योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-8, verse-2

ईदृशोऽयं जगद्वृक्षो जायतेऽहंत्वबीजतः ।
बीजे ज्ञानाग्निनिर्दग्धे नैव किंचन जायते ॥ २ ॥

īdṛśo'yaṃ jagadvṛkṣo jāyate'haṃtvabījataḥ ,
bīje jñānāgninirdagdhe naiva kiṃcana jāyate 2

2. īdṛśaḥ ayam jagat-vṛkṣaḥ jāyate ahaṃtva-bījatas |
bīje jñāna-agni-nirdagdhe na eva kiṃcana jāyate ||

2. īdṛśaḥ ayam jagat-vṛkṣaḥ ahaṃtva-bījatas jāyate.
bīje jñāna-agni-nirdagdhe (sati) kim cana na eva jāyate.

2. This world-tree, of such a nature, arises from the seed of ego (ahaṅkāra). When that seed is utterly consumed by the fire of knowledge (jñāna), nothing at all is produced.

2. עץ עולם כזה צומח מזרע תחושת ה"אני". כאשר הזרע נשרף כליל באש הידע הרוחני, דבר אינו צומח ממנו עוד.

Words meanings summery:

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - of this kind, such

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• जगत्-वृक्षः (jagat-vṛkṣaḥ) - world-tree, tree of the universe

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, is produced

• अहंत्व-बीजतस् (ahaṁtva-bījatas) - from the seed of ego

• बीजे (bīje) - in the seed, when the seed

• ज्ञान-अग्नि-निर्दग्धे (jñāna-agni-nirdagdhe) - burnt completely by the fire of knowledge

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, is produced

Words meanings and morphology

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - of this kind, such

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - of this kind, such, similar to this

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

जगत्-वृक्षः (jagat-vṛkṣaḥ) - world-tree, tree of the universe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagadvṛkṣa

jagadvṛkṣa - the world-tree, the tree of existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+vṛkṣa)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle from gam
  Present active participle from root gam, used as a noun
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, is produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Middle

3rd person singular Present Middle, root jan (group 4)

Root: jan (class 4)

अहंत्व-बीजतस् (ahaṁtva-bījatas) - from the seed of ego

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtva+bīja)

• ahaṃtva – ego-sense, individuality, the state of 'I'
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'aham' (I) with the suffix '-tva'
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

Note: Suffix -tas added to the compound 'ahaṃtvabīja' to form an indeclinable expressing ablative case.

बीजे (bīje) - in the seed, when the seed

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

ज्ञान-अग्नि-निर्दग्धे (jñāna-agni-nirdagdhe) - burnt completely by the fire of knowledge

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jñānāgninirdagdha

jñānāgninirdagdha - burnt completely by the fire of knowledge

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+agni+nirdagdha)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• nirdagdha – burnt, consumed, destroyed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root dah with prefix nir
  Prefix: nir
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bīje'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something, a little

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – even, also (used to form indefinites)
  indeclinable

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, is produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Middle

3rd person singular Present Middle, root jan (group 4)

Root: jan (class 4)

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