योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-13

श्लिष्टो भवत्यनेकाख्यः श्रृणु लक्षणमस्य च ।
प्रथमे चेतनं यत्स्यादनाख्यं निर्मलं चितः ॥ १३ ॥

śliṣṭo bhavatyanekākhyaḥ śrṛṇu lakṣaṇamasya ca ,
prathame cetanaṃ yatsyādanākhyaṃ nirmalaṃ citaḥ 13

13. śliṣṭaḥ bhavati anekākhyaḥ śṛṇu lakṣaṇam asya ca
prathame cetanam yat syāt anākhyam nirmalam citaḥ

13. asya lakṣaṇam ca śṛṇu śliṣṭaḥ anekākhyaḥ bhavati
prathame cetanam yat syāt anākhyam nirmalam citaḥ

13. The Self becomes complex, acquiring many names. Listen now to its characteristic. In the initial stage, that which is consciousness (citas), nameless and pure, is (its fundamental state).

Words meanings summery:

• श्लिष्टः (śliṣṭaḥ) - entwined, joined, complicated, ambiguous

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

• अनेकाख्यः (anekākhyaḥ) - having many names, known by many names, multiform

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, definition, mark, sign

• अस्य (asya) - of this (Self/topic under discussion) (of this, of him, of it)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• प्रथमे (prathame) - in the initial stage (of manifestation) (in the first, in the beginning, initially)

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - the conscious principle or aspect (conscious, sentient, consciousness)

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• अनाख्यम् (anākhyam) - nameless, unmanifest, without name

• निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure, stainless, clear

• चितः (citaḥ) - of (pure) consciousness (of consciousness, of mind, of the intellect)

Words meanings and morphology

श्लिष्टः (śliṣṭaḥ) - entwined, joined, complicated, ambiguous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śliṣṭa

śliṣṭa - entwined, joined, adhered, complicated, ambiguous, embraced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śliṣ' with suffix 'kta'

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनेकाख्यः (anekākhyaḥ) - having many names, known by many names, multiform

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anekākhya

anekākhya - having many names or forms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aneka+ākhya)

• aneka – not one, many, various
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: an
• ākhya – name, designation, called, named
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, definition, mark, sign

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, definition, description

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Can also be nominative singular.

अस्य (asya) - of this (Self/topic under discussion) (of this, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

Note: Can be masculine or neuter.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

प्रथमे (prathame) - in the initial stage (of manifestation) (in the first, in the beginning, initially)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, primary

Note: Can be masculine, feminine or neuter. Used adverbially here.

चेतनम् (cetanam) - the conscious principle or aspect (conscious, sentient, consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, consciousness, soul

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, who, what

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अनाख्यम् (anākhyam) - nameless, unmanifest, without name

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anākhya

anākhya - nameless, unmanifested, not to be named

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ākhya)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• ākhya – name, designation, called, named
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure, stainless, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, stainless, spotless, clear

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+mala)

• nir – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• mala – impurity, dirt, stain, defect
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

चितः (citaḥ) - of (pure) consciousness (of consciousness, of mind, of the intellect)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intellect, mind, perception

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: cit is feminine, but can also be masculine/neuter in compounds. Genitive form citaḥ is common.

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