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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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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
  • (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'.
(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)