योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-31, verse-35
स आत्मानं यथा वेत्ति तथानुभवति क्षणात् ।
चिदाकाशस्ततोऽसत्यमपि सत्यं तदीक्षणात् ॥ ३५ ॥
चिदाकाशस्ततोऽसत्यमपि सत्यं तदीक्षणात् ॥ ३५ ॥
sa ātmānaṃ yathā vetti tathānubhavati kṣaṇāt ,
cidākāśastato'satyamapi satyaṃ tadīkṣaṇāt 35
cidākāśastato'satyamapi satyaṃ tadīkṣaṇāt 35
35.
saḥ ātmānam yathā vetti tathā anubhavati kṣaṇāt
cidākāśaḥ tataḥ asatyam api satyam tat īkṣaṇāt
cidākāśaḥ tataḥ asatyam api satyam tat īkṣaṇāt
35.
saḥ ātmānam yathā vetti tathā kṣaṇāt anubhavati
tataḥ cidākāśaḥ tat īkṣaṇāt asatyam api satyam
tataḥ cidākāśaḥ tat īkṣaṇāt asatyam api satyam
35.
He experiences the self (ātman) in the same way that he knows it, instantaneously. Consequently, for the expanse of consciousness, even the unreal becomes real through its perception.
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - he, that one
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, the individual essence
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way
- वेत्ति (vetti) - he knows, perceives, understands
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
- अनुभवति (anubhavati) - he experiences, perceives, feels
- क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from a moment, instantly, in a moment
- चिदाकाशः (cidākāśaḥ) - the space of consciousness, conscious ether
- ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, from that
- असत्यम् (asatyam) - the unreal, untrue, non-existent
- अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover
- सत्यम् (satyam) - the real, true, reality, truth
- तत् (tat) - referring to 'cidākāśa' or consciousness (that, its)
- ईक्षणात् (īkṣaṇāt) - from seeing, by perception, by observation
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - he, that one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, the individual essence
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way
(indeclinable)
वेत्ति (vetti) - he knows, perceives, understands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid
root of class 2
Root: vid (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
(indeclinable)
अनुभवति (anubhavati) - he experiences, perceives, feels
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anubhū
root of class 1 with prefix 'anu'
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1)
क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from a moment, instantly, in a moment
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - a moment, instant, short time
चिदाकाशः (cidākāśaḥ) - the space of consciousness, conscious ether
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cidākāśa
cidākāśa - the space of consciousness, conscious ether, the supreme Brahman conceived as pure consciousness and space
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ākāśa)
- cit – consciousness, intelligence, spirit
noun (feminine) - ākāśa – space, ether, sky, vacuity
noun (masculine)
ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
असत्यम् (asatyam) - the unreal, untrue, non-existent
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya
asatya - unreal, untrue, false, non-existent
अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover
(indeclinable)
सत्यम् (satyam) - the real, true, reality, truth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - real, true, truth, reality, existent
तत् (tat) - referring to 'cidākāśa' or consciousness (that, its)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Here functioning as a possessive pronoun, 'its'
ईक्षणात् (īkṣaṇāt) - from seeing, by perception, by observation
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of īkṣaṇa
īkṣaṇa - seeing, looking, viewing, perception, observation
Root: īkṣ (class 1)