योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-20, verse-7
अतश्चित्तं हि पुरुषः शरीरं चेत्यमेव हि ।
यन्मयं च भवत्येतत्तदवाप्नोत्यसंशयम् ॥ ७ ॥
यन्मयं च भवत्येतत्तदवाप्नोत्यसंशयम् ॥ ७ ॥
ataścittaṃ hi puruṣaḥ śarīraṃ cetyameva hi ,
yanmayaṃ ca bhavatyetattadavāpnotyasaṃśayam 7
yanmayaṃ ca bhavatyetattadavāpnotyasaṃśayam 7
7.
ataḥ cittam hi puruṣaḥ śarīram ca cetyam eva hi
yat-mayam ca bhavati etat tat avāpnoti asaṃśayam
yat-mayam ca bhavati etat tat avāpnoti asaṃśayam
7.
ataḥ cittam hi puruṣaḥ ca śarīram cetyam eva hi
yat-mayam etat bhavati ca tat asaṃśayam avāpnoti
yat-mayam etat bhavati ca tat asaṃśayam avāpnoti
7.
Therefore, the consciousness (citta) is indeed the person (puruṣa), while the body is merely an object of thought. Whatever this (consciousness) becomes imbued with, that it undoubtedly attains.
Words meanings summery:
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- अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
- चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind, thought
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, man, spiritual being)
- शरीरम् (śarīram) - body
- च (ca) - and, also
- चेत्यम् (cetyam) - that which is to be thought of, object of thought
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly
- यत्-मयम् (yat-mayam) - consisting of what, full of what
- च (ca) - and, also
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
- एतत् (etat) - this consciousness (citta) (this)
- तत् (tat) - that state (implied from what it is imbued with) (that)
- अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches
- असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly
Words meanings and morphology
अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
(indeclinable)
Ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun base a-
चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind, thought
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - thought, mind, consciousness, heart
Past Passive Participle
From root cit (to perceive, observe, understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Subject.
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, man, spiritual being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, male, spirit, soul, the supreme being (puruṣa)
Note: Predicate nominative.
शरीरम् (śarīram) - body
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, physical form
Note: Subject of the second clause.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चेत्यम् (cetyam) - that which is to be thought of, object of thought
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cetya
cetya - to be thought, to be understood, object of thought
Gerundive
Gerundive (future passive participle) from root cit (to perceive, think)
Root: cit (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
यत्-मयम् (yat-mayam) - consisting of what, full of what
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad-maya
yad-maya - consisting of which, made of which, imbued with which
Compound formed from relative pronoun yad and suffix -maya.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yad+maya)
- yad – which, whatever
pronoun (neuter) - maya – made of, consisting of, full of (suffix)
suffix (neuter)
Note: This phrase means 'whatever this becomes (imbued with)'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: The subject is etat (this, referring to cittam).
एतत् (etat) - this consciousness (citta) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
Note: Refers to cittam.
तत् (tat) - that state (implied from what it is imbued with) (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Object of avāpnoti.
अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: The subject is etat (this consciousness).
असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly
(indeclinable)
Compound: a (negation) + saṃśaya (doubt)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+saṃśaya)
- a – not, non-, un-
prefix - saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
noun (masculine)
Root śi (to bind) with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: śi (class 7)
Note: Acts as an adverb.