योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-11

तत्रारोपितमज्ञानं तस्य भूमीरिमाः श्रृणु ।
बीजजाग्रत्तथा जाग्रन्महाजाग्रत्तथैव च ॥ ११ ॥

tatrāropitamajñānaṃ tasya bhūmīrimāḥ śrṛṇu ,
bījajāgrattathā jāgranmahājāgrattathaiva ca 11

11. tatra āropitam ajñānam tasya bhūmīḥ imāḥ śṛṇu
bījajāgrat tathā jāgrat mahājāgrat tathā eva ca

11. tatra āropitam ajñānam tasya imāḥ bhūmīḥ śṛṇu
bījajāgrat tathā jāgrat mahājāgrat tathā eva ca

11. Hear these stages of the ignorance (ajñāna) that is superimposed upon that (the intrinsic nature): bīja-jāgrat, as well as jāgrat, and mahā-jāgrat.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - therein, in that place/state

• आरोपितम् (āropitam) - imposed, superimposed, imputed

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance (ajñāna), nescience

• तस्य (tasya) - of that ignorance (ajñāna) (of that)

• भूमीः (bhūmīḥ) - stages, levels, grounds

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• बीजजाग्रत् (bījajāgrat) - seed-waking (a subtle waking state)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state

• महाजाग्रत् (mahājāgrat) - great waking state

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - therein, in that place/state

(indeclinable)

आरोपितम् (āropitam) - imposed, superimposed, imputed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āropita

āropita - imposed, superimposed, imputed, placed upon

Past Passive Participle

Derived from causative of root ruh (to grow) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ajñānam.

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance (ajñāna), nescience

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance (ajñāna), nescience, want of knowledge

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, cognition
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The subject for which stages are to be heard.

तस्य (tasya) - of that ignorance (ajñāna) (of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to ajñānam.

भूमीः (bhūmīḥ) - stages, levels, grounds

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, stage, state, level

Note: Object of the verb śṛṇu.

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, agrees with bhūmīḥ.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

बीजजाग्रत् (bījajāgrat) - seed-waking (a subtle waking state)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bījajāgrat

bījajāgrat - seed-waking, a subtle state of awareness that is the potential for deeper waking

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bīja+jāgrat)

• bīja – seed, origin, cause, element
  noun (neuter)
• jāgrat – waking, state of waking
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake).
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Listed as one of the stages.

तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

(indeclinable)

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, the waking state

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Listed as one of the stages.

महाजाग्रत् (mahājāgrat) - great waking state

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahājāgrat

mahājāgrat - great waking, an intensified waking state

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+jāgrat)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• jāgrat – waking, state of waking
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake).
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Listed as one of the stages.

तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

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