योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-3, verse-22
शून्यानुभवमात्रात्म भूताकाशमिदं यथा ।
सर्गानुभवमात्रात्म चिदाकाशमिदं तथा ॥ २२ ॥
सर्गानुभवमात्रात्म चिदाकाशमिदं तथा ॥ २२ ॥
śūnyānubhavamātrātma bhūtākāśamidaṃ yathā ,
sargānubhavamātrātma cidākāśamidaṃ tathā 22
sargānubhavamātrātma cidākāśamidaṃ tathā 22
22.
śūnyānubhavamātrātma bhūtākāśam idam yathā
sargānubhavamātrātma cidākāśam idam tathā
sargānubhavamātrātma cidākāśam idam tathā
22.
yathā idam bhūtākāśam śūnyānubhavamātrātma [asti],
tathā idam cidākāśam sargānubhavamātrātma [asti]
tathā idam cidākāśam sargānubhavamātrātma [asti]
22.
Just as this physical space (bhūtākāśa) is by its very nature (ātman) merely the experience of emptiness, so too this consciousness-space (cidākāśa) is by its very nature (ātman) merely the experience of creation.
Words meanings summery:
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- शून्यानुभवमात्रात्म (śūnyānubhavamātrātma) - whose essential nature is merely the experience of emptiness
- भूताकाशम् (bhūtākāśam) - physical space, elemental space, ether of elements
- इदम् (idam) - this
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
- सर्गानुभवमात्रात्म (sargānubhavamātrātma) - whose essential nature is merely the experience of creation
- चिदाकाशम् (cidākāśam) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness
- इदम् (idam) - this
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
Words meanings and morphology
शून्यानुभवमात्रात्म (śūnyānubhavamātrātma) - whose essential nature is merely the experience of emptiness
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyānubhavamātrātman
śūnyānubhavamātrātman - whose essential nature is merely the experience of emptiness
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+anubhava+mātra+ātman)
- śūnya – empty, void, nothingness
adjective (neuter) - anubhava – experience, perception
noun (masculine)
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1) - mātra – only, merely, no more than
adjective (neuter) - ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul
noun (masculine)
Note: Declined as an adjective modifying 'bhūtākāśam'
भूताकाशम् (bhūtākāśam) - physical space, elemental space, ether of elements
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūtākāśa
bhūtākāśa - physical space, elemental space, ether of elements
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ākāśa)
- bhūta – element, being, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - ākāśa – space, ether, sky
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)
सर्गानुभवमात्रात्म (sargānubhavamātrātma) - whose essential nature is merely the experience of creation
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sargānubhavamātrātman
sargānubhavamātrātman - whose essential nature is merely the experience of creation
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarga+anubhava+mātra+ātman)
- sarga – creation, emanation, manifestation
noun (masculine)
Root: sṛj (class 6) - anubhava – experience, perception
noun (masculine)
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1) - mātra – only, merely, no more than
adjective (neuter) - ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul
noun (masculine)
Note: Declined as an adjective modifying 'cidākāśam'
चिदाकाशम् (cidākāśam) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cidākāśa
cidākāśa - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ākāśa)
- cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - ākāśa – space, ether, sky
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
(indeclinable)