योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-17

पीवरः प्रत्ययः प्रोक्तो महाजाग्रदिति स्फुरन् ।
अरूढमथ वा रूढं सर्वथा तन्मयात्मकम् ॥ १७ ॥

pīvaraḥ pratyayaḥ prokto mahājāgraditi sphuran ,
arūḍhamatha vā rūḍhaṃ sarvathā tanmayātmakam 17

17. pīvaraḥ pratyayaḥ proktaḥ mahājāgrat iti sphuran
arūḍham atha vā rūḍham sarvathā tanmayātmakam

17. pīvaraḥ pratyayaḥ mahājāgrat iti sphuran proktaḥ.
arūḍham atha vā rūḍham sarvathā tanmayātmakam.

17. The robust cognition (pratyaya), manifesting as the 'great waking state' (mahājāgrat), is declared. Whether nascent or fully established, it is entirely characterized by that (consciousness).

Words meanings summery:

• पीवरः (pīvaraḥ) - robust (strong, robust, excellent)

• प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - cognition (pratyaya) (conviction, belief, mental impression, cognition, cause)

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared (said, declared, stated, proclaimed)

• महाजाग्रत् (mahājāgrat) - great waking state

• इति (iti) - as (indicating designation) (thus, in this manner, so, as)

• स्फुरन् (sphuran) - manifesting (manifesting, gleaming, throbbing, appearing)

• अरूढम् (arūḍham) - nascent, undeveloped (not established, un-risen, nascent, undeveloped)

• अथ (atha) - or (then, now, or)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• रूढम् (rūḍham) - established (established, developed, conventional)

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, entirely (in every way, entirely, by all means)

• तन्मयात्मकम् (tanmayātmakam) - entirely characterized by that (consciousness) (consisting of that, characterized by that, having that as its nature)

Words meanings and morphology

पीवरः (pīvaraḥ) - robust (strong, robust, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pīvara

pīvara - strong, robust, fat, excellent, large

Note: Agrees with 'pratyayaḥ'.

प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - cognition (pratyaya) (conviction, belief, mental impression, cognition, cause)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyaya

pratyaya - conviction, belief, trust, certainty, mental impression, idea, cognition, cause, reason

Derived from prati + i (to go, to approach)

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The main subject of the sentence.

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared (said, declared, stated, proclaimed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - said, declared, stated, spoken, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From pra + vac (to speak)

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

महाजाग्रत् (mahājāgrat) - great waking state

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahājāgrat

mahājāgrat - the great waking state, a state of heightened awareness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+jāgrat)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• jāgrat – waking, awake, watchful; the waking state
  noun (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root jāgṛ (to wake)
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used as a predicate noun in apposition to 'pratyayaḥ'.

इति (iti) - as (indicating designation) (thus, in this manner, so, as)

(indeclinable)

स्फुरन् (sphuran) - manifesting (manifesting, gleaming, throbbing, appearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphurat

sphurat - manifesting, gleaming, throbbing, appearing, glittering, vibrating

Present Active Participle

From root sphur (to throb, gleam, appear)

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'pratyayaḥ'.

अरूढम् (arūḍham) - nascent, undeveloped (not established, un-risen, nascent, undeveloped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arūḍha

arūḍha - not mounted, not risen, not established, nascent, undeveloped

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a- (not) + rūḍha (established). Rūḍha from root ruh (to grow, ascend)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rūḍha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• rūḍha – risen, mounted, established, conventional, well-known
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ruh (to grow, ascend)
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject, the cognition.

अथ (atha) - or (then, now, or)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in conjunction with 'atha' to mean 'whether... or'.

रूढम् (rūḍham) - established (established, developed, conventional)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - risen, mounted, established, developed, conventional, well-known

Past Passive Participle

From root ruh (to grow, ascend)

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Parallel to 'arūḍham', referring to the implied subject.

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, entirely (in every way, entirely, by all means)

(indeclinable)

From sarva (all) + suffix -thā

तन्मयात्मकम् (tanmayātmakam) - entirely characterized by that (consciousness) (consisting of that, characterized by that, having that as its nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tanmayātmaka

tanmayātmaka - consisting of that, of the nature of that, characterized by that, identified with that

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tat+maya+ātmaka)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix -maya forms adjectives indicating composition.
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman (self, essence) + -ka suffix.

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (the cognition), appearing in the neuter form.

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