योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-81, verse-90
मातृमानप्रमेयादिद्रष्टृदर्शनदृश्यता ।
एतावज्जगदेतच्च परमाणौ चिति स्थितम् ॥ ९० ॥
एतावज्जगदेतच्च परमाणौ चिति स्थितम् ॥ ९० ॥
mātṛmānaprameyādidraṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyatā ,
etāvajjagadetacca paramāṇau citi sthitam 90
etāvajjagadetacca paramāṇau citi sthitam 90
90.
mātṛmānaprameyādidraṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyatā
etāvat jagat etat ca paramāṇau citi sthitam
etāvat jagat etat ca paramāṇau citi sthitam
90.
mātṛmānaprameyādidraṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyatā (rūpam)
etāvat etat ca jagat paramāṇau citi sthitam
etāvat etat ca jagat paramāṇau citi sthitam
90.
The entire world (jagat), which consists of the knower, the means of knowledge, the object of knowledge, and so on, along with the seer, the act of seeing, and the seen—all this is situated in consciousness (cit) as if an atom.
Words meanings summery:
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- मातृमानप्रमेयादिद्रष्टृदर्शनदृश्यता (mātṛmānaprameyādidraṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyatā) - the state of being (or consisting of) the knower, means of knowledge, object of knowledge, etc., the seer, the act of seeing, and the seen.
- एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so much, all this
- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving
- एतत् (etat) - this, this one
- च (ca) - and, also
- परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in the atom, in the subtlest particle
- चिति (citi) - in pure consciousness (cit) (in consciousness, in awareness)
- स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing, abiding
Words meanings and morphology
मातृमानप्रमेयादिद्रष्टृदर्शनदृश्यता (mātṛmānaprameyādidraṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyatā) - the state of being (or consisting of) the knower, means of knowledge, object of knowledge, etc., the seer, the act of seeing, and the seen.
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛmānaprameyādidraṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyatā
mātṛmānaprameyādidraṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyatā - the totality of subject, means, object of cognition, seer, seeing, and seen.
Abstract noun from a long compound listing key epistemological and perceptual categories.
Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+māna+prameya+ādi+draṣṭṛ+darśana+dṛśyatā)
- mātṛ – knower, subject, agent
noun (masculine)
agent noun
from root 'man' (to think, know)
Root: man (class 4) - māna – means of knowledge, instrument of cognition, measure
noun (neuter)
from root 'man' (to think, know)
Root: man (class 4) - prameya – object of knowledge, cognizable, provable
noun (neuter)
gerundive
from root 'mā' (to measure, know) with prefix 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 2) - ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
indeclinable - draṣṭṛ – seer, observer, perceiver
noun (masculine)
agent noun
from root 'dṛś' (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1) - darśana – seeing, perception, view, philosophy
noun (neuter)
from root 'dṛś' (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1) - dṛśyatā – seen-ness, perceptibility, visibility, the state of being seen
noun (feminine)
from 'dṛśya' (visible) + 'tā' (abstract suffix)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: This is the subject, the 'state' that is described as the world.
एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so much, all this
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat
etāvat - so much, this much, so large, so many, all this
derived from `etat` (this)
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving, what moves
present active participle
from root `gam` (to go) with reduplication
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.
एतत् (etat) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one (near the speaker)
demonstrative pronoun
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in the atom, in the subtlest particle
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of paramāṇu
paramāṇu - atom, ultimate particle, minute thing
Compound of `parama` (supreme, ultimate) and `aṇu` (atom, minute particle).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+aṇu)
- parama – supreme, ultimate, highest, greatest
adjective
superlative of 'para' - aṇu – atom, minute particle, subtle
noun (masculine)
Note: Emphasizes the world's subtle nature when contained within consciousness.
चिति (citi) - in pure consciousness (cit) (in consciousness, in awareness)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence, spirit
root `cit` (to perceive, know)
Root: cit (class 1)
स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing, abiding
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - situated, standing, abiding, existing, firm
Past Passive Participle
from root `sthā` (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.