योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-29

इदं किंचिन्न किंचिद्वा द्वैताद्वैतविवर्जितम् ।
चिदाकाशं जगद्विद्धि शून्यमच्छं निरामयम् ॥ २९ ॥

idaṃ kiṃcinna kiṃcidvā dvaitādvaitavivarjitam ,
cidākāśaṃ jagadviddhi śūnyamacchaṃ nirāmayam 29

29. idam kiñcit na kiñcit vā dvaita-advaita-vivarjitam
cit-ākāśam jagat viddhi śūnyam accham nirāmayam

29. idam jagat viddhi cit-ākāśam kiñcit na kiñcit vā
dvaita-advaita-vivarjitam śūnyam accham nirāmayam

29. Know this world (jagat) as the sky of consciousness (cidākāśam), which is neither something nor nothing, devoid of both duality (dvaita) and non-duality (advaita), and which is empty (śūnyam), pure (accham), and free from affliction (nirāmayam).

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, here)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything, a little)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either... or)

• द्वैत-अद्वैत-विवर्जितम् (dvaita-advaita-vivarjitam) - devoid of both duality (dvaita) and non-duality (advaita) (devoid of duality and non-duality)

• चित्-आकाशम् (cit-ākāśam) - the sky of consciousness (sky of consciousness, space of consciousness)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, moving)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty (empty, void, null, unreality)

• अच्छम् (accham) - pure (pure, clear, transparent)

• निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - free from affliction (free from illness, healthy, perfect)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything, a little, perhaps

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything, a little, perhaps

Note: Used in the phrase 'neither something nor nothing'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either... or)

(indeclinable)

द्वैत-अद्वैत-विवर्जितम् (dvaita-advaita-vivarjitam) - devoid of both duality (dvaita) and non-duality (advaita) (devoid of duality and non-duality)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaita-advaita-vivarjita

dvaita-advaita-vivarjita - devoid of duality and non-duality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvaita+advaita+vivarjita)

• dvaita – duality, dualism
  noun (neuter)
• advaita – non-duality, monism
  noun (neuter)
  Negative of dvaita
• vivarjita – devoid of, abandoned, excluded, forsaken
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛj with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies jagat.

चित्-आकाशम् (cit-ākāśam) - the sky of consciousness (sky of consciousness, space of consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cit-ākāśa

cit-ākāśa - sky/space of consciousness, ether of thought

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of viddhi.

जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present active participle of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of viddhi.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative, Parasmapada

Second person singular imperative of root vid (class 2).

Root: vid (class 2)

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty (empty, void, null, unreality)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, vacant, zero, unreality

Note: Qualifies cit-ākāśam and jagat.

अच्छम् (accham) - pure (pure, clear, transparent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of accha

accha - clear, pure, transparent, lucid, good

Note: Qualifies cit-ākāśam and jagat.

निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - free from affliction (free from illness, healthy, perfect)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from illness/sickness/affliction, healthy, perfect, faultless

Compound of nis (without) + āmaya (illness/affliction)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+āmaya)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• āmaya – illness, sickness, disease, affliction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: am (class 1)

Note: Qualifies cit-ākāśam and jagat.

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