योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-14, verse-4
पृथ्व्यादिरहितो देहो यो विंराडात्मको महान् ।
आतिवाहिक एवासौ चिन्मात्राच्छनभोमयः ॥ ४ ॥
आतिवाहिक एवासौ चिन्मात्राच्छनभोमयः ॥ ४ ॥
pṛthvyādirahito deho yo viṃrāḍātmako mahān ,
ātivāhika evāsau cinmātrācchanabhomayaḥ 4
ātivāhika evāsau cinmātrācchanabhomayaḥ 4
4.
pṛthvyādirahitaḥ dehaḥ yaḥ virāḍātmakaḥ mahān
ātivāhikaḥ eva asau cinmātrāt ca nabhomayaḥ
ātivāhikaḥ eva asau cinmātrāt ca nabhomayaḥ
4.
yaḥ pṛthvyādirahitaḥ mahān virāḍātmakaḥ dehaḥ,
asau eva ātivāhikaḥ [ca] cinmātrāt nabhomayaḥ [asti].
asau eva ātivāhikaḥ [ca] cinmātrāt nabhomayaḥ [asti].
4.
That great body, which is devoid of earth and other gross elements and constitutes the universal Self (ātman), is indeed the subtle (transmigratory) body, formed from pure consciousness and space.
Words meanings summery:
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- पृथ्व्यादिरहितः (pṛthvyādirahitaḥ) - devoid of earth and other (elements)
- देहः (dehaḥ) - body
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- विराडात्मकः (virāḍātmakaḥ) - having the nature of the universal Self
- महान् (mahān) - great, mighty
- आतिवाहिकः (ātivāhikaḥ) - subtle body, transmigratory body
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- असौ (asau) - that (one)
- चिन्मात्रात् (cinmātrāt) - from pure consciousness; consisting solely of consciousness
- च (ca) - and, also
- नभोमयः (nabhomayaḥ) - consisting of space, ethereal
Words meanings and morphology
पृथ्व्यादिरहितः (pṛthvyādirahitaḥ) - devoid of earth and other (elements)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādirahita
pṛthvyādirahita - devoid of earth and other elements; without gross elements starting with earth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī+ādi+rahita)
- pṛthvī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine) - rahita – devoid of, without, excluded from
adjective (masculine)
देहः (dehaḥ) - body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, form, mass, bulk
Root: dih (class 1)
Note: Refers to the subtle body (ātivāhika deha).
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what, whichever
Note: Refers to `dehaḥ`.
विराडात्मकः (virāḍātmakaḥ) - having the nature of the universal Self
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of virāḍātmaka
virāḍātmaka - having the nature of the cosmic or universal being (virāṭ ātman); consisting of the Virāṭ-puruṣa
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (virāṭ+ātman+ka)
- virāṭ – the universal, cosmic form; the manifest universe; the Virāṭ-puruṣa
noun (masculine) - ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine) - ka – of the nature of, relating to (suffix)
indeclinable
Taddhita suffix indicating 'related to' or 'composed of'
Note: Describes the subtle body as having the nature of the universal self.
महान् (mahān) - great, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable, eminent
Note: Describes `dehaḥ`.
आतिवाहिकः (ātivāhikaḥ) - subtle body, transmigratory body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātivāhika
ātivāhika - subtle body; that which carries or conveys across; relating to transit
Derived from `ativaha` (to carry across) with `ika` suffix.
Prefix: ati
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: This is the primary subject of the verse, the subtle body of Prajāpati.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
असौ (asau) - that (one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, that one, yonder
Note: Refers to `dehaḥ` implicitly.
चिन्मात्रात् (cinmātrāt) - from pure consciousness; consisting solely of consciousness
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of cinmātra
cinmātra - consisting solely of consciousness; pure consciousness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)
- cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
noun (feminine) - mātra – only, mere, pure, consisting of (suffix)
adjective (neuter)
Taddhita suffix indicating 'consisting of' or 'merely'
Note: Indicates the material cause or origin.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects `cinmātrāt` and `nabhomayaḥ`.
नभोमयः (nabhomayaḥ) - consisting of space, ethereal
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nabhomaya
nabhomaya - consisting of space, ethereal, celestial, made of sky
Formed with suffix `-maya` meaning 'consisting of' or 'full of'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+maya)
- nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
noun (neuter) - maya – made of, consisting of, full of (suffix)
adjective (masculine)
Suffix -maya indicating composition or prevalence.
Note: Describes the subtle body, emphasizing its ethereal nature.