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3,13

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-11

चिच्छक्त्या स्वाङ्गभूतात्मा कल्पितोस्ति न वास्तवः ।
अनेनोच्छूनतामेत्य यदपीदं वितन्यते ॥ ११ ॥
cicchaktyā svāṅgabhūtātmā kalpitosti na vāstavaḥ ,
anenocchūnatāmetya yadapīdaṃ vitanyate 11
11. citśaktyā svāṅgabhūtātmā kalpitaḥ asti na vāstavaḥ
anena ucchūnatām etya yat api idam vitanyate
11. svāṅgabhūtātmā citśaktyā kalpitaḥ asti na vāstavaḥ anena
ucchūnatām etya yat api idam vitanyate [tat api kalpitam asti]
11. This self (ātman), which appears as a constituent part of the power of consciousness (cit-śakti), is merely an imagination, not a reality. Even this (world), which expands and spreads out, swelling from this very [imagination], is similarly [unreal].

Words meanings summery:

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  • चित्शक्त्या (citśaktyā) - by the power of consciousness
  • स्वाङ्गभूतात्मा (svāṅgabhūtātmā) - the self that has become a limb of itself, its own inherent self
  • कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, created, fabricated
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • (na) - not, no
  • वास्तवः (vāstavaḥ) - real, true, essential
  • अनेन (anena) - by this imagined self or imagination (by this, by it)
  • उच्छूनताम् (ucchūnatām) - swelling, inflation, expansion
  • एत्य (etya) - having approached, having attained
  • यत् (yat) - which, whatever
  • अपि (api) - also, even, indeed
  • इदम् (idam) - this, this world
  • वितनन्यते (vitananyate) - is spread out, is expanded, is produced

Words meanings and morphology

चित्शक्त्या (citśaktyā) - by the power of consciousness
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of citśakti
citśakti - power of consciousness (śakti), consciousness (cit) as power
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+śakti)
  • cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
    noun (feminine)
  • śakti – power, energy, capability, creative force (śakti)
    noun (feminine)
    Root: śak (class 5)
स्वाङ्गभूतात्मा (svāṅgabhūtātmā) - the self that has become a limb of itself, its own inherent self
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svāṅgabhūtātman
svāṅgabhūtātman - the self that has become its own part/limb, the inherent self (ātman)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+aṅgabhūta+ātman)
  • sva – one's own, self
    pronoun
  • aṅgabhūta – having become a limb/part, inherent part
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle (from √bhū)
    Compound 'aṅga' (limb/part) + 'bhūta' (become). 'Bhūta' is PPP of √bhū 'to be/become'.
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, created, fabricated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpita
kalpita - imagined, created, fabricated
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √kḷp 'to arrange, form, imagine'
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'svāṅgabhūtātmā'.
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present, active voice, 3rd person singular
root √as (2nd class, Parasmaipada), present indicative
Root: as (class 2)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
वास्तवः (vāstavaḥ) - real, true, essential
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāstava
vāstava - real, true, essential, belonging to reality
derived from 'vastu' (thing, reality)
Note: Agrees with 'svāṅgabhūtātmā'.
अनेन (anena) - by this imagined self or imagination (by this, by it)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
Note: Refers to the imagined self or the imagination itself.
उच्छूनताम् (ucchūnatām) - swelling, inflation, expansion
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ucchūnatā
ucchūnatā - swelling, inflation, expansion, greatness
derived from 'ucchūna' (swollen) with suffix '-tā'
Note: Object of 'etya'.
एत्य (etya) - having approached, having attained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive of √i 'to go' (often used with prefixes, here implies 'having come to' or 'having attained')
Root: i (class 2)
यत् (yat) - which, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, whoever
Note: Refers to 'idam'.
अपि (api) - also, even, indeed
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this, this world
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
Note: Refers to the objective world.
वितनन्यते (vitananyate) - is spread out, is expanded, is produced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vitan
Present, middle voice (ātmanepada), 3rd person singular
root √tan (8th class, Ubhayapada), with upasarga 'vi', present indicative, middle voice (can be passive in meaning)
Prefix: vi
Root: tan (class 8)