योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-21, verse-4
भ्रान्तिरेवमनन्तेयं चिद्व्योमव्योम्नि भासुरा ।
अपकुड्या जगन्नाम्नी नगरी कल्पनात्मिका ॥ ४ ॥
अपकुड्या जगन्नाम्नी नगरी कल्पनात्मिका ॥ ४ ॥
bhrāntirevamananteyaṃ cidvyomavyomni bhāsurā ,
apakuḍyā jagannāmnī nagarī kalpanātmikā 4
apakuḍyā jagannāmnī nagarī kalpanātmikā 4
4.
bhrāntiḥ evam anantā iyam citvyomavyomni
bhāsurā apakuḍyā jagannāmnī nagarī kalpanātmikā
bhāsurā apakuḍyā jagannāmnī nagarī kalpanātmikā
4.
evam iyam anantā bhrāntiḥ citvyomavyomni bhāsurā
kalpanātmikā apakuḍyā jagannāmnī nagarī (asti)
kalpanātmikā apakuḍyā jagannāmnī nagarī (asti)
4.
Thus, this infinite illusion (bhrānti), brilliant within the vast expanse of consciousness (cit-vyoma), is an imaginary, wall-less city named 'world' (jagat).
Words meanings summery:
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- भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error
- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
- अनन्ता (anantā) - endless, infinite, boundless
- इयम् (iyam) - this
- चित्व्योमव्योम्नि (citvyomavyomni) - in the space of the space of consciousness, in the vast expanse of consciousness
- भासुरा (bhāsurā) - brilliant, shining, resplendent
- अपकुड्या (apakuḍyā) - wall-less, without walls
- जगन्नाम्नी (jagannāmnī) - named 'world'
- नगरी (nagarī) - city, town
- कल्पनात्मिका (kalpanātmikā) - having imagination as its nature, imaginary
Words meanings and morphology
भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, delusion, error
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti
bhrānti - error, delusion, illusion, mistake
action noun
Derived from root √bhram
Root: bhram (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces the statement.
अनन्ता (anantā) - endless, infinite, boundless
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, boundless
Negative prefix an- + anta (end)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+anta)
- an – not, without
indeclinable - anta – end, limit
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'bhrāntiḥ'.
इयम् (iyam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to 'bhrāntiḥ'.
चित्व्योमव्योम्नि (citvyomavyomni) - in the space of the space of consciousness, in the vast expanse of consciousness
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of citvyomavyoman
citvyomavyoman - the ether/space of the ether/space of consciousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman+vyoman)
- cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
noun (feminine) - vyoman – sky, ether, space
noun (neuter) - vyoman – sky, ether, space
noun (neuter)
Note: Locative case indicating location.
भासुरा (bhāsurā) - brilliant, shining, resplendent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāsura
bhāsura - shining, brilliant, resplendent
Derived from root √bhās (to shine)
Root: bhās (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'bhrāntiḥ'.
अपकुड्या (apakuḍyā) - wall-less, without walls
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of apakuḍya
apakuḍya - without walls
Negative prefix a- + kuḍya (wall)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kuḍya)
- a – not, without
indeclinable - kuḍya – wall
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'nagarī'.
जगन्नाम्नी (jagannāmnī) - named 'world'
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jagannāman
jagannāman - having the name 'world'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jagat+nāman)
- jagat – world, universe
noun (neuter)
present active participle
Derived from root √gam; used as a neuter noun 'world'
Root: gam (class 1) - nāman – name
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'nagarī'.
नगरी (nagarī) - city, town
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nagarī
nagarī - city, town
Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhrāntiḥ'.
कल्पनात्मिका (kalpanātmikā) - having imagination as its nature, imaginary
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpanātmika
kalpanātmika - whose nature is imagination, imaginary
kalpanā (imagination) + ātman (self/nature) + -ika (possessing)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalpanā+ātman)
- kalpanā – imagination, conception
noun (feminine)
action noun
Derived from root √kḷp
Root: kḷp (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, essential nature
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'nagarī'.