योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-12, verse-22
भावयंस्तनुतामेव रसस्कन्ध इवाम्भसः ।
स्वदनं तस्य सङ्घस्य रसतन्मात्रमुच्यते ॥ २२ ॥
स्वदनं तस्य सङ्घस्य रसतन्मात्रमुच्यते ॥ २२ ॥
bhāvayaṃstanutāmeva rasaskandha ivāmbhasaḥ ,
svadanaṃ tasya saṅghasya rasatanmātramucyate 22
svadanaṃ tasya saṅghasya rasatanmātramucyate 22
22.
bhāvayan tanutām eva rasaskandhaḥ iva ambhasaḥ
svadanam tasya saṅghasya rasatanmātram ucyate
svadanam tasya saṅghasya rasatanmātram ucyate
22.
ambhasaḥ tanutām eva bhāvayan rasaskandhaḥ iva (asti),
tasya saṅghasya svadanam rasatanmātram ucyate.
tasya saṅghasya svadanam rasatanmātram ucyate.
22.
Just as water, when its subtle nature is contemplated, becomes an essential mass of flavor, so too the savoring of that aggregate (of subtle perceptions) is called the subtle element (tanmātra) of taste.
Words meanings summery:
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- भावयन् (bhāvayan) - causing to become, imagining, meditating upon, conceiving
- तनुताम् (tanutām) - subtlety, fineness, slenderness, tenuity
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely
- रसस्कन्धः (rasaskandhaḥ) - a mass of essence, collection of taste, aggregate of flavor
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - of water
- स्वदनम् (svadanam) - savoring, tasting, experiencing, delighting in
- तस्य (tasya) - of that, its
- सङ्घस्य (saṅghasya) - of the group, of the collection, of the aggregate
- रसतन्मात्रम् (rasatanmātram) - the subtle element of taste/flavor
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is designated
Words meanings and morphology
भावयन् (bhāvayan) - causing to become, imagining, meditating upon, conceiving
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvayat
bhāvayat - causing to be, bringing into existence, meditating, conceiving, imagining
Present Active Participle
Derived from causative root bhū (to be) + śatṛ pratyaya.
Root: bhū (class 1)
तनुताम् (tanutām) - subtlety, fineness, slenderness, tenuity
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanutā
tanutā - subtlety, fineness, slenderness, tenuity, attenuation
Derived from tanu (thin, subtle) + tā (abstract suffix).
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely
(indeclinable)
रसस्कन्धः (rasaskandhaḥ) - a mass of essence, collection of taste, aggregate of flavor
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rasaskandha
rasaskandha - mass of essence, aggregate of taste/flavor
Compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (rasa+skandha)
- rasa – juice, sap, essence, taste, flavor, emotion
noun (masculine) - skandha – trunk, main stem, mass, aggregate, collection, section
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - of water
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of ambhas
ambhas - water
स्वदनम् (svadanam) - savoring, tasting, experiencing, delighting in
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of svadana
svadana - act of tasting, savoring, enjoying, delighting
Derived from root svad (to taste, to be sweet).
Root: svad (class 1)
तस्य (tasya) - of that, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
Demonstrative pronoun.
सङ्घस्य (saṅghasya) - of the group, of the collection, of the aggregate
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of saṅgha
saṅgha - collection, aggregation, group, community, multitude
From saṃ-han (to strike together, collect).
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
रसतन्मात्रम् (rasatanmātram) - the subtle element of taste/flavor
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rasatanmātra
rasatanmātra - subtle element of taste, pure essence of taste
Compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (rasa+tanmātra)
- rasa – juice, sap, essence, taste, flavor, emotion
noun (masculine) - tanmātra – subtle element, mere quantity of that, pure essence
noun (neuter)
Compound of tad (that) and mātra (mere, measure).
उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is designated
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Passive voice.
Root: vac (class 2)