योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-5

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स्वाधारैरम्बुदैः स्वस्थैर्न स्पृष्टं गगनं यथा ।
चित्स्थैः सर्गैश्चिदाधारैर्न स्पृष्टा चित्परा तथा ॥ ५ ॥

svādhārairambudaiḥ svasthairna spṛṣṭaṃ gaganaṃ yathā ,
citsthaiḥ sargaiścidādhārairna spṛṣṭā citparā tathā 5

5. svādhāraiḥ ambudaiḥ svasthaiḥ na spṛṣṭam gaganam yathā
citsthaiḥ sargaiḥ citādhāraiḥ na spṛṣṭā cit parā tathā

5. yathā gaganam svādhāraiḥ svasthaiḥ ambudaiḥ na spṛṣṭam
tathā parā cit citsthaiḥ citādhāraiḥ sargaiḥ na spṛṣṭā

5. Just as the sky (gagana) is not touched by clouds (ambuda) that rest on their own support and abide within themselves, similarly, the supreme consciousness (cit) is not touched by creations that are situated within consciousness and have consciousness as their very basis.

Words meanings summery:

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स्वाधारैः (svādhāraiḥ) - by those (clouds) having their own support (by those having their own support, by their own basis)

अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds (ambuda) (by clouds)

स्वस्थैः (svasthaiḥ) - by those (clouds) abiding in themselves (self-sustained) (by those abiding in themselves, healthy, independent)

न (na) - not (not, no)

स्पृष्टम् (spṛṣṭam) - touched (touched, contacted)

गगनम् (gaganam) - the sky (gagana) (sky, atmosphere, space)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

चित्स्थैः (citsthaiḥ) - by those (creations) situated within consciousness (by those situated in consciousness, by conscious beings)

सर्गैः (sargaiḥ) - by creations (by creations, by emanations)

चिताधारैः (citādhāraiḥ) - by those (creations) having consciousness as their support (by those having consciousness as their support)

न (na) - not (not, no)

स्पृष्टा (spṛṣṭā) - touched (touched, contacted)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, intelligence)

परा (parā) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वाधारैः (svādhāraiḥ) - by those (clouds) having their own support (by those having their own support, by their own basis)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svādhāra

svādhāra - self-supported, having its own basis or support

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'ādhāra' (support, basis).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sva+ādhāra)

sva – own, self, inherent
pronoun (masculine)
ādhāra – support, basis, receptacle
noun (masculine)
from ā- √dhṛ (to hold)
Prefix: ā
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ambudaiḥ and svasthaiḥ.

अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds (ambuda) (by clouds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (literally "giver of water")

Compound of 'ambu' (water) and '-da' (giver, from √dā)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

ambu – water
noun (neuter)
da – giving, giver
adjective (masculine)
Agent suffix -da
Suffix -da added to √dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 1)

स्वस्थैः (svasthaiḥ) - by those (clouds) abiding in themselves (self-sustained) (by those abiding in themselves, healthy, independent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svastha

svastha - abiding in oneself, self-sustained, healthy, independent, content

Compound of 'sva' (own, self) and 'stha' (standing, abiding).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sva+stha)

sva – own, self, inherent
pronoun (masculine)
stha – standing, abiding, situated in
adjective (masculine)
Agent suffix -stha
Suffix -stha added to √sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ambudaiḥ and svādhāraiḥ.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

स्पृष्टम् (spṛṣṭam) - touched (touched, contacted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spṛṣṭa

spṛṣṭa - touched, contacted, affected

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √spṛś (to touch)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with gaganam.

गगनम् (gaganam) - the sky (gagana) (sky, atmosphere, space)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, space, heaven

from √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to tathā

चित्स्थैः (citsthaiḥ) - by those (creations) situated within consciousness (by those situated in consciousness, by conscious beings)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of citstha

citstha - situated in consciousness, dwelling in knowledge

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'stha' (standing, abiding).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cit+stha)

cit – consciousness, knowledge
noun (feminine)
from √cit (to perceive, to understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
stha – standing, abiding, situated in
adjective (masculine)
Agent suffix -stha
Suffix -stha added to √sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sargaiḥ and citādhāraiḥ.

सर्गैः (sargaiḥ) - by creations (by creations, by emanations)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, world, production

from √sṛj (to create, to emit) + -a suffix

Root: sṛj (class 6)

चिताधारैः (citādhāraiḥ) - by those (creations) having consciousness as their support (by those having consciousness as their support)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of citādhāra

citādhāra - having consciousness as a support or basis

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'ādhāra' (support).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (cit+ādhāra)

cit – consciousness, knowledge
noun (feminine)
from √cit (to perceive, to understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
ādhāra – support, basis, receptacle
noun (masculine)
from ā- √dhṛ (to hold)
Prefix: ā
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sargaiḥ and citsthaiḥ.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

स्पृष्टा (spṛṣṭā) - touched (touched, contacted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of spṛṣṭa

spṛṣṭa - touched, contacted, affected

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √spṛś (to touch)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with cit parā.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, intelligence)