योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-11

निरावरणमेवेदं ज्ञप्त्याकाशमनन्तकम् ।
किंचित्स्वचित्तेनोन्नीतं स्पन्दयुक्त्येव मारुतः ॥ ११ ॥

nirāvaraṇamevedaṃ jñaptyākāśamanantakam ,
kiṃcitsvacittenonnītaṃ spandayuktyeva mārutaḥ 11

11. nirāvaraṇam eva idam jñaptyākāśam anantakam kiñcit
svacittena unnītam spandayuktyā iva mārutaḥ

11. idam nirāvaraṇam eva anantakam jñaptyākāśam kiñcit
svacittena spandayuktyā mārutaḥ iva unnītam

11. This infinite space of consciousness (jñaptyākāśa) is indeed unobstructed. It is merely brought forth by one's own consciousness (svacitta), just as wind (māruta) is produced by the principle of vibration.

Words meanings summery:

• निरावरणम् (nirāvaraṇam) - unobstructed (uncovered, unobstructed, without veil)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

• ज्ञप्त्याकाशम् (jñaptyākāśam) - space of consciousness (space of knowledge, ether of consciousness)

• अनन्तकम् (anantakam) - infinite (endless, infinite, boundless)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - merely, somewhat (something, a little, somewhat)

• स्वचित्तेन (svacittena) - by one's own consciousness (svacitta) (by one's own mind, by one's own consciousness)

• उन्नीतम् (unnītam) - brought forth, generated (lifted up, raised, produced, inferred)

• स्पन्दयुक्त्या (spandayuktyā) - by the principle of vibration (by means of vibration, by the method of pulsation)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind (māruta) (wind, air, the god of wind)

Words meanings and morphology

निरावरणम् (nirāvaraṇam) - unobstructed (uncovered, unobstructed, without veil)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirāvaraṇa

nirāvaraṇa - uncovered, unobstructed, unveiled

from nis-ā-vṛ + ana (or as a compound nis + āvaraṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āvaraṇa)

• nis – out, without
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• āvaraṇa – covering, veil, obstruction
  noun (neuter)
  from ā-vṛ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Refers to jñaptyākāśam.

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to jñaptyākāśam.

ज्ञप्त्याकाशम् (jñaptyākāśam) - space of consciousness (space of knowledge, ether of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñaptyākāśa

jñaptyākāśa - space of knowledge, ether of consciousness

jñapti + ākāśa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñapti+ākāśa)

• jñapti – knowledge, understanding, cognition
  noun (feminine)
  from jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  from ā-kāś
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

अनन्तकम् (anantakam) - infinite (endless, infinite, boundless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anantaka

anantaka - endless, infinite, boundless

diminutive of ananta

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+anta+ka)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• ka – diminutive or intensifier suffix
  suffix

Note: Qualifies jñaptyākāśam.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - merely, somewhat (something, a little, somewhat)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an adverb here.

स्वचित्तेन (svacittena) - by one's own consciousness (svacitta) (by one's own mind, by one's own consciousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svacitta

svacitta - one's own mind, one's own consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+citta)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agent of unnītam.

उन्नीतम् (unnītam) - brought forth, generated (lifted up, raised, produced, inferred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of unnīta

unnīta - brought up, produced, inferred, raised

past passive participle

from ud-nī

Prefix: ud

Root: nī (class 1)

स्पन्दयुक्त्या (spandayuktyā) - by the principle of vibration (by means of vibration, by the method of pulsation)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of spandayukti

spandayukti - principle/method of vibration

spanda + yukti

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spanda+yukti)

• spanda – vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  from spand
  Root: spand (class 1)
• yukti – union, connection, logic, method, principle
  noun (feminine)
  from yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Acts as an instrumental cause.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind (māruta) (wind, air, the god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, air, god of wind

related to marut

Note: The object of the comparison.

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