योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-9, verse-50
चिन्मात्रं चेत्यरहितमनन्तमजरं शिवम् ।
अनादिमध्यपर्यन्तं यदनादि निरामयम् ॥ ५० ॥
अनादिमध्यपर्यन्तं यदनादि निरामयम् ॥ ५० ॥
cinmātraṃ cetyarahitamanantamajaraṃ śivam ,
anādimadhyaparyantaṃ yadanādi nirāmayam 50
anādimadhyaparyantaṃ yadanādi nirāmayam 50
50.
cit mātram cetyarahitam anantam ajaram śivam
anādimadhyaparyantam yat anādi nirāmayam
anādimadhyaparyantam yat anādi nirāmayam
50.
yat cit mātram cetyarahitam anantam ajaram
śivam anādimadhyaparyantam anādi nirāmayam
śivam anādimadhyaparyantam anādi nirāmayam
50.
It is mere consciousness, devoid of any object of thought, infinite, ageless, and auspicious. Which is without beginning, middle, or end; it is beginningless and free from all affliction.
Words meanings summery:
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- चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, pure thought, intellect, spirit)
- मात्रम् (mātram) - only, mere (only, merely, solely, measure, quantity)
- चेत्यरहितम् (cetyarahitam) - devoid of any object of thought or cognition (devoid of thought-objects, without knowable objects)
- अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, without end (infinite, endless, limitless)
- अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless, free from decay (ageless, undecaying, immortal)
- शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent (auspicious, benevolent, propitious, happy)
- अनादिमध्यपर्यन्तम् (anādimadhyaparyantam) - without beginning, middle, or end
- यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun) (which, what, that)
- अनादि (anādi) - beginningless (beginningless, eternal, without origin)
- निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - free from illness or affliction (free from sickness, healthy, pure, free from affliction)
Words meanings and morphology
चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, pure thought, intellect, spirit)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure thought, intellect
Note: Used here in its uninflected stem form or as a neuter nominative singular for a noun referring to the Absolute.
मात्रम् (mātram) - only, mere (only, merely, solely, measure, quantity)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mātra
mātra - only, mere, just, measure, quantity
Note: In `cinmātram`, it refers to 'consciousness only'.
चेत्यरहितम् (cetyarahitam) - devoid of any object of thought or cognition (devoid of thought-objects, without knowable objects)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cetyarahita
cetyarahita - devoid of thought-objects, without knowable objects
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+rahita)
- cetya – to be thought, to be known, an object of thought
noun (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root `cit` (to perceive, know)
Root: cit (class 10) - rahita – devoid of, free from, destitute of
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `rah` (to abandon, leave)
Root: rah (class 1)
अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, without end (infinite, endless, limitless)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - infinite, endless, boundless
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+anta)
- a – not, un-
prefix - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless, free from decay (ageless, undecaying, immortal)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ajara
ajara - ageless, undecaying, immortal
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jara)
- a – not, un-
prefix - jara – old age, decay, decrepitude
noun (feminine)
Derived from root `jṛ` (to grow old)
Root: jṛ (class 1)
शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent (auspicious, benevolent, propitious, happy)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva
śiva - auspicious, benevolent, propitious, Shiva
अनादिमध्यपर्यन्तम् (anādimadhyaparyantam) - without beginning, middle, or end
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anādimadhyaparyanta
anādimadhyaparyanta - without beginning, middle, or end
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anādi+madhya+paryanta)
- anādi – beginningless, eternal
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: a - madhya – middle, central
noun (neuter) - paryanta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pari
Root: ant (class 1)
यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun) (which, what, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: Refers to the ultimate reality being described.
अनादि (anādi) - beginningless (beginningless, eternal, without origin)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anādi
anādi - beginningless, eternal, without origin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+ādi)
- a – not, un-
prefix - ādi – beginning, origin, first
noun (masculine)
Note: Here, used as an adjective modifying 'that which' (yat).
निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - free from illness or affliction (free from sickness, healthy, pure, free from affliction)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nirāmaya
nirāmaya - free from sickness, healthy, pure, free from affliction
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nis+āmaya)
- nis – without, out of, away
prefix - āmaya – sickness, disease, affliction
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `am` (to go, to be sick)
Prefix: ā
Root: am (class 1)