योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-44

चित्तसत्तैवमखिलं स्वतो जगदिवोदितम् ।
मधुमासरसोल्लासाच्चित्रो हि वनखण्डकः ॥ ४४ ॥

cittasattaivamakhilaṃ svato jagadivoditam ,
madhumāsarasollāsāccitro hi vanakhaṇḍakaḥ 44

44. citta-sattā evam akhilam svataḥ jagat iva uditam
madhumāsa-rasa-ullāsāt citraḥ hi vanakhaṇḍakaḥ

44. evam akhilam jagat citta-sattā svataḥ uditam iva
hi madhumāsa-rasa-ullāsāt vanakhaṇḍakaḥ citraḥ

44. In this way, the entire world arises spontaneously from the very existence of consciousness (citta), just as a forest grove becomes truly vibrant from the joyful essence of the spring month.

44. מציאות פעילות החשיבה עולה מעצמה כעולם כולו, בדיוק כפי שחורש צבעוני פורח מתוך שמחת האביב הפורה.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्त-सत्ता (citta-sattā) - existence of mind/consciousness

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, all, complete

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - from itself, spontaneously, inherently

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, appeared, risen

• मधुमास-रस-उल्लासात् (madhumāsa-rasa-ullāsāt) - from the joy/exuberance of the essence of the spring month

• चित्रः (citraḥ) - wonderful, variegated, beautiful, distinct

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• वनखण्डकः (vanakhaṇḍakaḥ) - forest patch, grove

Words meanings and morphology

चित्त-सत्ता (citta-sattā) - existence of mind/consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citta-sattā

citta-sattā - existence of consciousness, reality of mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+sattā)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, all, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, all, complete, undivided

स्वतः (svataḥ) - from itself, spontaneously, inherently

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sva' (self) + 'tas' (ablative suffix)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, appeared, risen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - arisen, appeared, uttered, produced

Past Passive Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

मधुमास-रस-उल्लासात् (madhumāsa-rasa-ullāsāt) - from the joy/exuberance of the essence of the spring month

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of madhumāsa-rasa-ullāsa

madhumāsa-rasa-ullāsa - joy/exuberance of the essence of the spring month

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+māsa+rasa+ullāsa)

• madhu – spring, honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• māsa – month
  noun (masculine)
• rasa – essence, juice, taste, fluid, emotion
  noun (masculine)
• ullāsa – joy, delight, exuberance, flash
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: las (class 1)

चित्रः (citraḥ) - wonderful, variegated, beautiful, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citra

citra - varied, wonderful, bright, distinct, beautiful

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

वनखण्डकः (vanakhaṇḍakaḥ) - forest patch, grove

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanakhaṇḍaka

vanakhaṇḍaka - forest patch, small grove, thicket

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+khaṇḍaka)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• khaṇḍaka – piece, fragment, patch, small part
  noun (masculine)

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