योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-94, verse-78
काश्चिद्वहुनरप्राप्तस्वप्ननिर्माणलोकवत् ।
नान्योन्यमपि पश्यन्ति नानासंस्थानसंस्थिताः ॥ ७८ ॥
नान्योन्यमपि पश्यन्ति नानासंस्थानसंस्थिताः ॥ ७८ ॥
kāścidvahunaraprāptasvapnanirmāṇalokavat ,
nānyonyamapi paśyanti nānāsaṃsthānasaṃsthitāḥ 78
nānyonyamapi paśyanti nānāsaṃsthānasaṃsthitāḥ 78
78.
kāścit vahunaraprāptasvapnanirmāṇalokavat na
anyonyam api paśyanti nānāsaṃsthānasaṃsthitāḥ
anyonyam api paśyanti nānāsaṃsthānasaṃsthitāḥ
78.
kāścit nānāsaṃsthānasaṃsthitāḥ
vahunaraprāptasvapnanirmāṇalokavat anyonyam api na paśyanti
vahunaraprāptasvapnanirmāṇalokavat anyonyam api na paśyanti
78.
Some (beings), though situated in various configurations, do not even perceive each other, just like (the inhabitants of) a dream-world that has been created and accessed by many individuals.
Words meanings summery:
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- काश्चित् (kāścit) - Refers to 'some of these beings' (implied from previous verse). (some, certain ones)
- वहुनरप्राप्तस्वप्ननिर्माणलोकवत् (vahunaraprāptasvapnanirmāṇalokavat) - like a world created in a dream, attained by many people
- न (na) - not, no
- अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
- अपि (api) - emphasizes the lack of mutual perception (even, also, too, moreover)
- पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive
- नानासंस्थानसंस्थिताः (nānāsaṁsthānasaṁsthitāḥ) - situated in various positions/arrangements, abiding in diverse forms
Words meanings and morphology
काश्चित् (kāścit) - Refers to 'some of these beings' (implied from previous verse). (some, certain ones)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ka
ka - who, which, what, some, certain
Interrogative pronoun declined as indefinite with '-cit' suffix.
Note: The suffix -cit makes the pronoun indefinite.
वहुनरप्राप्तस्वप्ननिर्माणलोकवत् (vahunaraprāptasvapnanirmāṇalokavat) - like a world created in a dream, attained by many people
(indeclinable)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vahu+nara+prāpta+svapna+nirmāṇa+loka)
- vahu – many, much
adjective (masculine) - nara – man, person, human being
noun (masculine) - prāpta – attained, reached, obtained
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra and kta suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5) - svapna – dream, sleep
noun (masculine) - nirmāṇa – creation, formation, construction
noun (neuter)
From root mā (to measure, create) with prefix nis.
Prefix: nis
Root: mā (class 3) - loka – world, realm, sphere of existence
noun (masculine)
Note: The suffix -vat transforms the compound into an adverbial comparison 'like a ...'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya
anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal
Note: Functions adverbially here.
अपि (api) - emphasizes the lack of mutual perception (even, also, too, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present tense form of root dṛś (class 1, P), stem changes to paśya.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
नानासंस्थानसंस्थिताः (nānāsaṁsthānasaṁsthitāḥ) - situated in various positions/arrangements, abiding in diverse forms
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nānāsaṃsthānasaṃsthita
nānāsaṁsthānasaṁsthita - situated in various arrangements/forms
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nānā+saṃsthāna+saṃsthita)
- nānā – various, diverse, manifold
indeclinable - saṃsthāna – arrangement, configuration, form, position, figure
noun (neuter)
From root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1) - saṃsthita – situated, placed, standing, abiding, arranged
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam and kta suffix.
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'kāścit' (some beings).