योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-23

मरीचेऽन्तर्यथा तैक्ष्ण्यमृते भोक्तुर्न लक्ष्यते ।
चिन्मात्रत्वं चिदाकाशे तथा चेत्यकलां विना ॥ २३ ॥

marīce'ntaryathā taikṣṇyamṛte bhokturna lakṣyate ,
cinmātratvaṃ cidākāśe tathā cetyakalāṃ vinā 23

23. marīce antaḥ yathā taikṣṇyam ṛte bhoktuḥ na lakṣyate
cit-mātratvam cit-ākāśe tathā cetya-kalām vinā

23. yathā marīce antaḥ bhoktuḥ ṛte taikṣṇyam na lakṣyate,
tathā cit-ākāśe cit-mātratvam cetya-kalām vinā [na lakṣyate].

23. Just as the sharpness (or intense heat) within a mirage is not perceived without a perceiver, similarly, the nature of pure consciousness (cinmātratva) in the consciousness-space (cidākāśa) is not cognized without the faculty of the knowable (cetyakalā).

23. כשם שחריפותו של הפלפל אינה מורגשת ללא מי שטועם אותו, כך התודעה הטהורה במרחב התודעה קיימת כשלעצמה, ללא צורך באובייקטים של תפיסה.

Words meanings summery:

• मरीचे (marīce) - in a mirage (in a mirage, in a ray of light)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (within, inside, internal)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

• तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - sharpness, intense heat (of a mirage) (sharpness, keenness, intensity)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for, apart from)

• भोक्तुः (bhoktuḥ) - without a perceiver (of an enjoyer, of a perceiver, from an enjoyer)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived / cognized (is perceived, is observed, is aimed at)

• चित्-मात्रत्वम् (cit-mātratvam) - the nature of pure consciousness (cinmātratva) (the state of being mere consciousness, pure consciousness)

• चित्-आकाशे (cit-ākāśe) - in the consciousness-space (cidākāśa) (in consciousness-space)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• चेत्य-कलाम् (cetya-kalām) - the faculty of the knowable (cetyakalā) (the faculty of the knowable, the aspect of the object of consciousness)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, apart from)

Words meanings and morphology

मरीचे (marīce) - in a mirage (in a mirage, in a ray of light)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of marīci

marīci - ray of light, mirage, spark

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (within, inside, internal)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - sharpness, intense heat (of a mirage) (sharpness, keenness, intensity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taikṣṇya

taikṣṇya - sharpness, keenness, intensity, acuteness

Derived from 'tīkṣṇa' (sharp)

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for, apart from)

(indeclinable)

भोक्तुः (bhoktuḥ) - without a perceiver (of an enjoyer, of a perceiver, from an enjoyer)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhoktṛ

bhoktṛ - enjoyer, perceiver, consumer, experiencer

agent noun

From √bhuj (to enjoy, consume)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Governed by 'ṛte'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived / cognized (is perceived, is observed, is aimed at)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of lakṣ

present passive

Root √lakṣ, 10th class, passive voice

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

चित्-मात्रत्वम् (cit-mātratvam) - the nature of pure consciousness (cinmātratva) (the state of being mere consciousness, pure consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-mātratva

cit-mātratva - the state of being merely consciousness

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cit+mātratva)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• mātratva – mere-ness, only-ness, the state of being only
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'mātra' + suffix '-tva'

चित्-आकाशे (cit-ākāśe) - in the consciousness-space (cidākāśa) (in consciousness-space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cit-ākāśa

cit-ākāśa - consciousness-space, pure consciousness as space

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

चेत्य-कलाम् (cetya-kalām) - the faculty of the knowable (cetyakalā) (the faculty of the knowable, the aspect of the object of consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetya-kalā

cetya-kalā - faculty of the knowable, a part/aspect of what is to be thought

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cetya+kalā)

• cetya – to be thought, to be known, knowable
  adjective (gerundive) (masculine)
  gerundive
  From √cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• kalā – part, portion, faculty, art
  noun (feminine)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'.

विना (vinā) - without (without, apart from)

(indeclinable)

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