योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-57, verse-32
नाहमस्मि न चान्योऽस्ति सर्वं नास्तीति निश्चये ।
प्रकृतव्यवहारस्त्वं शिलामौनमयो भव ॥ ३२ ॥
प्रकृतव्यवहारस्त्वं शिलामौनमयो भव ॥ ३२ ॥
nāhamasmi na cānyo'sti sarvaṃ nāstīti niścaye ,
prakṛtavyavahārastvaṃ śilāmaunamayo bhava 32
prakṛtavyavahārastvaṃ śilāmaunamayo bhava 32
32.
na aham asmi na ca anyaḥ asti sarvam na asti iti
niścaye prakṛta vyavahāraḥ tvam śilā maunamayaḥ bhava
niścaye prakṛta vyavahāraḥ tvam śilā maunamayaḥ bhava
32.
tvam aham na asmi ca anyaḥ na asti sarvam na asti
iti niścaye prakṛta vyavahāraḥ śilā maunamayaḥ bhava
iti niścaye prakṛta vyavahāraḥ śilā maunamayaḥ bhava
32.
When you are certain that 'I am not, nor is anyone else, and nothing truly exists,' then even while engaged in worldly affairs, you become silent and still like a stone.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no, nor
- अहम् (aham) - I, myself
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other, different
- अस्ति (asti) - he/she/it is, exists
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- अस्ति (asti) - he/she/it is, exists
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
- निश्चये (niścaye) - in certainty, in determination, in conviction
- प्रकृत (prakṛta) - done, performed, engaged in, commenced
- व्यवहारः (vyavahāraḥ) - activity, transaction, worldly affair, conduct
- त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)
- शिला (śilā) - stone, rock
- मौनमयः (maunamayaḥ) - consisting of silence, full of silence, silent
- भव (bhava) - become, be
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I, myself
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Active Indicative
Root verb, Atmanepada, 2nd conjugation (adādi)
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other, different
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - another, other, different
अस्ति (asti) - he/she/it is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Active Indicative
Root verb, Atmanepada, 2nd conjugation (adādi)
Root: as (class 2)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - he/she/it is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Active Indicative
Root verb, Atmanepada, 2nd conjugation (adādi)
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought
(indeclinable)
Quotative particle
निश्चये (niścaye) - in certainty, in determination, in conviction
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of niścaya
niścaya - certainty, determination, conviction, ascertainment
From ni-ci 'to determine'
Prefix: ni
Root: ci (class 5)
प्रकृत (prakṛta) - done, performed, engaged in, commenced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prakṛta
prakṛta - done, performed, commenced, natural, primary
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root kṛ with upasarga pra
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Here implying 'one who is engaged in'
व्यवहारः (vyavahāraḥ) - activity, transaction, worldly affair, conduct
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra
vyavahāra - activity, conduct, transaction, worldly business
From vi-ava-hṛ 'to act'
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: hṛ (class 1)
त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
tvam - you (singular)
शिला (śilā) - stone, rock
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā
śilā - stone, rock, slab
मौनमयः (maunamayaḥ) - consisting of silence, full of silence, silent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maunamaya
maunamaya - consisting of silence, full of silence, silent
Compound formed with the suffix -maya (consisting of)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mauna+maya)
- mauna – silence, quietness, taciturnity
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'muni' (sage) - maya – consisting of, made of, full of
suffix (adjectival)
Secondary suffix -maya added to nouns to form adjectives
भव (bhava) - become, be
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Imperative Active
Root bhū, 1st conjugation
Root: bhū (class 1)