योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-94, verse-54
स ब्रह्मा ब्रह्ममात्रात्मा ब्रह्ममात्रात्मनोस्तयोः ।
अजातयोरेव सदा तदात्मजगतोर्द्वयोः ॥ ५४ ॥
अजातयोरेव सदा तदात्मजगतोर्द्वयोः ॥ ५४ ॥
sa brahmā brahmamātrātmā brahmamātrātmanostayoḥ ,
ajātayoreva sadā tadātmajagatordvayoḥ 54
ajātayoreva sadā tadātmajagatordvayoḥ 54
54.
sa brahmā brahmamātrātmā brahmamātrātmanoḥ
tayoḥ ajātayoḥ eva sadā tadātmajagatayoḥ dvayoḥ
tayoḥ ajātayoḥ eva sadā tadātmajagatayoḥ dvayoḥ
54.
sa brahmā brahmamātrātmā sadā tayoḥ dvayoḥ
ajātayoḥ eva brahmamātrātmanoḥ tadātmajagatayoḥ
ajātayoḥ eva brahmamātrātmanoḥ tadātmajagatayoḥ
54.
That Brahmā, whose very essence is solely the absolute (brahman), always (exists) in those two—the individual soul (ātman) and the universe (jagat)—which are themselves of the nature of the absolute (brahman) and are eternally unborn.
Words meanings summery:
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- स (sa) - he, that
- ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)
- ब्रह्ममात्रात्मा (brahmamātrātmā) - whose essence is merely the absolute (brahman), whose self is only Brahman
- ब्रह्ममात्रात्मनोः (brahmamātrātmanoḥ) - of those two whose essence is merely the absolute (brahman)
- तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two
- अजातयोह् (ajātayoh) - of the unborn two, of those two who are unborn
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
- तदात्मजगतयोः (tadātmajagatayoḥ) - of the individual soul (ātman) and the universe (jagat)
- द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two
Words meanings and morphology
स (sa) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Brahmā
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahma (the creator god), a priest, the sacred syllable Om
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is' or 'exists'
ब्रह्ममात्रात्मा (brahmamātrātmā) - whose essence is merely the absolute (brahman), whose self is only Brahman
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmamātrātman
brahmamātrātman - one whose self/essence is merely Brahman
Compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brahman+mātra+ātman)
- brahman – the absolute, ultimate reality
noun (neuter) - mātra – merely, only, consisting of
indeclinable
Suffix or word indicating limitation - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Predicative adjective for Brahmā
ब्रह्ममात्रात्मनोः (brahmamātrātmanoḥ) - of those two whose essence is merely the absolute (brahman)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, dual of brahmamātrātman
brahmamātrātman - one whose self/essence is merely Brahman
Compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brahman+mātra+ātman)
- brahman – the absolute, ultimate reality
noun (neuter) - mātra – merely, only, consisting of
indeclinable
Suffix or word indicating limitation - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'tayoḥ dvayoḥ'
तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'tadātmajagatayoḥ'
अजातयोह् (ajātayoh) - of the unborn two, of those two who are unborn
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, dual of ajāta
ajāta - unborn, not produced, eternal
Past Passive Participle (negative)
na (negative prefix) + jāta (born, ppp of jan)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jāta)
- a – not, un-
prefix
Negative prefix - jāta – born, produced, arisen
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root jan (to be born) + kta suffix
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Appositive to 'tayoḥ'
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
Particle for emphasis
Note: Emphasizes 'ajātayoh'
सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
(indeclinable)
Adverb
Note: Adverb of time
तदात्मजगतयोः (tadātmajagatayoḥ) - of the individual soul (ātman) and the universe (jagat)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of tadātmajagat
tadātmajagat - the individual soul and the universe
Dvandva compound
Compound type : dvandva (tadātman+jagat)
- tadātman – that self, the individual soul (that is Brahman)
noun (masculine)
Compound (tad + ātman) - jagat – universe, world, moving, living beings
noun (neuter)
Present active participle of gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Appositive to 'tayoḥ dvayoḥ'
द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two
(numeral)
Note: Emphasizes 'tayoḥ'