योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-66, verse-11
यच्चेत्यते तदितरद्व्यतिरिक्तं चितोऽस्ति न ।
किंचिन्नास्तीतिसंशान्त्या चितः शाम्यति चेतनं ॥ ११ ॥
किंचिन्नास्तीतिसंशान्त्या चितः शाम्यति चेतनं ॥ ११ ॥
yaccetyate taditaradvyatiriktaṃ cito'sti na ,
kiṃcinnāstītisaṃśāntyā citaḥ śāmyati cetanaṃ 11
kiṃcinnāstītisaṃśāntyā citaḥ śāmyati cetanaṃ 11
11.
yat cetyate tat itarat vyatiriktaṃ citaḥ asti na |
kiṃcit na asti iti saṃśāntyā citaḥ śāmyati cetanam ||
kiṃcit na asti iti saṃśāntyā citaḥ śāmyati cetanam ||
11.
yat cetyate tat itarat citaḥ vyatiriktaṃ na asti.
kiṃcit na asti iti saṃśāntyā citaḥ cetanam śāmyati.
kiṃcit na asti iti saṃśāntyā citaḥ cetanam śāmyati.
11.
What is perceived is not different or distinct from consciousness (cit). By the perfect appeasement (saṃśānti) that "nothing (kiṃcit) exists," the act of perceiving (cetanam) in consciousness (cit) ceases.
Words meanings summery:
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- यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)
- चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived, is thought
- तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)
- इतरत् (itarat) - other, different
- व्यतिरिक्तं (vyatiriktaṁ) - distinct, separate, excluded
- चितः (citaḥ) - from consciousness, of consciousness
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- न (na) - not, no
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever
- न (na) - not, no
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech
- संशान्त्या (saṁśāntyā) - by perfect appeasement, by complete tranquility
- चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness
- शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, becomes calm, is appeased
- चेतनम् (cetanam) - the act of perceiving, thinking, consciousness (as an action)
Words meanings and morphology
यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: used adverbially or as a subject.
चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived, is thought
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of cit
Present passive stem from root cit
Root: cit (class 10)
तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
इतरत् (itarat) - other, different
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of itara
itara - other, different
Note: Can function as an adjective here.
व्यतिरिक्तं (vyatiriktaṁ) - distinct, separate, excluded
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyatirikta
vyatirikta - separate, distinct, excluded
past passive participle
from vi-ati-ric (to leave out, distinguish)
Prefixes: vi+ati
Root: ric (class 7)
चितः (citaḥ) - from consciousness, of consciousness
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, mind, understanding
Root: cit (class 10)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present 3rd singular of root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatever
(indeclinable)
from kim (what) + cit (particle)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present 3rd singular of root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech
(indeclinable)
संशान्त्या (saṁśāntyā) - by perfect appeasement, by complete tranquility
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃśānti
saṁśānti - perfect appeasement, complete tranquility, cessation
from sam-śam (to be calm)
Prefix: sam
Root: śam (class 4)
चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, mind, understanding
Root: cit (class 10)
शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, becomes calm, is appeased
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śam
Present 3rd singular of root śam
Root: śam (class 4)
चेतनम् (cetanam) - the act of perceiving, thinking, consciousness (as an action)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana
cetana - consciousness, perceiving, animating
from root cit (to perceive), with suffix -ana
Root: cit (class 10)