योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-11

चिद्रूपेण स्वसंवित्त्या स्वचिन्मात्रं विभाव्यते ।
स्वमेव रूपहृदयं वातेन स्पन्दनं यथा ॥ ११ ॥

cidrūpeṇa svasaṃvittyā svacinmātraṃ vibhāvyate ,
svameva rūpahṛdayaṃ vātena spandanaṃ yathā 11

11. cid-rūpeṇa sva-saṃvittyā sva-cin-mātraṃ vibhāvyate
svam eva rūpa-hṛdayam vātena spandanaṃ yathā

11. yathā vātena spandanaṃ svam rūpa-hṛdayam,
[tathā] cid-rūpeṇa sva-saṃvittyā sva-cin-mātraṃ vibhāvyate

11. Pure consciousness (cit), through its own self-awareness, manifests its own pure conscious nature, which is the very essence of form, just as the vibration (spandana) is the inherent nature of the wind (vāta).

11. בצורתה כתודעה, באמצעות חווייתה העצמית, הַתּוֹדָעָה הַטְּהוֹרָה תופסת את עצמה בלבד. זוהי מהותה הפנימית עצמה, בדיוק כפי שהתנועה היא מהות הרוח.

Words meanings summery:

• चिद्-रूपेण (cid-rūpeṇa) - by means of pure consciousness (cit) (by the nature of consciousness, by means of the conscious form)

• स्व-संवित्त्या (sva-saṁvittyā) - by its own self-awareness (by its own self-awareness, by its own knowledge)

• स्व-चिन्-मात्रं (sva-cin-mātraṁ) - its own pure conscious nature (its own pure consciousness, merely its own consciousness)

• विभाव्यते (vibhāvyate) - is manifested (is perceived, is conceived, is understood, is manifested)

• स्वम् (svam) - its very own (its own, self)

• एव (eva) - very (indeed, very, only, just)

• रूप-हृदयम् (rūpa-hṛdayam) - the very essence of form (the heart of form, the essence of appearance)

• वातेन (vātena) - by the wind (vāta) (by the wind)

• स्पन्दनं (spandanaṁ) - vibration (spandana) (vibration, throbbing, movement, pulsation)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

Words meanings and morphology

चिद्-रूपेण (cid-rūpeṇa) - by means of pure consciousness (cit) (by the nature of consciousness, by means of the conscious form)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cid-rūpa

cid-rūpa - of the nature of consciousness, conscious form

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+rūpa)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

स्व-संवित्त्या (sva-saṁvittyā) - by its own self-awareness (by its own self-awareness, by its own knowledge)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva-saṃvitti

sva-saṁvitti - self-awareness, self-cognition, inherent knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+saṃvitti)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• saṃvitti – awareness, cognition, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

स्व-चिन्-मात्रं (sva-cin-mātraṁ) - its own pure conscious nature (its own pure consciousness, merely its own consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-cit-mātra

sva-cit-mātra - merely one's own consciousness, consisting only of one's own consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+cit+mātra)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere, consisting of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Object of `vibhāvyate`.

विभाव्यते (vibhāvyate) - is manifested (is perceived, is conceived, is understood, is manifested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vibhū

Present Passive

From root `bhū` with prefix `vi-`. Passive form.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - its very own (its own, self)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, self, one's own property

Note: Adjective to `rūpa-hṛdayam`.

एव (eva) - very (indeed, very, only, just)

(indeclinable)

रूप-हृदयम् (rūpa-hṛdayam) - the very essence of form (the heart of form, the essence of appearance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa-hṛdaya

rūpa-hṛdaya - the heart/essence of form

Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+hṛdaya)

• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• hṛdaya – heart, core, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of implied verb in the `yathā` clause.

वातेन (vātena) - by the wind (vāta) (by the wind)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air, spirit, vital air

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Agent of `spandanaṃ`.

स्पन्दनं (spandanaṁ) - vibration (spandana) (vibration, throbbing, movement, pulsation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandana

spandana - vibration, throbbing, movement, pulsation, tremor

Action noun from `spand` root.

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb in `yathā` clause.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

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