योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-13

चिदाकाशस्य बोधोऽयं जगद्भातीति यत्स्थितम् ।
अयं सोऽहमिदं नाहं लोके चित्रकथा यथा ॥ १३ ॥

cidākāśasya bodho'yaṃ jagadbhātīti yatsthitam ,
ayaṃ so'hamidaṃ nāhaṃ loke citrakathā yathā 13

13. cit-ākāśasya bodhaḥ ayam jagat bhāti iti yat sthitam
ayam saḥ aham idam na aham loke citra-kathā yathā

13. ayam cit-ākāśasya bodhaḥ yat jagat bhāti iti sthitam; loke yathā ayam saḥ aham,
idam na aham (iti) citra-kathā.

13. This awareness (bodha) of the consciousness-space (cit-ākāśa), in which the world (jagat) appears (bhāti) to exist (sthitam), is like a strange story (citra-kathā) in the world, such as saying, 'This is I,' and 'This is not I.'

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-आकाशस्य (cit-ākāśasya) - of the consciousness-space, of the ether of consciousness

• बोधः (bodhaḥ) - awareness, perception (consciousness, knowledge, perception, awakening)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, is manifest

• इति (iti) - thus, so; quotative particle

• यत् (yat) - in which (referring to the awareness/bodha) (which, that, since, because)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - appears to exist, is established (stood, existing, situated, stable)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• न (na) - not

• अहम् (aham) - I

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• चित्र-कथा (citra-kathā) - strange story, wonderful tale, amazing narrative

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-आकाशस्य (cit-ākāśasya) - of the consciousness-space, of the ether of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cit-ākāśa

cit-ākāśa - consciousness-space, the ether of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kāś (class 1)

बोधः (bodhaḥ) - awareness, perception (consciousness, knowledge, perception, awakening)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - consciousness, knowledge, perception, understanding, awakening

Derived from root budh (to know, to awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

present active participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, is manifest

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so; quotative particle

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - in which (referring to the awareness/bodha) (which, that, since, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, that, what (relative pronoun); because, since (conjunction)

Note: Refers back to `bodhaḥ`.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - appears to exist, is established (stood, existing, situated, stable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, existing, situated, stable, established

past passive participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here adjectivally to describe the state of the world.

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

चित्र-कथा (citra-kathā) - strange story, wonderful tale, amazing narrative

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citra-kathā

citra-kathā - strange story, wonderful tale, amazing narrative

Compound type : tatpurusha (citra+kathā)

• citra – strange, wonderful, various, bright
  adjective
• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  From root kath (to tell)
  Root: kath (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

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