योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-23

यन्महाचिन्मयमपि बृहत्पाषाणवत्स्थितम् ।
जडं वा जडमेवान्तस्तद्रूपं परमात्मनः ॥ २३ ॥

yanmahācinmayamapi bṛhatpāṣāṇavatsthitam ,
jaḍaṃ vā jaḍamevāntastadrūpaṃ paramātmanaḥ 23

23. yat mahācinmayam api bṛhat pāṣāṇavat sthitam
jaḍam vā jaḍam eva antaḥ tat rūpam paramātmanaḥ

23. yat mahācinmayam api bṛhat pāṣāṇavat sthitam vā
antaḥ jaḍam eva jaḍam tat paramātmanaḥ rūpam

23. Even though it is composed of supreme consciousness, it remains like a massive stone. Or rather, it is profoundly inert within – that is the nature (rūpam) of the Supreme Self (paramātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, that which)

• महाचिन्मयम् (mahācinmayam) - composed of supreme consciousness (consisting of great consciousness, full of great mind)

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also, though)

• बृहत् (bṛhat) - massive (great, huge, vast)

• पाषाणवत् (pāṣāṇavat) - like a stone

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains (standing, situated, remaining, being)

• जडम् (jaḍam) - inert (inert, dull, inanimate, rigid)

• वा (vā) - or rather (or, either)

• जडम् (jaḍam) - utterly inert (inert, dull, inanimate, rigid)

• एव (eva) - profoundly, utterly (reinforcing 'jaḍam') (only, indeed, just, very)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly (within, inside, inwardly, in the interior)

• तत् (tat) - that (refers to the previously described state) (that, this)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - nature (form, shape, nature, characteristic)

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the Supreme Self (paramātman) (of the Supreme Self)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

महाचिन्मयम् (mahācinmayam) - composed of supreme consciousness (consisting of great consciousness, full of great mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahācinmaya

mahācinmaya - consisting of great consciousness, full of great mind

From mahā-cit (great consciousness) + -maya (composed of)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+cit+maya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• cit – consciousness, intelligence, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (adjective)
  Suffix forming adjectives indicating 'made of' or 'full of'

Note: Agrees with 'yat' and 'sthitam'

अपि (api) - even though (even, also, though)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates concession

बृहत् (bṛhat) - massive (great, huge, vast)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bṛhat

bṛhat - great, large, huge, vast

Note: Agrees with 'pāṣāṇavat' and 'sthitam'

पाषाणवत् (pāṣāṇavat) - like a stone

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat added to pāṣāṇa (stone) to mean 'like'

Note: Adverbial usage

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains (standing, situated, remaining, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yat'

जडम् (jaḍam) - inert (inert, dull, inanimate, rigid)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - cold, stiff, inert, dull, inanimate

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yat'

वा (vā) - or rather (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects alternatives

जडम् (jaḍam) - utterly inert (inert, dull, inanimate, rigid)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - cold, stiff, inert, dull, inanimate

Note: Emphasizes inertness when used with 'eva'

एव (eva) - profoundly, utterly (reinforcing 'jaḍam') (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing particle

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly (within, inside, inwardly, in the interior)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

तत् (tat) - that (refers to the previously described state) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject of the first clause

रूपम् (rūpam) - nature (form, shape, nature, characteristic)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

Note: Predicate noun for 'tat'

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the Supreme Self (paramātman) (of the Supreme Self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - Supreme Soul, Supreme Self

Compound of parama (supreme) and ātman (self)

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, best
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case

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