योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-10

त्वत्तामत्तामयी स्फारा नानातेयं चिदर्णवे ।
चिन्मात्रव्यतिरेकेण तथा नैव प्रकाशते ॥ १० ॥

tvattāmattāmayī sphārā nānāteyaṃ cidarṇave ,
cinmātravyatirekeṇa tathā naiva prakāśate 10

10. tvattāmattāmayī sphārā nānātā iyam cit-arṇave
cit-mātra-vyatirekeṇa tathā na eva prakāśate

10. iyam tvattāmattāmayī sphārā nānātā cit-arṇave
cinmātra-vyatirekeṇa tathā eva na prakāśate

10. This vast diversity, characterized by 'you-ness' and 'I-ness', does not truly manifest in the ocean of pure consciousness (cit) without the distinction of consciousness alone (cinmātra).

10. ...כך גם הריבוי האדיר הזה של אתה ואני באוקיינוס התודעה אינו זורח בנפרד מן התודעה הטהורה עצמה.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वत्तामत्तामयी (tvattāmattāmayī) - characterized by the distinction of 'you' and 'I' (consisting of 'you-ness' and 'I-ness', characterized by individuality and self-identity)

• स्फारा (sphārā) - vast (expansive, vast, abundant, extended)

• नानाता (nānātā) - diversity, variety, manifoldness

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine nominative singular)

• चित्-अर्णवे (cit-arṇave) - in the ocean of consciousness

• चित्-मात्र-व्यतिरेकेण (cit-mātra-vyatirekeṇa) - without the distinction of consciousness alone (by the distinction/exclusion of consciousness alone)

• तथा (tathā) - as such (thus, in that manner, so)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears, manifests

Words meanings and morphology

त्वत्तामत्तामयी (tvattāmattāmayī) - characterized by the distinction of 'you' and 'I' (consisting of 'you-ness' and 'I-ness', characterized by individuality and self-identity)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvattāmattāmayī

tvattāmattāmayī - consisting of 'you-ness' and 'I-ness'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tvattā+mattā+mayī)

• tvattā – your nature, you-ness, individuality related to 'you'
  noun (feminine)
  derived from tvat (you) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)
• mattā – my nature, I-ness, self-identity related to 'I'
  noun (feminine)
  derived from mat (I) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)
• mayī – consisting of, full of (feminine form of maya)
  adjective (feminine)
  suffix -maya forming adjectives indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'

स्फारा (sphārā) - vast (expansive, vast, abundant, extended)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphāra

sphāra - expansive, vast, abundant, extended

Root: sphur (class 6)

नानाता (nānātā) - diversity, variety, manifoldness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nānātā

nānātā - diversity, variety, manifoldness

derived from nānā (diverse) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

चित्-अर्णवे (cit-arṇave) - in the ocean of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cit-arṇava

cit-arṇava - ocean of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+arṇava)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence (cit)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṇu (class 5)

चित्-मात्र-व्यतिरेकेण (cit-mātra-vyatirekeṇa) - without the distinction of consciousness alone (by the distinction/exclusion of consciousness alone)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cit-mātra-vyatireka

cit-mātra-vyatireka - distinction/exclusion of consciousness alone

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit-mātra+vyatireka)

• cit-mātra – consciousness alone, pure consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• vyatireka – distinction, difference, exclusion, absence
  noun (masculine)
  derived from vi + ati + ric (to separate)
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: ric (class 7)

तथा (tathā) - as such (thus, in that manner, so)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prakāś

present tense, middle voice

verb from pra + kāś (to shine), class 1, middle voice

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

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