योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-79, verse-21
न कदाचिज्जगन्नाशो देहोद्भूतगुणादिकम् ।
मदशक्तिरिव ज्ञप्तिरुदेतीति च वक्षि चेत् ॥ २१ ॥
मदशक्तिरिव ज्ञप्तिरुदेतीति च वक्षि चेत् ॥ २१ ॥
na kadācijjagannāśo dehodbhūtaguṇādikam ,
madaśaktiriva jñaptirudetīti ca vakṣi cet 21
madaśaktiriva jñaptirudetīti ca vakṣi cet 21
21.
na kadācit jagannāśaḥ dehodbhūtaguṇādikam
madaśaktiḥ iva jñaptiḥ udeti iti ca vakṣi cet
madaśaktiḥ iva jñaptiḥ udeti iti ca vakṣi cet
21.
cet vakṣi iti jagannāśaḥ na kadācit ca jñaptiḥ
dehodbhūtaguṇādikam madaśaktiḥ iva udeti
dehodbhūtaguṇādikam madaśaktiḥ iva udeti
21.
If you contend that there is never a dissolution of the world (jagat), and that consciousness (jñapti) arises from the qualities and other attributes originating in the body, much like the power of intoxication (mada-śakti) does, then...
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not (not, no)
- कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever (in combination with na, meaning "never") (ever, at any time, sometimes)
- जगन्नाशः (jagannāśaḥ) - dissolution of the world (destruction of the world, dissolution of the universe)
- देहोद्भूतगुणादिकम् (dehodbhūtaguṇādikam) - from the qualities and other attributes originating in the body (qualities etc. arisen from the body)
- मदशक्तिः (madaśaktiḥ) - the power of intoxication (power of intoxication)
- इव (iva) - much like (like, as, as if)
- ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - consciousness (knowledge, understanding, consciousness)
- उदेति (udeti) - arises (arises, comes forth, rises)
- इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this way)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- वक्षि (vakṣi) - you contend (you say, you speak)
- चेत् (cet) - if
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever (in combination with na, meaning "never") (ever, at any time, sometimes)
(indeclinable)
From kadā (when) + cit (an indefinite particle).
जगन्नाशः (jagannāśaḥ) - dissolution of the world (destruction of the world, dissolution of the universe)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jagannāśa
jagannāśa - destruction of the world, universal dissolution
Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+nāśa)
- jagat – world, universe, what moves
noun (neuter)
present active participle
From root gam.
Root: gam (class 1) - nāśa – destruction, loss, ruin, perishing
noun (masculine)
From root naś (to perish, to be lost).
Root: naś (class 1)
Note: Subject of implied verb "is".
देहोद्भूतगुणादिकम् (dehodbhūtaguṇādikam) - from the qualities and other attributes originating in the body (qualities etc. arisen from the body)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dehodbhūtaguṇādika
dehodbhūtaguṇādika - qualities etc. arisen from the body
Compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+udbhūta+guṇa+ādika)
- deha – body, form, person
noun (masculine)
Root: dih (class 1) - udbhūta – arisen, produced, manifest
adjective (neuter)
past passive participle
From ud + root bhū.
Prefix: ud
Root: bhū (class 1) - guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent, strand
noun (masculine) - ādika – beginning with, and so on, etcetera
adjective (neuter)
From ādi (beginning) + ka suffix.
Note: The ending -am suggests an accusative case used adverbially, or nominative neuter referring to jñaptiḥ as something that arises from this, or as a general phenomenon. Contextually, it's the source from which jñaptiḥ arises.
मदशक्तिः (madaśaktiḥ) - the power of intoxication (power of intoxication)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of madaśakti
madaśakti - power of intoxication, intoxicating faculty
Compound of mada (intoxication) and śakti (power).
Compound type : tatpurusha (mada+śakti)
- mada – intoxication, exhilaration, passion, pride
noun (masculine)
From root mad (to be joyful, to be intoxicated).
Root: mad (class 4) - śakti – power, strength, faculty, energy
noun (feminine)
From root śak (to be able).
Root: śak (class 5)
इव (iva) - much like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Particle of comparison.
ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - consciousness (knowledge, understanding, consciousness)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jñapti
jñapti - knowledge, understanding, perception, consciousness
From root jñā (to know).
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Subject of udeti.
उदेति (udeti) - arises (arises, comes forth, rises)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i
Present active indicative 3rd person singular
From ud + root i.
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this way)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
वक्षि (vakṣi) - you contend (you say, you speak)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vac
Present active indicative 2nd person singular
Root vac (to speak), undergoes irregular strengthening in certain forms.
Root: vac (class 2)
चेत् (cet) - if
(indeclinable)
Conditional particle.