योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-47

वस्तुतस्तस्य खोर्व्यादि नासद्रूपं न सन्मयम् ।
द्रष्टृदृश्यमिवाभाति ब्रह्म चैतत्समं स्थितम् ॥ ४७ ॥

vastutastasya khorvyādi nāsadrūpaṃ na sanmayam ,
draṣṭṛdṛśyamivābhāti brahma caitatsamaṃ sthitam 47

47. vastutaḥ tasya kha-urvī-ādi na asat-rūpam na sat-mayam
draṣṭṛ-dṛśyam iva ābhāti brahma ca etat samam sthitam

47. vastutaḥ tasya kha-urvī-ādi na asat-rūpam na sat-mayam (api
tu) draṣṭṛ-dṛśyam iva ābhāti ca etat samam brahma sthitam

47. In reality, that which constitutes space, earth, and so on is neither purely non-existent nor solely (true) existence. It merely appears like the perceiver and the perceived; yet, all this stands uniformly as (brahman).

47. למעשה, השמיים, הארץ ושאר האלמנטים אינם בעלי קיום ממשי ואינם נעדרים קיום לחלוטין. בְּרַהְמָן לבדו שוכן בשלווה נצחית, בעודו מתגלה כרואה וכנראה.

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, actually

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, for that, its

• ख-उर्वी-आदि (kha-urvī-ādi) - refers to the material elements of the universe (space, earth, and so on; the elements starting with space and earth)

• न (na) - not, no

• असत्-रूपम् (asat-rūpam) - of the nature of non-existence, non-existent form

• न (na) - not, no

• सत्-मयम् (sat-mayam) - implies not having independent, absolute existence (consisting of (true) existence, full of reality)

• द्रष्टृ-दृश्यम् (draṣṭṛ-dṛśyam) - refers to the duality of subject and object (the perceiver and the perceived, the seer and the seen)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines forth, seems

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, (brahman)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतत् (etat) - refers to the entire perceived reality (this, this here)

• समम् (samam) - uniform with (brahman) (same, equal, uniform, identical)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists as, or remains as (brahman) (stands, situated, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, actually

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vastu' (thing, reality) with the suffix 'tas' (indicating 'from' or 'in the capacity of')

तस्य (tasya) - of that, for that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ख-उर्वी-आदि (kha-urvī-ādi) - refers to the material elements of the universe (space, earth, and so on; the elements starting with space and earth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha-urvī-ādi

kha-urvī-ādi - space, earth, etc.

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa with ādi (kha+urvī+ādi)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• urvī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable

Note: Used as a collective noun here, hence singular form.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असत्-रूपम् (asat-rūpam) - of the nature of non-existence, non-existent form

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat-rūpa

asat-rūpa - of the nature of non-existence, having an unreal form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+rūpa)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From 'as' (to be), negation 'a-'
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सत्-मयम् (sat-mayam) - implies not having independent, absolute existence (consisting of (true) existence, full of reality)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat-maya

sat-maya - consisting of existence, truly existing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+maya)

• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix (adjectival)

द्रष्टृ-दृश्यम् (draṣṭṛ-dṛśyam) - refers to the duality of subject and object (the perceiver and the perceived, the seer and the seen)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of draṣṭṛ-dṛśya

draṣṭṛ-dṛśya - the perceiver and the perceived

Compound type : dvandva (draṣṭṛ+dṛśya)

• draṣṭṛ – seer, perceiver, observer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dṛś
  Suffix -tṛ forming agent noun
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛśya – visible, perceived, object of sight, the world
  gerundive/noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/potential passive participle
  From root dṛś with suffix -ya
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines forth, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ābhā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the creative principle of the universe, the Self of all beings

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - refers to the entire perceived reality (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

समम् (samam) - uniform with (brahman) (same, equal, uniform, identical)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, uniform, impartial

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists as, or remains as (brahman) (stands, situated, existing)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

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