योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-11

चिद्रूपस्यात्मतत्त्वस्य स्वाभाववशतः स्वयम् ।
मनाक्संवेदनमिव यत्तज्जीव इति स्मृतम् ॥ ११ ॥

cidrūpasyātmatattvasya svābhāvavaśataḥ svayam ,
manāksaṃvedanamiva yattajjīva iti smṛtam 11

11. cidrupasya ātmatattvasya svabhāvavaśataḥ svayam
manāk saṃvedanam iva yat tat jīvaḥ iti smṛtam

11. cidrupasya ātmatattvasya svabhāvavaśataḥ svayam yat manāk saṃvedanam iva,
tat jīvaḥ iti smṛtam

11. That which is spontaneously (svayam) a slight awareness (saṃvedanam iva), by the power of its own intrinsic nature (svabhāvavaśataḥ), originating from the principle of the Self (ātmatattva) whose form is consciousness (cidrupa), is thus known as the individual soul (jīva).

Words meanings summery:

• चिद्रुपस्य (cidrupasya) - of that whose form is consciousness, of the nature of consciousness

• आत्मतत्त्वस्य (ātmatattvasya) - of the principle of the Self, of the reality of the ātman

• स्वभाववशतः (svabhāvavaśataḥ) - by the power of its own nature, owing to its own intrinsic nature

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, of its own accord

• मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little

• संवेदनम् (saṁvedanam) - sensation, awareness, perception

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

• तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, the jīva

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered, is considered, is known, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

चिद्रुपस्य (cidrupasya) - of that whose form is consciousness, of the nature of consciousness

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cidrupa

cidrupa - whose form is consciousness, having the nature of consciousness, pure consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+rupa)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• rupa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmatattvasya'.

आत्मतत्त्वस्य (ātmatattvasya) - of the principle of the Self, of the reality of the ātman

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ātmatattva

ātmatattva - the principle of the Self, the reality of the ātman

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+tattva)

• ātman – Self, soul, essence, ātman
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)

स्वभाववशतः (svabhāvavaśataḥ) - by the power of its own nature, owing to its own intrinsic nature

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svabhāva+vaśa)

• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Formed from noun 'svabhāvavaśa' with the suffix -tas, indicating cause or origin.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, of its own accord

(indeclinable)

मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little

(indeclinable)

संवेदनम् (saṁvedanam) - sensation, awareness, perception

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvedana

saṁvedana - sensation, feeling, perception, awareness

Noun derived from √vid with prefix sam and suffix -ana.

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'saṃvedanam'.

तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Corresponds to the relative pronoun 'yat'.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, the jīva

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, jīva, living being

Root: jīv (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered, is considered, is known, is declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, known, declared

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √smṛ (to remember) + suffix -ta.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

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