योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-15

मनोमात्रं जगत्कृत्स्नं मनः पर्यन्तमण्डलम् ।
मनो व्योम मनो भूमिर्मनो वायुर्मनो महान् ॥ १५ ॥

manomātraṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ manaḥ paryantamaṇḍalam ,
mano vyoma mano bhūmirmano vāyurmano mahān 15

15. manomātram jagat kṛtsnam manaḥ paryanta maṇḍalam
manaḥ vyoma manaḥ bhūmiḥ manaḥ vāyuḥ manaḥ mahān

15. kṛtsnam jagat manomātram maṇḍalam manaḥ paryantam
manaḥ vyoma manaḥ bhūmiḥ manaḥ vāyuḥ manaḥ mahān

15. The entire world (jagat) is merely the mind (manas); the whole realm of existence (maṇḍala) is circumscribed by the mind (manas). The mind (manas) is space (vyoman), the mind is earth (bhūmi), the mind is air (vāyu), and the mind is the great principle (mahān).

Words meanings summery:

• मनोमात्रम् (manomātram) - merely the mind, mind only

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• पर्यन्त (paryanta) - up to, ending in, bounded by

• मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - sphere, realm, circle

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky, ether

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• महान् (mahān) - Often refers to Mahat-tattva, the cosmic intellect in Samkhya philosophy. (the great principle, great)

Words meanings and morphology

मनोमात्रम् (manomātram) - merely the mind, mind only

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manomātra

manomātra - mind only, consisting of mind only

Compound: manas (mind) + mātra (only)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+mātra)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, consisting of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

From root gam- (to go), with reduplication and suffix -at

Root: gam (class 1)

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

पर्यन्त (paryanta) - up to, ending in, bounded by

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paryanta

paryanta - ending in, bounded by, up to

Compound: pari (around) + anta (end)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pari+anta)

• pari – around, completely
  indeclinable
  Prefix: pari
• anta – end, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: As part of 'manaḥparyantam', it describes 'maṇḍalam'.

मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - sphere, realm, circle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disk, orb, region, sphere

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil, land

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, breath, one of the five elements

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

महान् (mahān) - Often refers to Mahat-tattva, the cosmic intellect in Samkhya philosophy. (the great principle, great)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble; the great principle (cosmic intellect)

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