योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-6

चिदाकाशावभासोऽयं जगदित्यवबुध्यते ।
चिद्व्योम्न्येवात्मनि स्वच्छे परमाणुकणं प्रति ॥ ६ ॥

cidākāśāvabhāso'yaṃ jagadityavabudhyate ,
cidvyomnyevātmani svacche paramāṇukaṇaṃ prati 6

6. citākāśāvabhāsaḥ ayam jagat iti avabudhyate |
citvyomni eva ātmani svacche paramāṇukaṇam prati ||

6. ayam citākāśāvabhāsaḥ jagat iti avabudhyate svacche
ātmani citvyomni eva paramāṇukaṇam prati (bhāti)

6. This manifestation of consciousness-space (cidākāśa) is understood as the world (jagat). It appears like an atomic particle within the pure self (ātman), which is the consciousness-sky (cidvyoman).

Words meanings summery:

• चिताकाशावभासः (citākāśāvabhāsaḥ) - the appearance of consciousness-space

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• इति (iti) - (understood) as (thus, in this way, that (quotation marker))

• अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - is understood, is perceived, is known

• चित्व्योम्नि (citvyomni) - in the consciousness-sky

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman)

• स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the pure, in the clean, in the clear

• परमाणुकणम् (paramāṇukaṇam) - an atomic particle, a particle of an atom

• प्रति (prati) - like, resembling (towards, to, in the direction of, against, like)

Words meanings and morphology

चिताकाशावभासः (citākāśāvabhāsaḥ) - the appearance of consciousness-space

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citākāśāvabhāsa

citākāśāvabhāsa - appearance of consciousness-space

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (citākāśa+avabhāsa)

• citākāśa – consciousness-space
  noun (masculine)
  Compound.
• avabhāsa – appearance, manifestation, luster
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ava-√bhās.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: √bhās (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving (as a participle)

Originally a present active participle of √gam (to go), used as a noun.

Root: √gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - (understood) as (thus, in this way, that (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - is understood, is perceived, is known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √budh

present tense

4th conjugation, ātmanepada (passive voice here).

Prefix: ava

Root: √budh (class 4)

चित्व्योम्नि (citvyomni) - in the consciousness-sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - consciousness-sky, mind-space

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, space, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: √an

स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the pure, in the clean, in the clear

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clean, clear, transparent

Note: svacche can be locative singular of masculine or neuter.

परमाणुकणम् (paramāṇukaṇam) - an atomic particle, a particle of an atom

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramāṇukaṇa

paramāṇukaṇa - atomic particle, smallest particle

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramāṇu+kaṇa)

• paramāṇu – atom, ultimate particle
  noun (masculine)
  parama (supreme) + aṇu (atom).
• kaṇa – particle, grain, drop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √kaṇ (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - like, resembling (towards, to, in the direction of, against, like)

(indeclinable)

Governs accusative case.

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