योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-38

पवनाद्यप्यहं शून्यः केवलाकाशमात्रकः ।
सर्वेषामेव भावानां शून्याकृतिररोधकः ॥ ३८ ॥

pavanādyapyahaṃ śūnyaḥ kevalākāśamātrakaḥ ,
sarveṣāmeva bhāvānāṃ śūnyākṛtirarodhakaḥ 38

38. pavanādi api aham śūnyaḥ kevalākāśamātrakaḥ
sarveṣām eva bhāvānām śūnyākṛtiḥ arodhakaḥ

38. aham pavanādi api śūnyaḥ kevalākāśamātrakaḥ
sarveṣām eva bhāvānām śūnyākṛtiḥ arodhakaḥ

38. I am void even of air and other elements; I am merely pure space (ākāśa). I am non-obstructive, having a void form, existing for all phenomena (bhāva).

38. הייתי ריק אפילו מאוויר ומכל דבר אחר, מרחב טהור בלבד, בעל צורה ריקה שאינה חוסמת דבר ואינה מציבה גבולות לשום תופעה.

Words meanings summery:

• पवनादि (pavanādi) - air and other (gross elements) (beginning with air, air and so on, etc. air)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - empty, void, null, devoid

• केवलाकाशमात्रकः (kevalākāśamātrakaḥ) - merely pure space/ether

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

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

• भावानाम् (bhāvānām) - of beings, of states of existence, of phenomena

• शून्याकृतिः (śūnyākṛtiḥ) - having a void form, whose form is emptiness

• अरोधकः (arodhakaḥ) - non-obstructive, not hindering

Words meanings and morphology

पवनादि (pavanādi) - air and other (gross elements) (beginning with air, air and so on, etc. air)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of pavanādi

pavanādi - beginning with air, air and so on

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pavana+ādi)

• pavana – wind, air, breath
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as an adjective referring to a collection of elements

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - empty, void, null, devoid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, devoid, non-existent

Derived from root śū (to swell) or śvi (to grow) with a negative implication; or from śūnya (nothing)

केवलाकाशमात्रकः (kevalākāśamātrakaḥ) - merely pure space/ether

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kevalākāśamātraka

kevalākāśamātraka - merely pure space/ether; consisting only of pure space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kevala+ākāśa+mātraka)

• kevala – pure, sole, isolated, mere, only
  adjective
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• mātraka – merely, only, just
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from mātra (measure, mere) + ka (diminutive/emphatic suffix)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

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

(indeclinable)

भावानाम् (bhāvānām) - of beings, of states of existence, of phenomena

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, sentiment, emotion, phenomena

verbal noun

Derived from root bhū (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

शून्याकृतिः (śūnyākṛtiḥ) - having a void form, whose form is emptiness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnyākṛti

śūnyākṛti - having a void form; whose form is emptiness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+ākṛti)

• śūnya – empty, void, null, non-existent
  adjective (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā

अरोधकः (arodhakaḥ) - non-obstructive, not hindering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arodhaka

arodhaka - non-obstructive, not hindering, not restraining

Formed by negative prefix 'a' + rodhaka (obstructing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rodhaka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• rodhaka – obstructing, hindering, restraining
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root rudh (to obstruct, hinder) + aka suffix
  Root: rudh (class 7)

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