योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-40

चिज्जडौ चित्र एकत्र न तौ संमिलतः क्वचित् ।
चिन्मयत्वाच्चिदालम्भश्चिदालम्भेन वेदनम् ॥ ४० ॥

cijjaḍau citra ekatra na tau saṃmilataḥ kvacit ,
cinmayatvāccidālambhaścidālambhena vedanam 40

40. cit-jaḍau citra ekatra na tau saṃmilataḥ kvacit
cinmayatvāt cit-ālambhaḥ cit-ālambhena vedanam

40. cit-jaḍau citram ekatra (dṛśyamāṇau
api) tau kvacit na saṃmilataḥ
cinmayatvāt cit-ālambhaḥ (bhavati)
cit-ālambhena (eva) vedanam (bhavati)

40. Consciousness (cit) and inert matter, though appearing together as a varied scene, never truly unite. Due to its very nature as consciousness (cit), consciousness itself apprehends, and through this apprehension by consciousness, perception arises.

40. התודעה והחומר נמצאים יחדיו באופן מוזר, אך אינם מתמזגים לעולם. מכיוון שהתודעה היא במהותה תודעתית, תודעה נסמכת על תודעה, ומתוך הסתמכות זו נוצרת התפיסה.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-जडौ (cit-jaḍau) - consciousness and inert matter (dual)

• चित्र (citra) - as a varied or strange scene/appearance (wonderful, strange, varied, colorful, picturesque)

• एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

• न (na) - not, no

• तौ (tau) - referring to consciousness and inert matter (those two, they (dual masculine))

• संमिलतः (saṁmilataḥ) - they (two) unite, they come together

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, sometimes, never (with 'na')

• चिन्मयत्वात् (cinmayatvāt) - due to being composed of consciousness, due to its conscious nature

• चित्-आलम्भः (cit-ālambhaḥ) - apprehension by consciousness, support of consciousness

• चित्-आलम्भेन (cit-ālambhena) - by the apprehension of consciousness, through the support of consciousness

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowledge, perception, sensation

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-जडौ (cit-jaḍau) - consciousness and inert matter (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, dual of cit-jaḍa

cit-jaḍa - consciousness and inert matter

Compound type : dvandva (cit+jaḍa)

• cit – consciousness, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• jaḍa – inert, inanimate, unconscious matter
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'saṃmilataḥ'.

चित्र (citra) - as a varied or strange scene/appearance (wonderful, strange, varied, colorful, picturesque)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, visible, wonderful, strange, varied, picturesque

Note: Adverbial or predicate adjective, 'like a varied scene' or 'wonderfully'.

एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - referring to consciousness and inert matter (those two, they (dual masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to 'cit-jaḍau'.

संमिलतः (saṁmilataḥ) - they (two) unite, they come together

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of saṃmil

Present Indicative

3rd person dual, active voice

Prefix: sam

Root: mil (class 6)

Note: Verb for 'cit-jaḍau' / 'tau'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, sometimes, never (with 'na')

(indeclinable)

चिन्मयत्वात् (cinmayatvāt) - due to being composed of consciousness, due to its conscious nature

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cinmayatva

cinmayatva - the state of being full of consciousness, conscious nature

Derived from cinmaya with suffix -tva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+maya)

• cit – consciousness, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix forming adjectives and nouns meaning 'made of' or 'full of'.

Note: Indicates reason.

चित्-आलम्भः (cit-ālambhaḥ) - apprehension by consciousness, support of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-ālambha

cit-ālambha - apprehension by consciousness, the support or object of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ālambha)

• cit – consciousness, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ālambha – support, basis, object of sense, apprehension
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'bhavati'.

चित्-आलम्भेन (cit-ālambhena) - by the apprehension of consciousness, through the support of consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cit-ālambha

cit-ālambha - apprehension by consciousness, the support or object of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ālambha)

• cit – consciousness, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ālambha – support, basis, object of sense, apprehension
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Means by which 'vedanam' occurs.

वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowledge, perception, sensation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowing, perceiving, knowledge, sensation, feeling

Derived from root vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'bhavati'.

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