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.

20. אם ברגע אחד התודעה חווה עידן ועידנים (כַּלְפַּה), אזי הרגע הזה אכן הופך לעידן שלם עבורה, אין ספק בכך.

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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