योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-31, verse-45
परमार्थो जगदिति रूपं वेत्ति स्वयं स्वकम् ।
यथा तैमिरिकं चक्षुः केशोण्ड्रकमिवेक्षते ॥ ४५ ॥
यथा तैमिरिकं चक्षुः केशोण्ड्रकमिवेक्षते ॥ ४५ ॥
paramārtho jagaditi rūpaṃ vetti svayaṃ svakam ,
yathā taimirikaṃ cakṣuḥ keśoṇḍrakamivekṣate 45
yathā taimirikaṃ cakṣuḥ keśoṇḍrakamivekṣate 45
45.
paramārthaḥ jagat iti rūpam vetti svayam svakam
yathā taimirakam cakṣuḥ keśoṇḍrakam iva īkṣate
yathā taimirakam cakṣuḥ keśoṇḍrakam iva īkṣate
45.
paramārthaḥ svayam svakam rūpam jagat iti vetti
yathā taimirakam cakṣuḥ keśoṇḍrakam iva īkṣate
yathā taimirakam cakṣuḥ keśoṇḍrakam iva īkṣate
45.
The ultimate reality (paramārtha) itself perceives its own nature as the world (jagat), just as an eye afflicted with a visual defect (taimirikam) sees floating filaments (keśoṇḍraka).
Words meanings summery:
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- परमार्थः (paramārthaḥ) - ultimate reality, supreme truth, highest good
- जगत् (jagat) - the world, moving, universe
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or concept
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance, beauty
- वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands
- स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally
- स्वकम् (svakam) - one's own, his own
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to
- तैमिरकम् (taimirakam) - affected by timira (eye disease), blurred, dim-sighted
- चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight, vision
- केशोण्ड्रकम् (keśoṇḍrakam) - floating hairs (in vision), visual defect, muscae volitantes
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, beholds, perceives
Words meanings and morphology
परमार्थः (paramārthaḥ) - ultimate reality, supreme truth, highest good
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paramārtha
paramārtha - ultimate reality, supreme truth, highest aim, highest good
Compound type : Karmadharaya (parama+artha)
- parama – supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
adjective (masculine) - artha – meaning, purpose, reality, object
noun (masculine)
जगत् (jagat) - the world, moving, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - the world, universe, that which moves, living beings
Present Active Participle used as a noun
From root gam (to go) with suffix -at
Root: gam (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or concept
(indeclinable)
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance, beauty
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, nature, appearance, beauty
वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of vid
Present active 3rd singular
From root vid, 2nd class (adādi)
Root: vid (class 2)
स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially to emphasize reflexivity.
स्वकम् (svakam) - one's own, his own
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svaka
svaka - one's own, his own, belonging to oneself
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to
(indeclinable)
तैमिरकम् (taimirakam) - affected by timira (eye disease), blurred, dim-sighted
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of taimiraka
taimiraka - affected by timira (an eye disease causing dimness of sight), dim-sighted
Derived from timira (darkness, specific eye disease)
चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight, vision
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus
cakṣus - eye, sight, vision, the faculty of seeing
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
केशोण्ड्रकम् (keśoṇḍrakam) - floating hairs (in vision), visual defect, muscae volitantes
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of keśoṇḍraka
keśoṇḍraka - floating hairs (a visual defect where threads or spots appear to float before the eyes), muscae volitantes
Compound type : Tatpurusha (keśa+uṇḍraka)
- keśa – hair
noun (masculine) - uṇḍraka – a ball, lump, cluster
noun (neuter)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, beholds, perceives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, Present (laṭ) of īkṣ
Present middle 3rd singular
From root īkṣ, 1st class (bhvādi), Atmanepada (middle voice)
Root: īkṣ (class 1)