योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-20

एतच्चित्तशरीरत्वं विद्धि सर्वगतोदयम् ।
यथासंवेदनेच्छत्वाद्यथासंवेदनोदयम् ॥ २० ॥

etaccittaśarīratvaṃ viddhi sarvagatodayam ,
yathāsaṃvedanecchatvādyathāsaṃvedanodayam 20

20. etat cittaśarīratvam viddhi sarvagata udayam
yathāsaṃvedana icchatvāt yathāsaṃvedana udayam

20. etat cittaśarīratvam sarvagatodayam viddhi
yathāsaṃvedanecchatvāt yathāsaṃvedanodayam

20. Know that this mind-body nature (cittaśarīratvam) manifests everywhere. Its appearance is entirely determined by perception, due to the very desire for such perceptions.

20. דע שטבע זה של הגוף המורכב מחשיבה מופיע בכל מקום; הוא מתבטא בהתאם לרצון ולתפיסה האישית.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, this here

• चित्तशरीरत्वम् (cittaśarīratvam) - the nature of being mind-body, the state of mind and body

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• सर्वगतोदयम् (sarvagatodayam) - whose manifestation is everywhere, universally appearing

• यथासंवेदनेच्छत्वात् (yathāsaṁvedanecchatvāt) - due to the desire for sensations/perceptions as they are

• यथासंवेदनोदयम् (yathāsaṁvedanodayam) - whose manifestation is according to perception, arising as perceived

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, this here

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

चित्तशरीरत्वम् (cittaśarīratvam) - the nature of being mind-body, the state of mind and body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cittaśarīratva

cittaśarīratva - the state or nature of being mind-body

Compound 'citta' (mind) + 'śarīra' (body) + suffix '-tva' (abstract noun forming suffix).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (citta+śarīra+tva)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, know) + suffix '-ta'.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• śarīra – body, physical form
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting 'state of being', 'nature of'
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Abstract noun forming suffix.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root 'vid' (class 2) in imperative mood (loṭ), second person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

सर्वगतोदयम् (sarvagatodayam) - whose manifestation is everywhere, universally appearing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvagatodaya

sarvagatodaya - whose manifestation is everywhere, universally arising/appearing

Compound 'sarvagata' (gone everywhere, universal) + 'udaya' (appearance, rising).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi / Tatpuruṣa (sarvagata+udaya)

• sarvagata – all-pervading, gone everywhere, omnipresent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Compound 'sarva' (all) + 'gata' (gone, pervading).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• udaya – rising, appearance, manifestation, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud-'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

यथासंवेदनेच्छत्वात् (yathāsaṁvedanecchatvāt) - due to the desire for sensations/perceptions as they are

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yathāsaṃvedanecchatva

yathāsaṁvedanecchatva - the state of desiring in accordance with perception, due to the nature of desiring corresponding to sensation

Compound 'yathāsaṃvedana' (as perception) + 'icchā' (desire) + '-tva' (state of being).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yathāsaṃvedana+icchā+tva)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• saṃvedana – perception, sensation, feeling, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam-' and suffix '-ana'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 1)
• icchā – desire, wish, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• tva – suffix denoting 'state of being', 'nature of'
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Abstract noun forming suffix.

यथासंवेदनोदयम् (yathāsaṁvedanodayam) - whose manifestation is according to perception, arising as perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathāsaṃvedanodaya

yathāsaṁvedanodaya - whose appearance/manifestation is in accordance with perception/sensation

Compound 'yathāsaṃvedana' (as perception) + 'udaya' (appearance).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi / Tatpuruṣa (yathāsaṃvedana+udaya)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• saṃvedana – perception, sensation, feeling, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam-' and suffix '-ana'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 1)
• udaya – rising, appearance, manifestation, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud-'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

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