योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-21, verse-23
महाचिद्रूपमेव त्वं स्मरणं विद्धि वेदनम् ।
कार्यकारणता तेन स शब्दो न च वास्तवः ॥ २३ ॥
कार्यकारणता तेन स शब्दो न च वास्तवः ॥ २३ ॥
mahācidrūpameva tvaṃ smaraṇaṃ viddhi vedanam ,
kāryakāraṇatā tena sa śabdo na ca vāstavaḥ 23
kāryakāraṇatā tena sa śabdo na ca vāstavaḥ 23
23.
mahācidrūpam eva tvam smaraṇam viddhi vedanam
kāryakāraṇatā tena saḥ śabdaḥ na ca vāstavaḥ
kāryakāraṇatā tena saḥ śabdaḥ na ca vāstavaḥ
23.
tvam smaraṇam vedanam eva mahācidrūpam viddhi
tena kāryakāraṇatā saḥ śabdaḥ ca na vāstavaḥ
tena kāryakāraṇatā saḥ śabdaḥ ca na vāstavaḥ
23.
You should indeed understand remembrance and knowing as simply the nature of the great consciousness. Therefore, the word "causality" is not truly real.
Words meanings summery:
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- महाचिद्रूपम् (mahācidrūpam) - of the nature of great consciousness, of the form of supreme awareness
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely, just
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- स्मरणम् (smaraṇam) - remembrance, memory, recollection
- विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
- वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, perception, knowledge
- कार्यकारणता (kāryakāraṇatā) - causality, the state of being cause and effect
- तेन (tena) - by that, by it, therefore, for that reason
- सः (saḥ) - that, he
- शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - word, sound, term
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- वास्तवः (vāstavaḥ) - real, essential, true
Words meanings and morphology
महाचिद्रूपम् (mahācidrūpam) - of the nature of great consciousness, of the form of supreme awareness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahācidrūpa
mahācidrūpa - the nature of great consciousness, the form of supreme awareness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+cit+rūpa)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - cit – consciousness, awareness, spirit
noun (feminine) - rūpa – form, nature, appearance, image
noun (neuter)
Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter, but accusative fits better with 'viddhi' (know as).
एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely, just
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
स्मरणम् (smaraṇam) - remembrance, memory, recollection
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of smaraṇa
smaraṇa - remembrance, memory, recollection
From root smṛ with suffix -ana
Root: smṛ
विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, perception, knowledge
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vedana
vedana - knowing, perception, knowledge
From root vid with suffix -ana
Root: vid
कार्यकारणता (kāryakāraṇatā) - causality, the state of being cause and effect
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kāryakāraṇatā
kāryakāraṇatā - causality, the state of being cause and effect
तेन (tena) - by that, by it, therefore, for that reason
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Here neuter by context, meaning 'by that fact' or 'by that reason'.
सः (saḥ) - that, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - word, sound, term
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - word, sound, term
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
वास्तवः (vāstavaḥ) - real, essential, true
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāstava
vāstava - real, essential, true, substantial