योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-4

पृथ्व्यादिरहितेनेदं चिद्भासैव स्वयंभुवा ।
साधितं यदि सिद्धेन ततः स्वात्मनि साधितम् ॥ ४ ॥

pṛthvyādirahitenedaṃ cidbhāsaiva svayaṃbhuvā ,
sādhitaṃ yadi siddhena tataḥ svātmani sādhitam 4

4. pṛthvyādirahitena idam citbhāsā eva svayambhuvā
sādhitam yadi siddhena tataḥ svaātmani sādhitam

4. yadi idam pṛthvyādirahitena svayambhuvā citbhāsā
eva sādhitam siddhena tataḥ svaātmani sādhitam

4. If this (world), devoid of earth and other elements, is realized by the self-existent light of consciousness (cit), and if it is realized by a perfected being (siddha), then it is truly realized within one's own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• पृथ्व्यादिरहितेन (pṛthvyādirahitena) - by that which is devoid of earth and other elements

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this)

• चित्भासा (citbhāsā) - by the light of consciousness (cit) (by the light of consciousness)

• एव (eva) - truly, indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by the self-existent (by the self-existent, by the self-born)

• साधितम् (sādhitam) - is realized (accomplished, achieved, realized, perfected)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• सिद्धेन (siddhena) - by a perfected being (siddha) (by the perfected one, by the accomplished one, by the realized being)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore)

• स्वआत्मनि (svaātmani) - within one's own self (ātman) (in one's own self (ātman))

• साधितम् (sādhitam) - is truly realized (accomplished, achieved, realized, perfected)

Words meanings and morphology

पृथ्व्यादिरहितेन (pṛthvyādirahitena) - by that which is devoid of earth and other elements

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pṛthvyādirahita

pṛthvyādirahita - devoid of earth and other elements (pṛthvī-ādi)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī+ādi+rahita)

• pṛthvī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)
• rahita – devoid of, free from, destitute of
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √rah (to abandon) + -ita
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Instrumental singular. Grammatically neuter. It may conceptually align with `citbhāsā` and `svayambhuvā` (feminine), possibly through referring to Brahman (neuter) as the ultimate agent, or as an adverbial instrumental of means describing the 'what' rather than the 'who'.

इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Object of `sādhitam`.

चित्भासा (citbhāsā) - by the light of consciousness (cit) (by the light of consciousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of citbhās

citbhās - light of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+bhās)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• bhās – light, splendor, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √bhā (to shine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Instrumental case indicating agency.

एव (eva) - truly, indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by the self-existent (by the self-existent, by the self-born)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, independent

Derived from svayam (self) + bhū (being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, becoming
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Instrumental singular, describing the agent `citbhāsā`.

साधितम् (sādhitam) - is realized (accomplished, achieved, realized, perfected)

(participle)

neuter, singular of sādhita

sādhita - accomplished, achieved, realized, perfected, demonstrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sādh (to accomplish, effect)

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Predicate participle for `idam`.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

सिद्धेन (siddhena) - by a perfected being (siddha) (by the perfected one, by the accomplished one, by the realized being)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, realized, a perfected being

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sidh (to succeed, attain) + -ta

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case indicating agency.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the consequence of the conditional clause.

स्वआत्मनि (svaātmani) - within one's own self (ātman) (in one's own self (ātman))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svaātman

svaātman - one's own self, inner self, individual soul

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• ātman – self, soul, individual essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative case indicating location.

साधितम् (sādhitam) - is truly realized (accomplished, achieved, realized, perfected)

(participle)

neuter, singular of sādhita

sādhita - accomplished, achieved, realized, perfected, demonstrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sādh (to accomplish, effect)

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Predicate participle for `idam` (understood).

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