योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-54, verse-10
तच्चिद्रूपतया तेजःकणोऽहमिति चेतति ।
स्वप्ने संविद्यथा हि त्वमाकाशगमनादि च ॥ १० ॥
स्वप्ने संविद्यथा हि त्वमाकाशगमनादि च ॥ १० ॥
taccidrūpatayā tejaḥkaṇo'hamiti cetati ,
svapne saṃvidyathā hi tvamākāśagamanādi ca 10
svapne saṃvidyathā hi tvamākāśagamanādi ca 10
10.
tat cit-rūpatayā tejaḥ-kaṇaḥ aham iti cetati
svapne saṃvit yathā hi tvam ākāśa-gamanā-ādi ca
svapne saṃvit yathā hi tvam ākāśa-gamanā-ādi ca
10.
tat cit-rūpatayā aham tejaḥ-kaṇaḥ iti cetati.
yathā hi svapne tvam ākāśa-gamanā-ādi ca saṃvit (anubhavati).
yathā hi svapne tvam ākāśa-gamanā-ādi ca saṃvit (anubhavati).
10.
That consciousness, by virtue of its nature as pure consciousness (cit), perceives itself saying, "I am a particle of light (tejas-kaṇa)." Just as in a dream, one's consciousness (saṃvit) indeed experiences things like flying in the sky.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - that (consciousness or Self) (that)
- चित्-रूपतया (cit-rūpatayā) - by the nature of consciousness, by its conscious form
- तेजः-कणः (tejaḥ-kaṇaḥ) - a particle of light, a spark of energy
- अहम् (aham) - I
- इति (iti) - (marks direct speech or thought) (thus, in this way)
- चेतति (cetati) - perceives, thinks, understands
- स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
- संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
- त्वम् (tvam) - the individual consciousness (you)
- आकाश-गमना-आदि (ākāśa-gamanā-ādi) - experiences such as traversing the sky in a dream (flying in the sky and so on)
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - that (consciousness or Self) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that one, such
Note: Refers to the ultimate consciousness or Self.
चित्-रूपतया (cit-rūpatayā) - by the nature of consciousness, by its conscious form
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of cit-rūpatā
cit-rūpatā - the state or nature of consciousness; the form of pure intelligence
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+rūpatā)
- cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding
noun (feminine) - rūpatā – nature, form, state of being
noun (feminine)
From rūpa + tā (suffix for abstract noun)
तेजः-कणः (tejaḥ-kaṇaḥ) - a particle of light, a spark of energy
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tejaḥ-kaṇa
tejaḥ-kaṇa - a particle of light, a spark of energy
Compound type : tatpurusha (tejas+kaṇa)
- tejas – light, energy, splendor, vital essence
noun (neuter) - kaṇa – a particle, a grain, a drop
noun (masculine)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me, my
इति (iti) - (marks direct speech or thought) (thus, in this way)
(indeclinable)
चेतति (cetati) - perceives, thinks, understands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cet
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: The subject is 'tat' (that consciousness).
स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - sleep, dream, a dream state
संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid
saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence
Derived from sam- + vid (to know)
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
त्वम् (tvam) - the individual consciousness (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular)
आकाश-गमना-आदि (ākāśa-gamanā-ādi) - experiences such as traversing the sky in a dream (flying in the sky and so on)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa-gamanā-ādi
ākāśa-gamanā-ādi - flying in the sky and other similar things
Compound type : tatpurusha (ākāśa-gamana+ādi)
- ākāśa – sky, space, ether
noun (masculine) - gamana – going, moving, motion, flying
noun (neuter)
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1) - ādi – and so on, beginning, etc.
indeclinable
Note: It functions as the object of an implied verb like 'experiences'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)