योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-10, verse-53
स्थावराणां हि यद्रूपं तच्चेद्बोधमयं भवेत् ।
मनोबुद्ध्यादिनिर्मुक्तं तत्परेणोपमीयते ॥ ५३ ॥
मनोबुद्ध्यादिनिर्मुक्तं तत्परेणोपमीयते ॥ ५३ ॥
sthāvarāṇāṃ hi yadrūpaṃ taccedbodhamayaṃ bhavet ,
manobuddhyādinirmuktaṃ tatpareṇopamīyate 53
manobuddhyādinirmuktaṃ tatpareṇopamīyate 53
53.
sthāvarāṇām hi yat rūpam tat cet bodhamayam bhavet
manaḥ-buddhy-ādi-nirmuktam tat pareṇa upamīyate
manaḥ-buddhy-ādi-nirmuktam tat pareṇa upamīyate
53.
hi sthāvarāṇām yat rūpam tat cet manaḥ-buddhy-ādi-nirmuktam bodhamayam bhavet,
tat pareṇa upamīyate
tat pareṇa upamīyate
53.
Indeed, if the very form of stationary things were consciousness itself, liberated from the mind, intellect, and other such faculties, then that would be comparable to the Supreme (Brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- स्थावराणाम् (sthāvarāṇām) - of stationary things, of immovable objects, of inanimate beings
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
- यत् (yat) - which, that which, whatever
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance, characteristic
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- चेत् (cet) - if, in case that
- बोधमयम् (bodhamayam) - consisting of consciousness, full of knowledge, conscious
- भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be, it may be
- मनः-बुद्ध्य्-आदि-निर्मुक्तम् (manaḥ-buddhy-ādi-nirmuktam) - liberated from mind, intellect, and so on; free from mental faculties etc.
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- परेण (pareṇa) - by the Supreme (Brahman) (by the supreme, by the other, by the higher)
- उपमीयते (upamīyate) - it is compared, it is likened
Words meanings and morphology
स्थावराणाम् (sthāvarāṇām) - of stationary things, of immovable objects, of inanimate beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sthāvara
sthāvara - stationary, immovable, fixed, inanimate, a mountain, a tree
From root sthā (to stand) with -vara suffix, signifying 'standing, fixed'.
Root: sthā (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - which, that which, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that which, whatever
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance, characteristic
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty, image
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
चेत् (cet) - if, in case that
(indeclinable)
बोधमयम् (bodhamayam) - consisting of consciousness, full of knowledge, conscious
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bodhamaya
bodhamaya - consisting of consciousness, full of knowledge, intelligent
Compound formed with -maya suffix indicating 'consisting of' or 'full of'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (bodha+maya)
- bodha – consciousness, knowledge, perception, awakening
noun (masculine)
From root budh (to know, perceive)
Root: budh (class 1) - maya – consisting of, made of, full of
suffix/adjective (neuter)
Primary suffix -maya (P. 5.4.21).
भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be, it may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
मनः-बुद्ध्य्-आदि-निर्मुक्तम् (manaḥ-buddhy-ādi-nirmuktam) - liberated from mind, intellect, and so on; free from mental faculties etc.
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manaḥ-buddhy-ādi-nirmukta
manaḥ-buddhy-ādi-nirmukta - free from mind, intellect, and other such faculties
Complex compound describing freedom from mental faculties.
Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+buddhi+ādi+nirmukta)
- manas – mind, intellect, thought, understanding
noun (neuter) - buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason, perception
noun (feminine)
From root budh (to know, understand)
Root: budh (class 1) - ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
indeclinable/noun (masculine) - nirmukta – liberated, freed, released, abandoned
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root muc (to release) with prefix nir-
Prefix: nir
Root: muc (class 6)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
परेण (pareṇa) - by the Supreme (Brahman) (by the supreme, by the other, by the higher)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of para
para - other, another, supreme, highest, excellent
उपमीयते (upamīyate) - it is compared, it is likened
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upama
Prefix: upa
Root: mā (class 3)