhavati tādṛśam 21
21.
sarva-śakti-ātman tat brahma yathā kacchati yādṛśam
rūpam a-tyajat eva accham tathā bhavati tādṛśam
rūpam a-tyajat eva accham tathā bhavati tādṛśam
21.
sarva-śakti-ātman tat brahma yathā yādṛśam kacchati,
accham rūpam a-tyajat eva,
tathā tādṛśam bhavati.
accham rūpam a-tyajat eva,
tathā tādṛśam bhavati.
21.
That Brahman, whose essence (ātman) is all power, just as it shines forth and in whatever form it manifests, it becomes exactly of that nature, without ever abandoning its own pure form.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्व-शक्ति-आत्मन् (sarva-śakti-ātman) - whose essence is all power
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
- कच्छति (kacchati) - shines forth, manifests (shines, appears, looks like)
- यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of whatever kind, such as, like what
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance
- अ-त्यजत् (a-tyajat) - not abandoning, without forsaking
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- अच्छम् (accham) - clear, pure, transparent
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens
- तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - of that kind, such, like that
Words meanings and morphology
सर्व-शक्ति-आत्मन् (sarva-śakti-ātman) - whose essence is all power
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva-śakti-ātman
sarva-śakti-ātman - whose nature/self is all power; embodying all power
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+śakti+ātman)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - śakti – power, energy, ability, strength
noun (feminine)
Root: śak (class 5) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
noun (masculine)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the ultimate reality, the Absolute; sacred word, prayer
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
(indeclinable)
कच्छति (kacchati) - shines forth, manifests (shines, appears, looks like)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kac
root of 1st conjugation (bhvādi)
Root: kac (class 1)
यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of whatever kind, such as, like what
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa
yādṛśa - of whatever kind, such as, like what, of what appearance
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty
अ-त्यजत् (a-tyajat) - not abandoning, without forsaking
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of a-tyajat
a-tyajat - not abandoning, not forsaking
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of root tyaj (to abandon) with negative prefix a-.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tyajat)
- a – not, un-, non- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - tyajat – abandoning, forsaking
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of root tyaj.
Root: tyaj (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
अच्छम् (accham) - clear, pure, transparent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of accha
accha - clear, pure, transparent, bright
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
(indeclinable)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - of that kind, such, like that
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa
tādṛśa - of that kind, such, like that, of that appearance