योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-26

खत्वं जलत्वमुर्वीत्वमग्निवायुत्वमप्यसत् ।
वेत्त्यन्तः स्वप्नसंकल्पध्यानेष्विव चितिः स्वयम् ॥ २६ ॥

khatvaṃ jalatvamurvītvamagnivāyutvamapyasat ,
vettyantaḥ svapnasaṃkalpadhyāneṣviva citiḥ svayam 26

26. khatvam jalatvam urvītvam agnivāyutvam api asat
vetti antaḥ svapnasaṅkalpadhyāneṣu iva citiḥ svayam

26. citiḥ svayam antaḥ svapnasaṅkalpadhyāneṣu iva
khatvam jalatvam urvītvam agnivāyutvam api asat vetti

26. Consciousness (citiḥ) itself perceives internally these unreal states of space, water, earth, fire, and air, just as it does in dreams, imaginations, and meditations.

Words meanings summery:

• खत्वम् (khatvam) - the state of being space, spaceness, ether-ness

• जलत्वम् (jalatvam) - the state of being water, water-ness

• उर्वीत्वम् (urvītvam) - the state of being earth, earth-ness

• अग्निवायुत्वम् (agnivāyutvam) - the state of being fire and air, fire-and-air-ness

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false, bad

• वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives, knows, understands

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally, inside, within

• स्वप्नसङ्कल्पध्यानेषु (svapnasaṅkalpadhyāneṣu) - in dreams, imaginations, and meditations

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, itself, personally

Words meanings and morphology

खत्वम् (khatvam) - the state of being space, spaceness, ether-ness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of khatva

khatva - the state of being space or ether

Formed by adding the suffix -tva to 'kha'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+tva)

• kha – space, ether, sky
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting state or abstract quality; -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  Abstract noun forming suffix

जलत्वम् (jalatvam) - the state of being water, water-ness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jalatva

jalatva - the state of being water

Formed by adding the suffix -tva to 'jala'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+tva)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting state or abstract quality; -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  Abstract noun forming suffix

उर्वीत्वम् (urvītvam) - the state of being earth, earth-ness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of urvītva

urvītva - the state of being earth

Formed by adding the suffix -tva to 'urvī'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (urvī+tva)

• urvī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix denoting state or abstract quality; -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  Abstract noun forming suffix

अग्निवायुत्वम् (agnivāyutvam) - the state of being fire and air, fire-and-air-ness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnivāyutva

agnivāyutva - the state of being fire and air

Formed by adding the suffix -tva to the Dvandva compound 'agnivāyu'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+vāyu+tva)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix denoting state or abstract quality; -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  Abstract noun forming suffix

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent, false, bad

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, untrue, evil, bad

Negation of 'sat' (existent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with khatvam, jalatvam, urvitvam, agnivayutvam

वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives, knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally, inside, within

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नसङ्कल्पध्यानेषु (svapnasaṅkalpadhyāneṣu) - in dreams, imaginations, and meditations

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of svapnasaṅkalpadhyāna

svapnasaṅkalpadhyāna - dreams, imaginations, and meditations

Compound type : dvandva (svapna+saṅkalpa+dhyāna)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• saṅkalpa – conception, imagination, intention, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, knowledge, pure intelligence, understanding

Derived from root 'cit'

Root: cit (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, itself, personally

(indeclinable)

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