योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-41, verse-65

न किंचिदेतत्सद्रूपं चिद्व्योमात्मसु जागतम् ।
शुद्धबोधात्मनो भाति कृतो नाम जगद्भ्रमः ॥ ६५ ॥

na kiṃcidetatsadrūpaṃ cidvyomātmasu jāgatam ,
śuddhabodhātmano bhāti kṛto nāma jagadbhramaḥ 65

65. na kiñcit etat sat-rūpam cit-vyoma-ātmasu jāgatam
śuddhabodha-ātmanaḥ bhāti kutaḥ nāma jagat-bhramaḥ

65. etat kiñcit sat-rūpam na (asti),
cit-vyoma-ātmasu jāgatam (api na asti).
śuddhabodha-ātmanaḥ nāma jagat-bhramaḥ kutaḥ bhāti?

65. This (world) is nothing; it is not truly existent, as it appears within the Self (ātman) which is like pure consciousness-space. How indeed can the illusion of the world (jagadbhramaḥ) arise from the Self (ātman), whose nature is pure consciousness (śuddhabodha)?

65. שום דבר מעולם תופעתי זה אינו ממשי. עבור מי שמהותם היא המודעות הזכה ומרחב התודעה הטהורה – מניין יעלו אשליות העולם?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, nothing (with na)

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (world)

• सत्-रूपम् (sat-rūpam) - having the nature of reality, truly existing, real form

• चित्-व्योम-आत्मसु (cit-vyoma-ātmasu) - in the Selves (ātmas) which are like consciousness-space

• जागतम् (jāgatam) - manifested, awakened, appeared

• शुद्धबोध-आत्मनः (śuddhabodha-ātmanaḥ) - from the Self (ātman) of pure consciousness (śuddhabodha)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, for instance

• जगत्-भ्रमः (jagat-bhramaḥ) - illusion of the world, worldly illusion

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, nothing (with na)

(indeclinable)

Note: Combined with 'na' to mean 'nothing'.

एतत् (etat) - this, this (world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, it

Note: Refers to the perceived world.

सत्-रूपम् (sat-rūpam) - having the nature of reality, truly existing, real form

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satrūpa

satrūpa - having a real form, of real nature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+rūpa)

• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `etat`.

चित्-व्योम-आत्मसु (cit-vyoma-ātmasu) - in the Selves (ātmas) which are like consciousness-space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of citvyomātman

citvyomātman - a Self (ātman) that is consciousness-space

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoma+ātman)

• cit – consciousness, mind
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the ultimate substratum of consciousness, here plural for emphasis on manifoldness or universality, though 'ātman' often refers to the singular ultimate Self.

जागतम् (jāgatam) - manifested, awakened, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgat

jāgat - awakening, appearing, manifested

Present Active Participle

From root 'jāgṛ' (to wake)

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `etat`.

शुद्धबोध-आत्मनः (śuddhabodha-ātmanaḥ) - from the Self (ātman) of pure consciousness (śuddhabodha)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śuddhabodhātman

śuddhabodhātman - a Self (ātman) whose nature is pure consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śuddha+bodha+ātman)

• śuddha – pure, clean
  adjective
• bodha – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Ablative 'from'.

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'how' or 'from what source'.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, for instance

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

जगत्-भ्रमः (jagat-bhramaḥ) - illusion of the world, worldly illusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagadbhrama

jagadbhrama - illusion of the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+bhrama)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of `gam` (to go), used as a noun meaning 'that which moves' or 'world'.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhrama – illusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of `bhāti`.

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