योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-82, verse-15
विद्याऽविद्या विदेहत्वं सदेहत्वं क्षणश्चिरम् ।
चञ्चलत्वं स्थिरत्वं वा त्वं चाहं चेतरश्च तत् ॥ १५ ॥
चञ्चलत्वं स्थिरत्वं वा त्वं चाहं चेतरश्च तत् ॥ १५ ॥
vidyā'vidyā videhatvaṃ sadehatvaṃ kṣaṇaściram ,
cañcalatvaṃ sthiratvaṃ vā tvaṃ cāhaṃ cetaraśca tat 15
cañcalatvaṃ sthiratvaṃ vā tvaṃ cāhaṃ cetaraśca tat 15
15.
vidyā avidyā videhatvaṃ sadehatvaṃ kṣaṇaḥ ciram
cañcalatvaṃ sthiratvaṃ vā tvaṃ ca ahaṃ ca itaraḥ ca tat
cañcalatvaṃ sthiratvaṃ vā tvaṃ ca ahaṃ ca itaraḥ ca tat
15.
vidyā avidyā videhatvaṃ sadehatvaṃ kṣaṇaḥ ciram
cañcalatvaṃ sthiratvaṃ vā tvaṃ ca ahaṃ ca itaraḥ ca tat
cañcalatvaṃ sthiratvaṃ vā tvaṃ ca ahaṃ ca itaraḥ ca tat
15.
Knowledge, ignorance, the state of being bodiless, the state of having a body, the moment, eternity, instability, or stability; and you, and I, and the other, and that (totality).
Words meanings summery:
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- विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science
- अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience
- विदेहत्वं (videhatvaṁ) - bodilessness, the state of being without a body
- सदेहत्वं (sadehatvaṁ) - embodiment, the state of having a body
- क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - a moment, an instant
- चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, eternity
- चञ्चलत्वं (cañcalatvaṁ) - instability, restlessness, changeability
- स्थिरत्वं (sthiratvaṁ) - stability, steadfastness, firmness
- वा (vā) - or, either...or
- त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (singular)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अहं (ahaṁ) - I (singular)
- च (ca) - and, also
- इतरः (itaraḥ) - the other, another
- च (ca) - and, also
- तत् (tat) - that, that (totality), the ultimate reality
Words meanings and morphology
विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, spiritual knowledge
From root 'vid' (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Nominative singular, part of a list of nouns.
अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance, nescience
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
Negative prefix 'a' + 'vidyā'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vidyā)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - vidyā – knowledge, learning
noun (feminine)
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Nominative singular, part of a list of nouns.
विदेहत्वं (videhatvaṁ) - bodilessness, the state of being without a body
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of videhatva
videhatva - bodilessness, the state of being without a body, incorporeality
From 'videha' (bodiless) with suffix '-tva' (neuter noun forming suffix for abstract quality).
Note: Nominative singular.
सदेहत्वं (sadehatvaṁ) - embodiment, the state of having a body
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sadehatva
sadehatva - embodiment, the state of having a body, corporality
From 'sadeha' (having a body) with suffix '-tva'.
Note: Nominative singular.
क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - a moment, an instant
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant, a very short period of time
Note: Nominative singular.
चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, eternity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cira
cira - long, lasting, ancient; for a long time (as adverb)
Note: Can also function as an adverb (for a long time), but here likely a noun for conceptual parallelism.
चञ्चलत्वं (cañcalatvaṁ) - instability, restlessness, changeability
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cañcalatva
cañcalatva - instability, restlessness, changeability, fickleness
From 'cañcala' (fickle, restless) with suffix '-tva'.
Root: cañc (class 1)
Note: Nominative singular.
स्थिरत्वं (sthiratvaṁ) - stability, steadfastness, firmness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthiratva
sthiratva - stability, steadfastness, firmness, immovability
From 'sthira' (firm, steady) with suffix '-tva'.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Nominative singular.
वा (vā) - or, either...or
(indeclinable)
त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Second person pronoun.
Note: Nominative singular.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अहं (ahaṁ) - I (singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
First person pronoun.
Note: Nominative singular.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
इतरः (itaraḥ) - the other, another
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of itara
itara - the other, another, different, rest
Note: Nominative singular.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, that (totality), the ultimate reality
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.