योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-18, verse-45
सन्ति संसारलक्षाणि तिले तैलमिवाखिले ।
सिद्धिमेति यदा चेतस्तदा जीवो भवेच्चितिः ॥ ४५ ॥
सिद्धिमेति यदा चेतस्तदा जीवो भवेच्चितिः ॥ ४५ ॥
santi saṃsāralakṣāṇi tile tailamivākhile ,
siddhimeti yadā cetastadā jīvo bhaveccitiḥ 45
siddhimeti yadā cetastadā jīvo bhaveccitiḥ 45
45.
santi saṃsāralakṣāṇi tile tailam iva akhile
siddhim eti yadā cetaḥ tadā jīvaḥ bhavet citiḥ
siddhim eti yadā cetaḥ tadā jīvaḥ bhavet citiḥ
45.
akhile tile tailam iva saṃsāralakṣāṇi santi
yadā cetaḥ siddhim eti tadā jīvaḥ citiḥ bhavet
yadā cetaḥ siddhim eti tadā jīvaḥ citiḥ bhavet
45.
Just as oil is inherently present in a sesame seed, millions of cycles of existence (saṃsāra) are inherently present in everything. When the mind attains realization, then the individual soul becomes pure consciousness.
Words meanings summery:
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- सन्ति (santi) - are, exist
- संसारलक्षाणि (saṁsāralakṣāṇi) - millions of cycles of existence, countless worlds
- तिले (tile) - in a sesame seed, in a speck
- तैलम् (tailam) - oil
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अखिले (akhile) - in everything, in the whole
- सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - perfection, realization, success
- एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches
- यदा (yadā) - when
- चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
- चितिः (citiḥ) - pure consciousness, knowledge
Words meanings and morphology
सन्ति (santi) - are, exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
संसारलक्षाणि (saṁsāralakṣāṇi) - millions of cycles of existence, countless worlds
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of saṃsāralakṣa
saṁsāralakṣa - a million cycles of existence, countless saṃsāras
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+lakṣa)
- saṃsāra – cycle of birth and death, transmigration, worldly existence
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1) - lakṣa – a hundred thousand, a lakh, a million (figuratively, countless)
noun (neuter)
तिले (tile) - in a sesame seed, in a speck
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tila
tila - sesame seed, a small particle, a speck
तैलम् (tailam) - oil
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of taila
taila - oil, especially sesame oil
derived from 'tila'
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अखिले (akhile) - in everything, in the whole
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of akhila
akhila - whole, entire, complete, all
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+khila)
- a – not, un-, without
indeclinable - khila – defective, barren, residual
adjective
सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - perfection, realization, success
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, realization, supernatural power
from root 'sidh'
Root: sidh (class 1)
एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
यदा (yadā) - when
(indeclinable)
चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas
cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, spirit
Root: cit (class 1)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - living being, individual soul, life principle
from root 'jīv'
Root: jīv (class 1)
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
चितिः (citiḥ) - pure consciousness, knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of citi
citi - pure consciousness, understanding, knowledge, accumulation
from root 'cit'
Root: cit (class 1)