योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-14, verse-23
जीवो बुद्धिः क्रियास्पन्दो मनोद्वित्वैक्यमित्यपि ।
स्वसत्तां प्रकचन्तीं तां नियोजयति वेदने ॥ २३ ॥
स्वसत्तां प्रकचन्तीं तां नियोजयति वेदने ॥ २३ ॥
jīvo buddhiḥ kriyāspando manodvitvaikyamityapi ,
svasattāṃ prakacantīṃ tāṃ niyojayati vedane 23
svasattāṃ prakacantīṃ tāṃ niyojayati vedane 23
23.
jīvaḥ buddhiḥ kriyā-spandaḥ manaḥ-dvitva-aikyam iti
api sva-sattām prakacantīm tām niyojayati vedane
api sva-sattām prakacantīm tām niyojayati vedane
23.
jīvaḥ buddhiḥ kriyā-spandaḥ manaḥ-dvitva-aikyam iti
api tām sva-sattām prakacantīm vedane niyojayati
api tām sva-sattām prakacantīm vedane niyojayati
23.
The individual soul (jīva), intellect, vibratory activity, and even the mind's duality and unity – it (the consciousness/jīva) directs that (divine power/manifestation), which is manifesting as its own existence, into experience.
Words meanings summery:
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- जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being (jīva)
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discrimination
- क्रिया-स्पन्दः (kriyā-spandaḥ) - vibratory action, movement of activity
- मनः-द्वित्व-ऐक्यम् (manaḥ-dvitva-aikyam) - The paradoxical nature of the mind, encompassing both duality (differentiation) and unity (integration). (the unity of the mind's duality, the mind, duality, and unity)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- स्व-सत्ताम् (sva-sattām) - its own existence, its own being
- प्रकचन्तीम् (prakacantīm) - manifesting, appearing, blooming
- ताम् (tām) - that (power/manifestation from previous verses, here implicitly being manifested as its own existence) (that (feminine singular accusative))
- नियोजयति (niyojayati) - directs, applies, employs, appoints
- वेदने (vedane) - in experience, in knowledge, in feeling
Words meanings and morphology
जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being (jīva)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - individual soul, living being, life
From root jīv (to live)
Root: jīv (class 1)
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discrimination
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, discrimination
From root budh (to know, perceive)
Root: budh (class 1)
क्रिया-स्पन्दः (kriyā-spandaḥ) - vibratory action, movement of activity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kriyā-spanda
kriyā-spanda - vibratory action, movement of activity
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+spanda)
- kriyā – action, activity, deed
noun (feminine)
From root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - spanda – vibration, tremor, movement
noun (masculine)
From root spand (to vibrate)
Root: spand (class 1)
मनः-द्वित्व-ऐक्यम् (manaḥ-dvitva-aikyam) - The paradoxical nature of the mind, encompassing both duality (differentiation) and unity (integration). (the unity of the mind's duality, the mind, duality, and unity)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manaḥ-dvitva-aikya
manaḥ-dvitva-aikya - the unity of the mind's duality
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+dvitva+aikya)
- manas – mind, intellect, internal organ
noun (neuter)
From root man (to think)
Root: man (class 4) - dvitva – duality, twofold nature
noun (neuter)
From dvi (two) + tva (suffix for abstract noun) - aikya – unity, oneness, identity
noun (neuter)
From eka (one) + ya (suffix)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Particle
स्व-सत्ताम् (sva-sattām) - its own existence, its own being
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sva-sattā
sva-sattā - one's own existence/being
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+sattā)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun - sattā – existence, being, reality
noun (feminine)
From root as (to be) + tā (suffix)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Part of the accusative object phrase along with `prakacantīm` and `tām`.
प्रकचन्तीम् (prakacantīm) - manifesting, appearing, blooming
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prakacat
prakacat - manifesting, appearing, blooming
Present Active Participle
From pra + kacam (to shine, appear) or root kac (to shine, blossom)
Prefix: pra
Root: kac (class 1)
Note: Present active participle, modifies `tām`.
ताम् (tām) - that (power/manifestation from previous verses, here implicitly being manifested as its own existence) (that (feminine singular accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Pronominal stem
Note: Direct object of `niyojayati`.
नियोजयति (niyojayati) - directs, applies, employs, appoints
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yuj
Causative, Present active indicative
Causative from ni + yuj (to unite, apply).
Prefix: ni
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Subject is implied, likely the jīva or the perceiving consciousness.
वेदने (vedane) - in experience, in knowledge, in feeling
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vedana
vedana - experience, knowledge, perception, feeling
From root vid (to know, perceive)
Root: vid (class 1)
Note: Indicates the domain or object of application.