योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-2

एतस्मात्परमानन्दाच्छुद्धचिन्मात्ररूपिणः ।
जीवः संजायते पूर्वं स चित्तं चित्ततो जगत् ॥ २ ॥

etasmātparamānandācchuddhacinmātrarūpiṇaḥ ,
jīvaḥ saṃjāyate pūrvaṃ sa cittaṃ cittato jagat 2

2. etasmāt paramānandāt śuddha-cinmātrarūpiṇaḥ
jīvaḥ saṃjāyate pūrvam saḥ cittam cittataḥ jagat

2. etasmāt paramānandāt śuddha-cinmātrarūpiṇaḥ
pūrvam jīvaḥ saṃjāyate saḥ cittam cittataḥ jagat

2. From this supreme bliss (paramānanda), which is of the nature of pure consciousness (cit), the individual soul (jīva) first comes into being. From that (individual soul), the mind (citta) arises, and from the mind, the world (jagat).

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (supreme bliss) (from this)

• परमानन्दात् (paramānandāt) - from the supreme bliss (paramānanda) (from supreme bliss)

• शुद्ध-चिन्मात्ररूपिणः (śuddha-cinmātrarūpiṇaḥ) - of the nature of pure consciousness (cit) (of the nature of pure consciousness)

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

• संजायते (saṁjāyate) - originates, comes into being (is born, arises, originates)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (first, formerly, previously)

• सः (saḥ) - that (individual soul) (he, that)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind (citta) (mind, consciousness)

• चित्ततः (cittataḥ) - from the mind (from the mind, mentally)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe, moving)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (supreme bliss) (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with paramānandāt, which is masculine.

परमानन्दात् (paramānandāt) - from the supreme bliss (paramānanda) (from supreme bliss)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of paramānanda

paramānanda - supreme bliss, ultimate joy (paramānanda)

Compound of parama (supreme) and ānanda (bliss).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ānanda)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective
• ānanda – bliss, joy, happiness (ānanda)
  noun (masculine)
  From ā (towards) + √nand (to rejoice).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)

शुद्ध-चिन्मात्ररूपिणः (śuddha-cinmātrarūpiṇaḥ) - of the nature of pure consciousness (cit) (of the nature of pure consciousness)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śuddha-cinmātrarūpin

śuddha-cinmātrarūpin - having the nature of pure consciousness

Compound: śuddha (pure) + cit (consciousness) + mātra (mere, only) + rūpin (having the form/nature).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuddha+cit+mātra+rūpin)

• śuddha – pure, clean, unblemished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śudh 'to purify'.
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence (cit)
  noun (feminine)
  From √cit 'to perceive, to know'.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting only of
  adjective
• rūpin – having the form of, being of the nature of, consisting of
  adjective
  Derived from rūpa (form) + -in suffix.

Note: Qualifies paramānandāt.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva) (living being, individual soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive; individual soul, life principle (jīva)

From √jīv 'to live'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

संजायते (saṁjāyate) - originates, comes into being (is born, arises, originates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of saṃ√jan

present middle indicative 3rd singular

From root √jan 'to be born' with prefix sam. Denominative form from *jāya* (birth) or direct from √jan in the middle voice.

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (first, formerly, previously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of pūrva (first).

Note: Used adverbially.

सः (saḥ) - that (individual soul) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers back to jīvaḥ.

चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind (citta) (mind, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought (citta)

From √cit 'to perceive, to know'.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The verb saṃjāyate is implicitly repeated for cittam and jagat.

चित्ततः (cittataḥ) - from the mind (from the mind, mentally)

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -tas from citta.

जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, sentient (jagat)

Present Active Participle

From √gam 'to go', literally 'that which moves'.

Root: gam (class 1)

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