योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-34

आतिवाहिकमेवैषां भूतानां विद्यते वपुः ।
अत्राधिभौतिकव्याप्तिरसत्यैव पिशाचिका ॥ ३४ ॥

ātivāhikamevaiṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ vidyate vapuḥ ,
atrādhibhautikavyāptirasatyaiva piśācikā 34

34. ātivāhikam eva eṣām bhūtānām vidyate vapuḥ
atra ādhibhautika-vyāptiḥ asatyā eva piśācikā

34. eṣām bhūtānām ātivāhikam vapuḥ eva vidyate
atra ādhibhautika-vyāptiḥ asatyā eva piśācikā

34. For these beings, only a subtle, transitional body (ātivāhika vapuḥ) truly exists. In this context, the perception of a physical manifestation (ādhibhautika vyāpti) is merely an unreal phantom.

Words meanings summery:

• आतिवाहिकम् (ātivāhikam) - a subtle body that transports the soul during transmigration (subtle; transitional; transporting; conveying)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the exclusivity of the subtle body and the illusory nature of physical manifestation (indeed, only, merely, certainly)

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of living beings, creatures (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, on this point

• आधिभौतिक-व्याप्तिः (ādhibhautika-vyāptiḥ) - the perception or experience of something as physically real, a manifestation in the realm of elements (physical manifestation; pervasion related to beings/elements)

• असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false, untrue

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the exclusivity of the subtle body and the illusory nature of physical manifestation (indeed, only, merely, certainly)

• पिशाचिका (piśācikā) - used metaphorically to describe the illusory nature of physical manifestation (she-demon, female goblin, phantom, illusion)

Words meanings and morphology

आतिवाहिकम् (ātivāhikam) - a subtle body that transports the soul during transmigration (subtle; transitional; transporting; conveying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātivāhika

ātivāhika - subtle, transitional, transporting, conveying

Derived from root 'vah' (to carry) with prefix 'ati' and suffixes

Prefix: ati

Root: vah (class 1)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the exclusivity of the subtle body and the illusory nature of physical manifestation (indeed, only, merely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Can also be neuter genitive plural.

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of living beings, creatures (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, nature

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, on this point

(indeclinable)

आधिभौतिक-व्याप्तिः (ādhibhautika-vyāptiḥ) - the perception or experience of something as physically real, a manifestation in the realm of elements (physical manifestation; pervasion related to beings/elements)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ādhibhautika-vyāpti

ādhibhautika-vyāpti - physical manifestation, pervasion pertaining to physical beings or elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādhibhautika+vyāpti)

• ādhibhautika – pertaining to physical elements or beings
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'adhi' + 'bhūta' + 'ṭhak' suffix
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vyāpti – pervasion, comprehension, manifestation, extent
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefix 'vi' and 'kti' suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: āp (class 5)

असत्या (asatyā) - unreal, false, untrue

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'sat' (existent)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the exclusivity of the subtle body and the illusory nature of physical manifestation (indeed, only, merely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

पिशाचिका (piśācikā) - used metaphorically to describe the illusory nature of physical manifestation (she-demon, female goblin, phantom, illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of piśācikā

piśācikā - she-demon, female goblin, phantom, illusion

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