योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-47

यथाबन्धु यथाभृत्यं यथेहास्तमयोदयम् ।
अजात एव जातोऽहमिति चेतति चिद्वपुः ॥ ४७ ॥

yathābandhu yathābhṛtyaṃ yathehāstamayodayam ,
ajāta eva jāto'hamiti cetati cidvapuḥ 47

47. yathābandhu yathābhṛtyam yathehāstamayodayam
ajātaḥ eva jātaḥ aham iti cetati cidvapuḥ

47. yathābandhu yathābhṛtyam yathehāstamayodayam
ajātaḥ eva jātaḥ aham iti cidvapuḥ cetati

47. It manifests according to kinsmen, according to dependents, and according to desire, dissolution, and manifestation. The pure consciousness (cidvapur) perceives itself as, 'I am born,' even though 'I' am essentially unborn.

Words meanings summery:

• यथाबन्धु (yathābandhu) - according to kinsmen (according to relation/kinsman)

• यथाभृत्यम् (yathābhṛtyam) - according to dependents (according to servant, according to support/maintenance)

• यथेहास्तमयोदयम् (yathehāstamayodayam) - according to desire, dissolution, and manifestation (according to desire, disappearance and appearance)

• अजातः (ajātaḥ) - unborn (unborn, unoriginated)

• एव (eva) - indeed, even (indeed, only, certainly)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, become)

• अहम् (aham) - I (I, myself)

• इति (iti) - thus (indicating the quoted thought) (thus, so, (marker for quotation))

• चेतति (cetati) - perceives, is conscious (perceives, knows, thinks, is conscious)

• चिद्वपुः (cidvapuḥ) - pure consciousness (consciousness-body, form of consciousness)

Words meanings and morphology

यथाबन्धु (yathābandhu) - according to kinsmen (according to relation/kinsman)

(indeclinable)

avyayībhāva compound of yathā + bandhu

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+bandhu)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a way as
  indeclinable
• bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)

यथाभृत्यम् (yathābhṛtyam) - according to dependents (according to servant, according to support/maintenance)

(indeclinable)

avyayībhāva compound of yathā + bhṛtya

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+bhṛtya)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a way as
  indeclinable
• bhṛtya – servant, dependent, to be supported
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive
  from root bhṛ (to bear, support) + suffix tya
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

यथेहास्तमयोदयम् (yathehāstamayodayam) - according to desire, dissolution, and manifestation (according to desire, disappearance and appearance)

(indeclinable)

avyayībhāva compound of yathā + īhāstamayodaya

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+īhā+astamaya+udaya)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a way as
  indeclinable
• īhā – desire, wish, effort
  noun (feminine)
  from root īh (to strive, desire)
  Root: īh (class 1)
• astamaya – setting, disappearance, dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  compound of asta (setting) and aya (going)
• udaya – rising, appearance, prosperity, growth, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  from ud + root i (to go)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

अजातः (ajātaḥ) - unborn (unborn, unoriginated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajāta

ajāta - unborn, unoriginated, not born

past passive participle

negative particle a + root jan (to be born) + suffix ta

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jāta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jāta – born, produced, become
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root jan (to be born) + suffix ta
  Root: jan (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, even (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

past passive participle

from root jan (to be born) + suffix ta

Root: jan (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun

इति (iti) - thus (indicating the quoted thought) (thus, so, (marker for quotation))

(indeclinable)

चेतति (cetati) - perceives, is conscious (perceives, knows, thinks, is conscious)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cit

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice. Root cit belongs to class 1.

Root: cit (class 1)

चिद्वपुः (cidvapuḥ) - pure consciousness (consciousness-body, form of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citvapus

citvapus - consciousness-body, form of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vapus)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)
  s-stem noun

Note: nominative singular form of the compound

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