योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-3, verse-25
मनोमात्रं यदा ब्रह्मा न पृथ्व्यादिमयात्मकः ।
मनोमात्रमतो विश्वं यद्यज्जातं तदेव हि ॥ २५ ॥
मनोमात्रमतो विश्वं यद्यज्जातं तदेव हि ॥ २५ ॥
manomātraṃ yadā brahmā na pṛthvyādimayātmakaḥ ,
manomātramato viśvaṃ yadyajjātaṃ tadeva hi 25
manomātramato viśvaṃ yadyajjātaṃ tadeva hi 25
25.
manomātram yadā brahmā na pṛthvyādimayātmakaḥ
manomātram ataḥ viśvam yat yat jātam tat eva hi
manomātram ataḥ viśvam yat yat jātam tat eva hi
25.
yadā brahmā manomātram na pṛthvyādimayātmakaḥ
ataḥ viśvam yat yat jātam tat eva hi manomātram
ataḥ viśvam yat yat jātam tat eva hi manomātram
25.
When (brahman) (brahmā) is solely the mind (manomātra), and not of the nature of earth (pṛthvyādi) or other material elements, then whatever has come into being in this universe (viśvam) is indeed (hi) also nothing but the mind (manomātra).
Words meanings summery:
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- मनोमात्रम् (manomātram) - solely the mind (manomātra) (mind-only, consisting only of mind)
- यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)
- ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - (brahman) (Brahman (the absolute reality))
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- पृथ्व्यादिमयात्मकः (pṛthvyādimayātmakaḥ) - not composed of earth and other elements (not of the nature of earth, etc.)
- मनोमात्रम् (manomātram) - nothing but the mind (manomātra) (mind-only, consisting only of mind)
- अतः (ataḥ) - then (therefore, hence, from this)
- विश्वम् (viśvam) - the entire universe (the universe, all, whole)
- यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (relative pronoun))
- यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (relative pronoun))
- जातम् (jātam) - has manifested (born, produced, manifested)
- तत् (tat) - that (that (demonstrative pronoun))
- एव (eva) - indeed, nothing but (only, merely, indeed)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)
Words meanings and morphology
मनोमात्रम् (manomātram) - solely the mind (manomātra) (mind-only, consisting only of mind)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manomātra
manomātra - consisting only of mind, mind-only
Compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manas+mātra)
- manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - mātra – only, merely, solely, measure
adjective (neuter)
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'brahmā' and 'viśvam'.
यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb with 'tadā' (implied).
Note: Introduces a temporal clause.
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - (brahman) (Brahman (the absolute reality))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the predicate 'pṛthvyādimayātmakaḥ'.
पृथ्व्यादिमयात्मकः (pṛthvyādimayātmakaḥ) - not composed of earth and other elements (not of the nature of earth, etc.)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādimayātmaka
pṛthvyādimayātmaka - having the nature of earth and the like, made of earth etc.
Compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthvī+ādi+maya+ātmaka)
- pṛthvī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so forth
noun (masculine)
Root: ad (class 2) - maya – made of, consisting of, full of
suffix (masculine)
Suffix to form adjectives meaning 'made of'. - ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of
adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'ātman' (self) with '-ka' suffix.
Note: Predicate adjective for 'brahmā'.
मनोमात्रम् (manomātram) - nothing but the mind (manomātra) (mind-only, consisting only of mind)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manomātra
manomātra - consisting only of mind, mind-only
Compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manas+mātra)
- manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - mātra – only, merely, solely, measure
adjective (neuter)
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'viśvam' and 'yat yat jātam'.
अतः (ataḥ) - then (therefore, hence, from this)
(indeclinable)
विश्वम् (viśvam) - the entire universe (the universe, all, whole)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva
viśva - all, whole, entire, universe
Note: Subject of the second clause.
यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (relative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that (relative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
जातम् (jātam) - has manifested (born, produced, manifested)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta
jāta - born, produced, manifested
Past Passive Participle
From root 'jan' (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
तत् (tat) - that (that (demonstrative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
एव (eva) - indeed, nothing but (only, merely, indeed)
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)