योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-14, verse-79
चिदेकत्वात्प्रसङ्गः स्यात्कस्तत्रेतरविभ्रमः ।
शिलाहृदयपीनापि स्वाकाशे विशदैव चित् ॥ ७९ ॥
शिलाहृदयपीनापि स्वाकाशे विशदैव चित् ॥ ७९ ॥
cidekatvātprasaṅgaḥ syātkastatretaravibhramaḥ ,
śilāhṛdayapīnāpi svākāśe viśadaiva cit 79
śilāhṛdayapīnāpi svākāśe viśadaiva cit 79
79.
cit ekatvāt prasaṅgaḥ syāt kaḥ tatra itaravibhramaḥ
śilāhṛdayapīnā api sva-ākāśe viśadā eva cit
śilāhṛdayapīnā api sva-ākāśe viśadā eva cit
79.
cit ekatvāt tatra kaḥ itaravibhramaḥ prasaṅgaḥ
syāt cit śilāhṛdayapīnā api svākāśe viśadā eva
syāt cit śilāhṛdayapīnā api svākāśe viśadā eva
79.
If consciousness is one, what scope can there be for any illusion of duality (itaravibhrama)? Even when seemingly dense or 'hard-hearted,' consciousness is always pure and clear in its own fundamental nature.
Words meanings summery:
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- चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence, thought
- एकत्वात् (ekatvāt) - due to oneness, from unity
- प्रसङ्गः (prasaṅgaḥ) - scope or possibility for something to occur (occasion, connection, consequence, implication, relevance)
- स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, may be
- कः (kaḥ) - what, who
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, then
- इतरविभ्रमः (itaravibhramaḥ) - illusion of duality or distinction from the non-dual consciousness (illusion of difference, error concerning another)
- शिलाहृदयपीना (śilāhṛdayapīnā) - even though seemingly obscured or made dense (like a heart of stone) (thick/dense like a stone-heart, hard-hearted)
- अपि (api) - even, although, also
- स्व-आकाशे (sva-ākāśe) - in its own essential or fundamental nature (in its own space/ether, in its own nature)
- विशदा (viśadā) - clear, pure, bright, distinct
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence, thought
Words meanings and morphology
चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence, thought
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, intelligence, spirit, thought
From root 'cit' (to perceive, know, understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
एकत्वात् (ekatvāt) - due to oneness, from unity
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of ekatva
ekatva - oneness, unity, singularity
From 'eka' (one) + suffix '-tva' (abstract noun)
प्रसङ्गः (prasaṅgaḥ) - scope or possibility for something to occur (occasion, connection, consequence, implication, relevance)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prasaṅga
prasaṅga - connection, adherence, occasion, consequence, context, topic
From 'pra' + root 'sañj' (to cling, attach)
Prefix: pra
Root: sañj (class 1)
स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
कः (kaḥ) - what, who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ka
ka - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, then
(indeclinable)
From 'tad' (that) + 'tra' (suffix for location)
इतरविभ्रमः (itaravibhramaḥ) - illusion of duality or distinction from the non-dual consciousness (illusion of difference, error concerning another)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of itaravibhrama
itaravibhrama - illusion of difference, delusion regarding another
Tatpurusha compound of 'itara' (other, different) and 'vibhrama' (error, illusion, confusion)
Compound type : tatpurusha (itara+vibhrama)
- itara – other, different, another
adjective (masculine) - vibhrama – error, illusion, delusion, confusion, mistake
noun (masculine)
From 'vi' + root 'bhram' (to wander, to err)
Prefix: vi
Root: bhram (class 1)
शिलाहृदयपीना (śilāhṛdayapīnā) - even though seemingly obscured or made dense (like a heart of stone) (thick/dense like a stone-heart, hard-hearted)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śilāhṛdayapīnā
śilāhṛdayapīnā - dense/thick like a stone-heart; hard-hearted
Compound of 'śilā' (stone), 'hṛdaya' (heart), and 'pīnā' (thick, dense, stout). Qualifies 'cit'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (śilā+hṛdaya+pīna)
- śilā – stone, rock
noun (feminine) - hṛdaya – heart, mind, core, essence
noun (neuter) - pīna – thick, fat, stout, dense
adjective (feminine)
अपि (api) - even, although, also
(indeclinable)
स्व-आकाशे (sva-ākāśe) - in its own essential or fundamental nature (in its own space/ether, in its own nature)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svākāśa
svākāśa - own space, own ether, own nature
Compound of 'sva' (own, one's self) and 'ākāśa' (space, ether, subtle element)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+ākāśa)
- sva – own, one's own, self
pronoun (masculine) - ākāśa – space, ether, sky, the fifth element
noun (masculine)
From 'ā' + root 'kāś' (to shine, appear)
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
विशदा (viśadā) - clear, pure, bright, distinct
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viśada
viśada - clear, pure, bright, distinct, white
From 'vi' + root 'śad' (to fall, to clarify)
Prefix: vi
Root: śad (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence, thought
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, intelligence, spirit, thought
From root 'cit' (to perceive, know, understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Repetition of the subject for emphasis.