योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-87, verse-12
विविधकल्पनया वलिताम्बरं यदिदमुत्तम जागतमुत्थितम् ।
करणजालकमाहितमोहनं तदखिलं निजचेतसि विभ्रमः ॥ १२ ॥
करणजालकमाहितमोहनं तदखिलं निजचेतसि विभ्रमः ॥ १२ ॥
vividhakalpanayā valitāmbaraṃ yadidamuttama jāgatamutthitam ,
karaṇajālakamāhitamohanaṃ tadakhilaṃ nijacetasi vibhramaḥ 12
karaṇajālakamāhitamohanaṃ tadakhilaṃ nijacetasi vibhramaḥ 12
12.
vividha-kalpanayā valita-ambaram
yat idam uttama jāgatam utthitam
karaṇa-jālakam āhita-mohanam
tat akhilam nija-cetasi vibhramaḥ
yat idam uttama jāgatam utthitam
karaṇa-jālakam āhita-mohanam
tat akhilam nija-cetasi vibhramaḥ
12.
uttama yat idam vividha-kalpanayā
valita-ambaram jāgatam utthitam
karaṇa-jālakam āhita-mohanam
tat akhilam nija-cetasi vibhramaḥ
valita-ambaram jāgatam utthitam
karaṇa-jālakam āhita-mohanam
tat akhilam nija-cetasi vibhramaḥ
12.
O excellent one (uttama)! This entire worldly existence (jāgatam) that has arisen, where the sky (ambaram) is covered by various imaginings (vividha-kalpanayā), and which is a network of senses (karaṇa-jālakam) causing profound delusion (āhita-mohanam)—all of that (tat akhilam) is merely an illusion (vibhramaḥ) within one's own consciousness (nija-cetasi).
Words meanings summery:
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- विविध-कल्पनया (vividha-kalpanayā) - by various imaginings (by various imaginings, by manifold creations/concepts)
- वलित-अम्बरम् (valita-ambaram) - sky is covered (covered sky, enveloped space)
- यत् (yat) - which (which, what)
- इदम् (idam) - this
- उत्तम (uttama) - O excellent one (O excellent one, O best one)
- जागतम् (jāgatam) - worldly existence/creation (worldly, belonging to the world, universe)
- उत्थितम् (utthitam) - has arisen/manifested (arisen, manifested, standing up)
- करण-जालकम् (karaṇa-jālakam) - network of senses (network of senses, multitude of instruments)
- आहित-मोहनम् (āhita-mohanam) - causing profound delusion (causing great delusion, producing infatuation)
- तत् (tat) - all of that (that)
- अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire (all, entire, complete)
- निज-चेतसि (nija-cetasi) - within one's own consciousness (in one's own mind/consciousness)
- विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - an illusion (delusion, error, confusion, illusion)
Words meanings and morphology
विविध-कल्पनया (vividha-kalpanayā) - by various imaginings (by various imaginings, by manifold creations/concepts)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vividha-kalpanā
vividha-kalpanā - various imaginings/concepts/creations
Compound type : tatpurusha (vividha+kalpanā)
- vividha – various, manifold, diverse
adjective - kalpanā – imagination, formation, creation, concept
noun (feminine)
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Modifies how the sky is enveloped.
वलित-अम्बरम् (valita-ambaram) - sky is covered (covered sky, enveloped space)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of valita-ambara
valita-ambara - sky that is covered/enveloped
Compound type : bahuvrihi (valita+ambara)
- valita – covered, encircled, enveloped, wrinkled
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root val (to cover, turn) + kta
Root: val (class 1) - ambara – sky, space, garment
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'jāgatam utthitam'.
यत् (yat) - which (which, what)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
Note: Connects to 'idam jāgatam utthitam'.
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Qualifies 'jāgatam utthitam'.
उत्तम (uttama) - O excellent one (O excellent one, O best one)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent
Note: Vocative address.
जागतम् (jāgatam) - worldly existence/creation (worldly, belonging to the world, universe)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgata
jāgata - worldly, relating to the world, the world itself
Derived from jagat (world)
Note: Qualifies 'utthitam'.
उत्थितम् (utthitam) - has arisen/manifested (arisen, manifested, standing up)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita
utthita - arisen, standing up, manifested, produced
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ut-
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Subject.
करण-जालकम् (karaṇa-jālakam) - network of senses (network of senses, multitude of instruments)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karaṇa-jālaka
karaṇa-jālaka - net/multitude of senses/instruments
Compound type : tatpurusha (karaṇa+jālaka)
- karaṇa – instrument, sense organ, action
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - jālaka – net, multitude, cluster
noun (neuter)
Note: Another descriptive nominative for the 'jāgatam utthitam'.
आहित-मोहनम् (āhita-mohanam) - causing profound delusion (causing great delusion, producing infatuation)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āhita-mohana
āhita-mohana - causing delusion/infatuation
Compound type : tatpurusha (āhita+mohana)
- āhita – placed, caused, produced
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dhā (to place) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: dhā (class 3) - mohana – delusion, infatuation, bewildering
noun (neuter)
Agent Noun / Verbal Adjective
Derived from root muh (to be bewildered, deluded)
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'karaṇa-jālakam'.
तत् (tat) - all of that (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers back to the entire description of the worldly manifestation.
अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire (all, entire, complete)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila
akhila - all, whole, complete, entire
Note: Qualifies 'tat'.
निज-चेतसि (nija-cetasi) - within one's own consciousness (in one's own mind/consciousness)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of nija-cetas
nija-cetas - one's own mind/consciousness
Compound type : tatpurusha (nija+cetas)
- nija – one's own, innate, inherent
adjective - cetas – consciousness, mind, intellect
noun (neuter)
Note: Location where the illusion resides.
विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - an illusion (delusion, error, confusion, illusion)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhrama
vibhrama - delusion, error, confusion, illusion, going astray
Prefix: vi
Root: bhram (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'tat akhilam'.