योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-63, verse-11

सद्वा भवत्वसद्वा चिद्यत्संकल्पयत्यभिनिविशति
तत्तत्पश्यति सकला तत्सद्ब्रह्मैव चिद्भाति ॥ ११ ॥

sadvā bhavatvasadvā cidyatsaṃkalpayatyabhiniviśati
tattatpaśyati sakalā tatsadbrahmaiva cidbhāti 11

11. sat vā bhavatu asat vā cit yat saṃkalpayati abhiniviśati
tat tat paśyati sakalā tat sat brahma eva cit bhāti

11. sat vā asat vā bhavatu,
cit yat saṃkalpayati abhiniviśati,
tat tat paśyati.
sakalā cit tat sat brahma eva bhāti.

11. Whether it be real or unreal, whatever consciousness conceives and clings to, that very thing it perceives. That entire consciousness shines forth as nothing but the existent (sat) `brahman` itself.

Words meanings summery:

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it be

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• संकल्पयति (saṁkalpayati) - conceives, imagines, resolves, intends

• अभिनिविशति (abhiniviśati) - clings to, insists upon, becomes absorbed in

• तत् (tat) - that

• तत् (tat) - that very (emphatic)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives, sees

• सकला (sakalā) - entire, whole, complete

• तत् (tat) - that (existent)

• सत् (sat) - existent, real

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the Absolute

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, alone

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind

• भाति (bhāti) - shines forth, appears as, manifests

Words meanings and morphology

सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

from root: as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative active

root: bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, untrue, evil

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• sat – existent, real, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root: as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, mind, understanding, spirit

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whoever, whatever

संकल्पयति (saṁkalpayati) - conceives, imagines, resolves, intends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of saṃkalp

present active

root: kḷp (class 10) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

अभिनिविशति (abhiniviśati) - clings to, insists upon, becomes absorbed in

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of abhiniviś

present active

root: viś (class 6) with prefixes abhi-ni-

Prefixes: abhi+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

तत् (tat) - that very (emphatic)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Emphatic repetition.

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives, sees

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of paś

present active

root: dṛś (class 4), present stem 'paśya'

Root: dṛś (class 4)

सकला (sakalā) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakala

sakala - all, whole, entire, complete, with parts

compound of sa- (with) and kalā (part)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kalā)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix
• kalā – part, portion, digit, art
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'cit'.

तत् (tat) - that (existent)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'sat brahma'.

सत् (sat) - existent, real

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

from root: as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'brahma'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the Absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the ultimate reality, the Absolute, the universal spirit (brahman)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, alone

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, mind, understanding, spirit

भाति (bhāti) - shines forth, appears as, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

present active

root: bhā (class 2)

Root: bhā (class 2)

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