योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-3, verse-35
विरिञ्चो मनसो रूपं विरिञ्चस्य मनो वपुः ।
पृथ्व्यादि विद्यते नात्र तेन पृथ्व्यादि कल्पितम् ॥ ३५ ॥
पृथ्व्यादि विद्यते नात्र तेन पृथ्व्यादि कल्पितम् ॥ ३५ ॥
viriñco manaso rūpaṃ viriñcasya mano vapuḥ ,
pṛthvyādi vidyate nātra tena pṛthvyādi kalpitam 35
pṛthvyādi vidyate nātra tena pṛthvyādi kalpitam 35
35.
viriñcaḥ manasaḥ rūpam viriñcasya manaḥ vapuḥ
pṛthvyādi vidyate na atra tena pṛthvyādi kalpitam
pṛthvyādi vidyate na atra tena pṛthvyādi kalpitam
35.
viriñcaḥ manasaḥ rūpam viriñcasya manaḥ vapuḥ
pṛthvyādi atra na vidyate tena pṛthvyādi kalpitam
pṛthvyādi atra na vidyate tena pṛthvyādi kalpitam
35.
Viriñca is a form of the mind (manas), and the mind constitutes the body of Viriñca. The material world, beginning with earth (pṛthvyādi), does not exist here. Therefore, the earth and other elements are merely an imagination (kalpitam).
Words meanings summery:
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- विरिञ्चः (viriñcaḥ) - Brahmā (the creator god)
- मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, nature, image
- विरिञ्चस्य (viriñcasya) - of Viriñca, of Brahmā
- मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect
- वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, essence, nature
- पृथ्व्यादि (pṛthvyādi) - the material world, including earth, water, fire, air, space (earth and so on, the elements starting with earth)
- विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present
- न (na) - not
- अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter
- तेन (tena) - therefore, for that reason (by that, therefore, by him/it)
- पृथ्व्यादि (pṛthvyādi) - the material world, including earth, water, fire, air, space (earth and so on, the elements starting with earth)
- कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, created, fabricated, projected
Words meanings and morphology
विरिञ्चः (viriñcaḥ) - Brahmā (the creator god)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viriñca
viriñca - Brahmā, the creator god
Note: Subject of the first clause.
मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit
From root man.
Root: man
Note: Possessive, 'of the mind'.
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, nature, image
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, figure, appearance, nature, image
Note: Predicate nominative.
विरिञ्चस्य (viriñcasya) - of Viriñca, of Brahmā
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of viriñca
viriñca - Brahmā, the creator god
Note: Possessive, 'of Viriñca'.
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit, consciousness
From root man (to think).
Root: man
Note: Subject of the second clause.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, essence, nature
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, essence, nature, beauty
From root vap (to strew, scatter, weave).
Root: vap (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative.
पृथ्व्यादि (pṛthvyādi) - the material world, including earth, water, fire, air, space (earth and so on, the elements starting with earth)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pṛthvyādi
pṛthvyādi - earth and so on, the group of elements beginning with earth
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī+ādi)
- pṛthvī – earth, ground, land
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, first, etc., and others
noun (masculine)
Note: Used here to mean the material elements.
विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
3rd person singular present middle indicative of root vid.
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Also functions as passive of vid (to know), but here 'to exist' is clearly intended.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter
(indeclinable)
From pronominal stem idam + tra (locative suffix).
तेन (tena) - therefore, for that reason (by that, therefore, by him/it)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
Pronominal stem.
Note: Functions adverbially to mean 'therefore' or 'by this means'.
पृथ्व्यादि (pṛthvyādi) - the material world, including earth, water, fire, air, space (earth and so on, the elements starting with earth)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pṛthvyādi
pṛthvyādi - earth and so on, the group of elements beginning with earth
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī+ādi)
- pṛthvī – earth, ground, land
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, first, etc., and others
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is imagined'.
कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, created, fabricated, projected
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpita
kalpita - imagined, created, fabricated, constituted, supposed
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root kḷp (to be ordered, to create, to imagine) + kta (past passive participle suffix).
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective.