योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-39

योऽयं चित्तस्य चिद्भागः सैषा सर्वार्थबीजता ।
यश्चास्य जडभागश्च तज्जगत्सोऽङ्ग संभ्रमः ॥ ३९ ॥

yo'yaṃ cittasya cidbhāgaḥ saiṣā sarvārthabījatā ,
yaścāsya jaḍabhāgaśca tajjagatso'ṅga saṃbhramaḥ 39

39. yaḥ ayam cittasya cit bhāgaḥ sā eṣā sarvārthabījatā yaḥ
ca asya jaḍa bhāgaḥ ca tat jagat saḥ aṅga saṃbhramaḥ

39. cittasya yaḥ ayam cit bhāgaḥ,
sā eṣā sarvārthabījatā.
ca asya yaḥ jaḍa bhāgaḥ ca,
tat jagat,
saḥ aṅga saṃbhramaḥ (asti).

39. That conscious aspect (cit-bhāga) of the mind (citta) is indeed the potential (bījatā) for all objects. And its insentient aspect (jaḍa-bhāga), O dear one, is the world (jagat)—an illusion (saṃbhrama).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - which, whoever, that which

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of consciousness (citta)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence, awareness

• भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share, aspect

• सा (sā) - that, she

• एषा (eṣā) - this, she

• सर्वार्थबीजता (sarvārthabījatā) - the state of being the seed or potential of all things/objects

• यः (yaḥ) - which, whoever

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - of this (citta) (of this, his, her, its)

• जड (jaḍa) - insentient, inert, dull

• भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share, aspect

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one!, friend, body part

• संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - illusion, delusion, confusion, agitation

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - which, whoever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, he, she, it

चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of consciousness (citta)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence, awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, understanding, knowledge

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'cit bhāgaḥ' (conscious aspect).

भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share, aspect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, portion, share, aspect

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Forms a Tatpuruṣa compound 'cit-bhāgaḥ' with 'cit'.

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'sarvārthabījatā'.

एषा (eṣā) - this, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Note: Emphasizes 'sarvārthabījatā'.

सर्वार्थबीजता (sarvārthabījatā) - the state of being the seed or potential of all things/objects

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvārthabījatā

sarvārthabījatā - the state of being the seed of all objects/purposes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+artha+bījatā)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• bījatā – the state of being a seed, potentiality
  noun (feminine)

यः (yaḥ) - which, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (citta) (of this, his, her, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'citta'.

जड (jaḍa) - insentient, inert, dull

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - cold, dull, inert, insentient, inanimate

Note: Part of the compound 'jaḍa bhāgaḥ'.

भागः (bhāgaḥ) - part, portion, share, aspect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, portion, share, aspect

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Forms a Karmadhāraya compound 'jaḍa-bhāgaḥ' with 'jaḍa'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to 'saṃbhramaḥ'.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one!, friend, body part

(indeclinable)

संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - illusion, delusion, confusion, agitation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrama

saṁbhrama - agitation, confusion, error, illusion, delusion

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

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