योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-20

निमेषे यदि कल्पौघसंविदं परिविन्दति ।
निमेष एव तत्कल्पो भवत्यत्र न संशयः ॥ २० ॥

nimeṣe yadi kalpaughasaṃvidaṃ parivindati ,
nimeṣa eva tatkalpo bhavatyatra na saṃśayaḥ 20

20. nimeṣe yadi kalpaugha-saṃvidam parivindati
nimeṣaḥ eva tat-kalpaḥ bhavati atra na saṃśayaḥ

20. yadi nimeṣe kalpaugha-saṃvidam parivindati,
atra nimeṣaḥ eva tat-kalpaḥ bhavati,
na saṃśayaḥ

20. If, in a single instant, one experiences the consciousness (saṃvid) of a multitude of eons, then that very instant becomes an eon. There is no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

• निमेषे (nimeṣe) - in a blink, in an instant, in a moment

• यदि (yadi) - if

• कल्पौघ-संविदम् (kalpaugha-saṁvidam) - the experience/consciousness (saṃvid) of a multitude of eons

• परिविन्दति (parivindati) - experiences the consciousness (perceives, experiences, obtains, finds)

• निमेषः (nimeṣaḥ) - an instant, a blink

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• तत्-कल्पः (tat-kalpaḥ) - an eon in effect (that eon, an eon itself)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

निमेषे (nimeṣe) - in a blink, in an instant, in a moment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - a wink, a blink, an instant, a moment

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates time.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

कल्पौघ-संविदम् (kalpaugha-saṁvidam) - the experience/consciousness (saṃvid) of a multitude of eons

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kalpaugha-saṃvid

kalpaugha-saṁvid - the experience/consciousness of a multitude of eons

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalpaugha+saṃvid)

• kalpaugha – multitude of eons
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, experience, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From sam (prefix) + vid (to know) + kvip suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of 'parivindati'.

परिविन्दति (parivindati) - experiences the consciousness (perceives, experiences, obtains, finds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of parivind

From pari (prefix) + vind (to find)

Prefix: pari

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Verb of the conditional clause, implied subject is "one" (person).

निमेषः (nimeṣaḥ) - an instant, a blink

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - a wink, a blink, an instant, a moment

From ni (prefix) + miṣ (to wink, close eyes) + ghañ

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तत्-कल्पः (tat-kalpaḥ) - an eon in effect (that eon, an eon itself)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tat-kalpa

tat-kalpa - that eon, an eon itself, an eon-like

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+kalpa)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun (masculine)
• kalpa – an eon, a cosmic age, a fixed rule, a choice
  noun (masculine)
  From root kḷp (to be in order, to arrange) + ac
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'nimeṣaḥ'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, on this point

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'saṃśayaḥ'.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

From sam (prefix) + śī (to lie, to doubt) + ac

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

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