योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-4

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
असदाभासमच्छात्म ब्रह्मास्तीह प्रबृंहितम् ।
बृहच्चिद्भैरववपुरानन्दाभिधमव्ययम् ॥ ४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
asadābhāsamacchātma brahmāstīha prabṛṃhitam ,
bṛhaccidbhairavavapurānandābhidhamavyayam 4

4. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca asat-ābhāsam accha-ātma brahma asti
iha prabṛṃhitam bṛhaccidbhairavavapurānandābhidhamavyayam

4. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca iha brahma asti asat-ābhāsam accha-ātma
prabṛṃhitam bṛhaccidbhairavavapurānandābhidhamavyayam

4. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Here, Brahman (brahman) exists, appearing as if unreal (asat-ābhāsa), yet possessing a pure essence (ātman). It is greatly expanded, vast consciousness (cit), of an awe-inspiring form (bhairava-vapus), called bliss (ānanda), and imperishable.

4. וַסִישְׁטְהָ אמר: הַבְּרַהְמָן הקיים כאן ומתפשט בכל הוא זך במהותו, בעל היקף עצום של תודעה נשגבת, שמו הוא אושר, והוא אינו כלה ואינו משתנה, אף כי הבל העולם משתקף בו.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a venerable sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - (He) said (said, spoke)

• असत्-आभासम् (asat-ābhāsam) - appearing as if unreal (asat-ābhāsa) (appearing as unreal, semblance of unreality)

• अच्छ-आत्म (accha-ātma) - possessing a pure essence (ātman) (having a pure self/essence)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman, the Absolute)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• प्रबृंहितम् (prabṛṁhitam) - greatly expanded (greatly expanded, strengthened, augmented)

• बृहच्चिद्भैरववपुरानन्दाभिधमव्ययम् (bṛhaccidbhairavavapurānandābhidhamavyayam) - vast consciousness (cit), of an awe-inspiring form (bhairava-vapus), called bliss (ānanda), and imperishable (having a vast consciousness, an awe-inspiring form, called bliss, and imperishable)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a venerable sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, auspicious
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - (He) said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active indicative 3rd singular

From root √vac. Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

असत्-आभासम् (asat-ābhāsam) - appearing as if unreal (asat-ābhāsa) (appearing as unreal, semblance of unreality)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat-ābhāsa

asat-ābhāsa - appearance of unreality, semblance of non-existence

Compound: asat (unreal, non-existent) + ābhāsa (appearance, semblance).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (asat+ābhāsa)

• asat – unreal, non-existent, false, untrue
  adjective
  Negation of sat (existent, real), from √as 'to be'.
  Root: as (class 2)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  From ā (towards) + √bhās (to shine, appear).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Brahman.

अच्छ-आत्म (accha-ātma) - possessing a pure essence (ātman) (having a pure self/essence)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of accha-ātman

accha-ātman - having a pure self, whose essence is pure, of a clear nature

Compound: accha (clear, pure) + ātman (self, essence).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (accha+ātman)

• accha – clear, pure, transparent
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Brahman.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman, the Absolute)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the creative principle (brahman)

From √bṛh 'to grow, expand'.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of asti.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active indicative 3rd singular

From root √as 'to be'.

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

प्रबृंहितम् (prabṛṁhitam) - greatly expanded (greatly expanded, strengthened, augmented)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prabṛṃhita

prabṛṁhita - greatly expanded, strengthened, augmented, manifested

Past Passive Participle

From pra (forth, greatly) + √bṛṃh (to strengthen, expand).

Prefix: pra

Root: bṛṃh (class 10)

Note: Agrees with brahma.

बृहच्चिद्भैरववपुरानन्दाभिधमव्ययम् (bṛhaccidbhairavavapurānandābhidhamavyayam) - vast consciousness (cit), of an awe-inspiring form (bhairava-vapus), called bliss (ānanda), and imperishable (having a vast consciousness, an awe-inspiring form, called bliss, and imperishable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bṛhaccidbhairavavapurānandābhidhamavyaya

bṛhaccidbhairavavapurānandābhidhamavyaya - characterized by vast consciousness, an awe-inspiring form, named bliss, and imperishable; that which is vast consciousness, of formidable form, called bliss, and imperishable

A complex Bahuvrīhi compound describing Brahman. Components: bṛhat (vast), cit (consciousness), bhairava (awe-inspiring), vapus (form/body), ānandābhidha (named bliss), avyaya (imperishable).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+cit+bhairava+vapus+ānandābhidha+avyaya)

• bṛhat – vast, great, large, extensive
  adjective
  Present active participle of √bṛh 'to grow, expand'.
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence (cit)
  noun (feminine)
  From √cit 'to perceive, to know'.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bhairava – awe-inspiring, formidable, terrible; a fierce aspect of Shiva
  adjective (masculine)
  Related to bhīru (fearful) or √bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vapus – body, form, essence, nature
  noun (neuter)
• ānandābhidha – named bliss, called bliss, having bliss as its name
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound: ānanda (bliss) + abhidha (name, appellation).
• avyaya – imperishable, immutable, indestructible, undecaying
  adjective
  Negation of vyaya (perishable); a- + vyaya.

Note: Qualifies Brahman.

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