योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-52

नरोपाधिपुरं प्राप्तं चेतत्यक्षिपुटं नयत् ।
तत्तस्या नाक्षिचिज्जीवं नो जीवत्येव सर्गतः ॥ ५२ ॥

naropādhipuraṃ prāptaṃ cetatyakṣipuṭaṃ nayat ,
tattasyā nākṣicijjīvaṃ no jīvatyeva sargataḥ 52

52. nara upādhi puram prāptam cetati akṣipuṭam nayat
tat tasya na akṣi cit jīvam na u jīvati eva sargataḥ

52. (consciousness) naropādhipuram prāptam,
akṣipuṭam nayat,
cetati.
tat tasya akṣi cit jīvam na.
sargataḥ eva na u jīvati.

52. When it reaches the 'city' of human limiting adjuncts (upādhi), it perceives, guiding the eye. The consciousness within the eye is not a distinct living entity (jīva) that arises from the eye itself. Indeed, it does not inherently live from its own creation (sarga).

52. כשהיא נכנסת אל הגוף בעל המאפיינים האנושיים, התודעה תופסת ומניעה את העפעפיים; אך המודעות של העין כשלעצמה אינה הנשמה החיה, ואינה חיה מתוך העצם של הבריאה.

Words meanings summery:

• नर (nara) - human (man, human being)

• उपाधि (upādhi) - limiting adjunct (upādhi) (limiting adjunct, condition, attribute)

• पुरम् (puram) - city (metaphorical for the body/realm of human experience) (city, fortress)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - having reached, having attained (obtained, reached, attained)

• चेतति (cetati) - perceives, becomes conscious (perceives, is conscious, knows)

• अक्षिपुटम् (akṣipuṭam) - the eye, eyeball (eyeball, eye-socket)

• नयत् (nayat) - guiding, directing (leading, guiding, carrying)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the consciousness that perceives through the eye) (that, it)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (eye) (of that, his, its)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अक्षि (akṣi) - eye

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, intelligence)

• जीवम् (jīvam) - distinct living entity (jīva) (living entity, soul, life)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उ (u) - indeed (emphasizing the negation) (indeed, moreover, on the other hand)

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, exists)

• एव (eva) - inherently, indeed (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, very)

• सर्गतः (sargataḥ) - by its own nature, inherently (from creation) (from creation, by nature, inherently)

Words meanings and morphology

नर (nara) - human (man, human being)

(noun)

masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

Root: nṛ (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound.

उपाधि (upādhi) - limiting adjunct (upādhi) (limiting adjunct, condition, attribute)

(noun)

masculine, singular of upādhi

upādhi - limiting adjunct, condition, attribute, distinguishing property

From `upa` + `ā` + root `dhā` (to place)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Component of the compound.

पुरम् (puram) - city (metaphorical for the body/realm of human experience) (city, fortress)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, fortress, body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+upādhi+pura)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• upādhi – limiting adjunct, condition, attribute
  noun (masculine)
  From `upa` + `ā` + root `dhā` (to place)
  Prefixes: upa+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• pura – city, fortress, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: The object "city" to be reached.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - having reached, having attained (obtained, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From `pra` + root `āp` (to obtain) + `kta` suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies the implied agent (consciousness), acting like an absolutive.

चेतति (cetati) - perceives, becomes conscious (perceives, is conscious, knows)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular (class 1 or 10)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The main verb describing the action of consciousness.

अक्षिपुटम् (akṣipuṭam) - the eye, eyeball (eyeball, eye-socket)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣipuṭa

akṣipuṭa - eyeball, eye-socket

Compound `akṣi` (eye) + `puṭa` (hollow, receptacle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣi+puṭa)

• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• puṭa – cup, hollow, cavity
  noun (masculine)

Note: The object that is guided.

नयत् (nayat) - guiding, directing (leading, guiding, carrying)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nayat

nayat - leading, guiding, carrying

Present active participle

From root `nī` (to lead) + `śatṛ` suffix

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of `cetati`.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the consciousness that perceives through the eye) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of the next clause.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (eye) (of that, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Possessive pronoun for `akṣipuṭam`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following noun phrase.

अक्षि (akṣi) - eye

(noun)

neuter, singular of akṣi

akṣi - eye

Note: Component of the compound.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, intelligence)

(noun)

feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, pure thought

From root `cit` (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Component of the compound.

जीवम् (jīvam) - distinct living entity (jīva) (living entity, soul, life)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīva

jīva - living entity, soul, life, individual self

From root `jīv` (to live) + `a`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣi+cit+jīva)

• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root `cit` (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• jīva – living entity, soul, life
  noun (masculine)
  From root `jīv` (to live) + `a`
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative; the eye-consciousness is not a distinct living entity (jīva).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb.

उ (u) - indeed (emphasizing the negation) (indeed, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, exists)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: The verb of living.

एव (eva) - inherently, indeed (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

सर्गतः (sargataḥ) - by its own nature, inherently (from creation) (from creation, by nature, inherently)

(indeclinable)

From `sarga` (creation) + `tasil` suffix

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Indicates origin or inherent quality.

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