योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-46

स त्रैलोक्यमहारम्भः सत्योऽपि भ्रान्तिमात्रकम् ।
भ्रान्तिमात्रस्य के नाम लुठनालुठने वद ॥ ४६ ॥

sa trailokyamahārambhaḥ satyo'pi bhrāntimātrakam ,
bhrāntimātrasya ke nāma luṭhanāluṭhane vada 46

46. saḥ trailokyamahārambhaḥ satyaḥ api bhrāntimātrakam
bhrāntimātrasya ke nāma luṭhanāluṭhane vada

46. saḥ trailokyamahārambhaḥ satyaḥ api bhrāntimātrakam (asti).
nāma bhrāntimātrasya luṭhanāluṭhane ke (bhavataḥ) vada

46. That great project of the three worlds, even though it appears real, is merely an illusion. Tell me, what could be the states of 'rolling' and 'not rolling' for something that is simply an illusion?

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the world/creation) (that, he)

• त्रैलोक्यमहारम्भः (trailokyamahārambhaḥ) - the great project or creation of the three worlds (the great beginning/undertaking of the three worlds)

• सत्यः (satyaḥ) - real (appearing real) (real, true, existing)

• अपि (api) - even though, although (even, also, and)

• भ्रान्तिमात्रकम् (bhrāntimātrakam) - simply an illusion (merely an illusion, only an error)

• भ्रान्तिमात्रस्य (bhrāntimātrasya) - for something that is simply an illusion (of merely an illusion)

• के (ke) - what (as in 'what kind of' or 'what significance') (who, what)

• नाम (nāma) - what indeed, what pray (emphatic interrogative) (by name, indeed, surely, what pray)

• लुठनालुठने (luṭhanāluṭhane) - states of 'rolling' and 'not rolling' (rolling and not rolling, movement and non-movement)

• वद (vada) - tell (me) (tell, speak, say)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the world/creation) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Masculine nominative singular of the demonstrative pronoun `tad`.

त्रैलोक्यमहारम्भः (trailokyamahārambhaḥ) - the great project or creation of the three worlds (the great beginning/undertaking of the three worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trailokyamahārambha

trailokyamahārambha - great beginning/undertaking concerning the three worlds

Compound: `trailokya` (three worlds) + `mahā` (great) + `ārambha` (beginning/undertaking).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (within a tatpuruṣa) (triloka+mahā+ārambha)

• triloka – three worlds
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of `tri` (three) and `loka` (world).
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise, project
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix `ā` + root `rabh` (to begin).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `saḥ`.

सत्यः (satyaḥ) - real (appearing real) (real, true, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, actual, existing

From `sat` (being) + `ya`.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies `trailokyamahārambhaḥ`.

अपि (api) - even though, although (even, also, and)

(indeclinable)

Concessive particle.

भ्रान्तिमात्रकम् (bhrāntimātrakam) - simply an illusion (merely an illusion, only an error)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrāntimātraka

bhrāntimātraka - merely an illusion, only an error

Compound `bhrānti` (illusion) + `mātraka` (mere, only).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhrānti+mātraka)

• bhrānti – error, illusion, delusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `bhram` (to wander, to be confused).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• mātraka – mere, only, consisting only of
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from `mātra` with `ka` suffix.

Note: Predicate nominative.

भ्रान्तिमात्रस्य (bhrāntimātrasya) - for something that is simply an illusion (of merely an illusion)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bhrāntimātra

bhrāntimātra - merely an illusion, only an error

Compound `bhrānti` (illusion) + `mātra` (mere, only).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhrānti+mātra)

• bhrānti – error, illusion, delusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `bhram` (to wander, to be confused).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting only of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Refers to `bhrāntimātraka`.

के (ke) - what (as in 'what kind of' or 'what significance') (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Nominative plural masculine/feminine/neuter of the interrogative pronoun `kim`.

नाम (nāma) - what indeed, what pray (emphatic interrogative) (by name, indeed, surely, what pray)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or mild interrogation.

लुठनालुठने (luṭhanāluṭhane) - states of 'rolling' and 'not rolling' (rolling and not rolling, movement and non-movement)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of luṭhanāluṭhana

luṭhanāluṭhana - rolling and non-rolling, movement and non-movement

Dvandva compound of `luṭhana` and `aluṭhana`.

Compound type : dvandva (luṭhana+aluṭhana)

• luṭhana – rolling, tossing, floundering
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root `luṭh` (to roll) + `lyuṭ` affix.
  Root: luṭh (class 1)
• aluṭhana – not rolling, non-movement
  noun (neuter)
  Negation of `luṭhana` with `a-` prefix.

Note: Subject of the interrogative sentence.

वद (vada) - tell (me) (tell, speak, say)

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood

2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice.

Root: vad (class 1)

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