योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-86, verse-16

दृश्यते तच्छिलैवैका न तु सर्गादि किंचन ।
सावस्थिता शिलैवैकरूपा निविडमण्डला ॥ १६ ॥

dṛśyate tacchilaivaikā na tu sargādi kiṃcana ,
sāvasthitā śilaivaikarūpā niviḍamaṇḍalā 16

16. dṛśyate tat śilā eva ekā na tu sarga-ādi kiṃcana
sā avasthitā śilā eva ekarūpā niviḍa-maṇḍalā

16. tat ekā śilā eva dṛśyate,
tu sargādi kiṃcana na (dṛśyate).
sā avasthitā śilā eva ekarūpā niviḍamaṇḍalā (bhavati).

16. Only that single stone is perceived; no trace of creation (sarga) or anything else is seen. That very stone remains established, singular in form, and densely compact.

Words meanings summery:

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• शिला (śilā) - stone, rock

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• एका (ekā) - one, single, alone

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• सर्ग-आदि (sarga-ādi) - Anything whatsoever pertaining to creation. (creation and so on, beginning of creation)

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - Used with 'na' to mean 'nothing whatsoever'. (anything, whatsoever, some)

• सा (sā) - Refers to the stone (śilā). (she, that (feminine))

• अवस्थिता (avasthitā) - situated, established, existing, standing

• शिला (śilā) - stone, rock

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• एकरूपा (ekarūpā) - of one form, uniform, homogeneous

• निविड-मण्डला (niviḍa-maṇḍalā) - with a dense mass/sphere, densely compact

Words meanings and morphology

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present passive indicative

3rd person singular present passive indicative (ātmanepada)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the object being perceived.

शिला (śilā) - stone, rock

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - stone, rock

Root: śil

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis

एका (ekā) - one, single, alone

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole

Feminine nominative singular

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle

सर्ग-आदि (sarga-ādi) - Anything whatsoever pertaining to creation. (creation and so on, beginning of creation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - creation etc., beginning of creation

sarga (creation) + ādi (beginning, etc.)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, starting with, and so on
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appears as a neuter adjective to kiṃcana here, hence sargādi as the combined form.

किंचन (kiṁcana) - Used with 'na' to mean 'nothing whatsoever'. (anything, whatsoever, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something, whatsoever

kim (what) + cana (particle intensifying indefiniteness)

Note: Used with na for 'nothing whatsoever'.

सा (sā) - Refers to the stone (śilā). (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Demonstrative pronoun

अवस्थिता (avasthitā) - situated, established, existing, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, established, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used as an adjective describing the stone.

शिला (śilā) - stone, rock

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - stone, rock

Root: śil

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis

एकरूपा (ekarūpā) - of one form, uniform, homogeneous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekarūpa

ekarūpa - of one form, uniform, homogeneous

Compound of eka (one) and rūpa (form)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+rūpa)

• eka – one, single
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp

निविड-मण्डला (niviḍa-maṇḍalā) - with a dense mass/sphere, densely compact

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niviḍamaṇḍala

niviḍamaṇḍala - having a compact mass/sphere, densely solid

Compound of niviḍa (dense) and maṇḍala (circle, sphere, mass)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niviḍa+maṇḍala)

• niviḍa – dense, compact, firm
  adjective (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, sphere, orb, mass, region
  noun (neuter)
  Root: maṇḍ

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