योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-97, verse-14
श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
आकाशा हि त्रयो राम विद्यन्ते विततान्तराः ।
चित्ताकाशश्चिदाकाशो भूताकाशस्तृतीयकः ॥ १४ ॥
आकाशा हि त्रयो राम विद्यन्ते विततान्तराः ।
चित्ताकाशश्चिदाकाशो भूताकाशस्तृतीयकः ॥ १४ ॥
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ākāśā hi trayo rāma vidyante vitatāntarāḥ ,
cittākāśaścidākāśo bhūtākāśastṛtīyakaḥ 14
ākāśā hi trayo rāma vidyante vitatāntarāḥ ,
cittākāśaścidākāśo bhūtākāśastṛtīyakaḥ 14
14.
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ākāśāḥ hi trayaḥ rāma vidyante
vitata-antarāḥ citta-ākāśaḥ cit-ākāśaḥ bhūta-ākāśaḥ tṛtīyakaḥ
vitata-antarāḥ citta-ākāśaḥ cit-ākāśaḥ bhūta-ākāśaḥ tṛtīyakaḥ
14.
rāma hi trayaḥ vitata-antarāḥ ākāśāḥ vidyante
citta-ākāśaḥ cit-ākāśaḥ bhūta-ākāśaḥ tṛtīyakaḥ
citta-ākāśaḥ cit-ākāśaḥ bhūta-ākāśaḥ tṛtīyakaḥ
14.
Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Indeed, O Rāma, there exist three spaces (ākāśas) with expansive interiors: the space of mind (cittākāśa), the space of consciousness (cidākāśa), and the third is the physical space (bhūtākāśa)."
Words meanings summery:
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- श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- आकाशाः (ākāśāḥ) - spaces, ethers, skies
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- राम (rāma) - O Rāma
- विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - exist, are found, are present
- वितत-अन्तराः (vitata-antarāḥ) - with expansive interiors, wide-ranging
- चित्त-आकाशः (citta-ākāśaḥ) - mind-space, mental space
- चित्-आकाशः (cit-ākāśaḥ) - consciousness-space, space of pure consciousness
- भूत-आकाशः (bhūta-ākāśaḥ) - physical space, elemental space, ether
- तृतीयकः (tṛtīyakaḥ) - the third one
Words meanings and morphology
श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha
śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)
- śrī – prosperity, glory, sacred prefix
noun (feminine) - vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha, a celebrated sage
proper noun (masculine)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Perfect Active
Perfect 3rd person singular active of root vac
Root: vac (class 2)
आकाशाः (ākāśāḥ) - spaces, ethers, skies
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ākāśa
ākāśa - ether, space, sky, the fifth element
Root: kāś (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
(indeclinable)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
Note: masculine nominative plural, agreeing with ākāśāḥ
राम (rāma) - O Rāma
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama, a celebrated hero
Root: ram (class 1)
विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - exist, are found, are present
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Middle
Present 3rd person plural middle of root vid (to be)
Root: vid (class 4)
वितत-अन्तराः (vitata-antarāḥ) - with expansive interiors, wide-ranging
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vitata-antara
vitata-antara - having an expansive interior, wide-ranging
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vitata+antara)
- vitata – stretched out, expansive, pervasive
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of vi-tan (to spread out)
Prefix: vi
Root: tan (class 8) - antara – interior, inner, inside, space
noun (neuter)
Note: compound used here in nominative plural, agreeing with ākāśāḥ
चित्त-आकाशः (citta-ākāśaḥ) - mind-space, mental space
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of citta-ākāśa
citta-ākāśa - space of mind, mental space
Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+ākāśa)
- citta – mind, thought, consciousness
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of cit (to perceive, think)
Root: cit (class 1) - ākāśa – ether, space, sky
noun (masculine)
Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: first of the three types of ākāśa
चित्-आकाशः (cit-ākāśaḥ) - consciousness-space, space of pure consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-ākāśa
cit-ākāśa - space of consciousness
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+ākāśa)
- cit – consciousness, knowledge
noun (feminine) - ākāśa – ether, space, sky
noun (masculine)
Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: second of the three types of ākāśa
भूत-आकाशः (bhūta-ākāśaḥ) - physical space, elemental space, ether
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūta-ākāśa
bhūta-ākāśa - elemental space, physical space, ether
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+ākāśa)
- bhūta – element, creature, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - ākāśa – ether, space, sky
noun (masculine)
Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: third of the three types of ākāśa
तृतीयकः (tṛtīyakaḥ) - the third one
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛtīyaka
tṛtīyaka - the third, relating to the third
Note: modifies bhūta-ākāśaḥ, explicitly stating it is the third type