योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-19

स एव संवित्स पुमानहंताप्रत्ययात्मकः ।
स ययोदेति संवित्त्या सा पदार्थ इति स्मृता ॥ १९ ॥

sa eva saṃvitsa pumānahaṃtāpratyayātmakaḥ ,
sa yayodeti saṃvittyā sā padārtha iti smṛtā 19

19. saḥ eva saṃvit saḥ pumān ahaṃtāpratyayātmakaḥ
saḥ yayā udeti saṃvittyā sā padārthaḥ iti smṛtā

19. saḥ eva pumān saṃvit ahaṃtāpratyayātmakaḥ saḥ
yayā saṃvittyā udeti sā padārthaḥ iti smṛtā

19. He, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa), is consciousness, and he is characterized by the notion of 'I'. That by which he arises with consciousness, that is considered a 'thing' or 'object'.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the jīva from the previous verse) (he, that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphasizing 'saḥ') (indeed, just, only, very)

• संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the same entity) (he, that)

• पुमान् (pumān) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, male, person, spirit)

• अहंताप्रत्ययात्मकः (ahaṁtāpratyayātmakaḥ) - characterized by the notion of 'I' (characterized by the notion of 'I', having the self of the idea of ego)

• सः (saḥ) - that (jīva/puruṣa) (he, that)

• यया (yayā) - by which (feminine singular) (by which, with which)

• उदेति (udeti) - he arises, he comes into being (he arises, he comes forth, he rises)

• संवित्त्या (saṁvittyā) - with consciousness (by consciousness, with knowledge)

• सा (sā) - that (feminine, referring to 'padārtha') (she, that)

• पदार्थः (padārthaḥ) - a 'thing' or 'object' (meaning of a word, category, thing, object)

• इति (iti) - thus, as (introducing a designation) (thus, so, in this way)

• स्मृता (smṛtā) - is considered, is known as (remembered, considered, called)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the jīva from the previous verse) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi with eva makes it 'sa eva'.

एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphasizing 'saḥ') (indeed, just, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, agreement

From sam + root vid (to know).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (the same entity) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the same entity (jīva or puruṣa).

पुमान् (pumān) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, male, person, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pumans

pumans - man, male, person, spirit, soul (puruṣa)

अहंताप्रत्ययात्मकः (ahaṁtāpratyayātmakaḥ) - characterized by the notion of 'I' (characterized by the notion of 'I', having the self of the idea of ego)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃtāpratyayātmaka

ahaṁtāpratyayātmaka - characterized by the notion of 'I', having the self as the idea of ego

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ahaṃtā+pratyaya+ātmaka)

• ahaṃtā – egoity, the sense of 'I', egohood
  noun (feminine)
  From aham (I) + tā (suffix for abstract noun).
• pratyaya – notion, idea, belief, conviction
  noun (masculine)
  From prati + root i (to go).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)
• ātmaka – relating to the self, self-constituted, consisting of
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + ka (suffix).

सः (saḥ) - that (jīva/puruṣa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the same entity (jīva or puruṣa).

यया (yayā) - by which (feminine singular) (by which, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'saṃvittyā' and implicitly 'padārtha'.

उदेति (udeti) - he arises, he comes into being (he arises, he comes forth, he rises)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

present tense

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

संवित्त्या (saṁvittyā) - with consciousness (by consciousness, with knowledge)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃvitti

saṁvitti - consciousness, knowledge, perception

From sam + root vid (to know).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

सा (sā) - that (feminine, referring to 'padārtha') (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पदार्थः (padārthaḥ) - a 'thing' or 'object' (meaning of a word, category, thing, object)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, category, thing, object, substance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – word, foot, step
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, thing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Here, the sense is 'an object of knowledge/consciousness'.

इति (iti) - thus, as (introducing a designation) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the previous word as a designation.

स्मृता (smṛtā) - is considered, is known as (remembered, considered, called)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, called, considered, known

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Feminine form to agree with 'sā' and 'padārtha' implicitly.

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