योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-36, verse-7
सर्वसंकल्परहिता सर्वसंज्ञाविवर्जिता ।
सैषा चिदविनाशात्मा तच्चेत्यादिकृताभिधा ॥ ७ ॥
सैषा चिदविनाशात्मा तच्चेत्यादिकृताभिधा ॥ ७ ॥
sarvasaṃkalparahitā sarvasaṃjñāvivarjitā ,
saiṣā cidavināśātmā taccetyādikṛtābhidhā 7
saiṣā cidavināśātmā taccetyādikṛtābhidhā 7
7.
sarva-saṅkalpa-rahitā sarva-saṃjñā-vivarjitā sā
eṣā cit avināśa-ātmā tat-cettyā-ādi-kṛtābhidhā
eṣā cit avināśa-ātmā tat-cettyā-ādi-kṛtābhidhā
7.
sā eṣā cit sarva-saṅkalpa-rahitā sarva-saṃjñā-vivarjitā
avināśa-ātmā tat-cettyā-ādi-kṛtābhidhā
avināśa-ātmā tat-cettyā-ādi-kṛtābhidhā
7.
This very consciousness (cit) is devoid of all volitions and free from all notions. Its nature (ātman) is indestructible, and it is given appellations such as 'that' (tat) and 'the cognizable', among others.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्व-सङ्कल्प-रहिता (sarva-saṅkalpa-rahitā) - devoid of all volitions, free from all intentions
- सर्व-संज्ञा-विवर्जिता (sarva-saṁjñā-vivarjitā) - free from all names, notions, or concepts
- सा (sā) - that, she
- एषा (eṣā) - this, she
- चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness, intelligence
- अविनाश-आत्मा (avināśa-ātmā) - Possessing an indestructible essence (ātman). (whose nature is indestructible, having an indestructible Self)
- तत्-चेत्त्या-आदि-कृताभिधा (tat-cettyā-ādi-kṛtābhidhā) - The ultimate consciousness, though attributeless, is referred to by conventional terms like Brahman ('tat') and the knowable object ('cettya'). (whose appellation is formed by terms like 'that' (tat) and 'the cognizable', etc.)
Words meanings and morphology
सर्व-सङ्कल्प-रहिता (sarva-saṅkalpa-rahitā) - devoid of all volitions, free from all intentions
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva-saṅkalpa-rahita
sarva-saṅkalpa-rahita - devoid of all intentions/volitions
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+saṅkalpa+rahita)
- sarva – all, every
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - saṅkalpa – volition, intention, determination, resolve
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1) - rahita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root rah
Root: rah (class 1)
सर्व-संज्ञा-विवर्जिता (sarva-saṁjñā-vivarjitā) - free from all names, notions, or concepts
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva-saṃjñā-vivarjita
sarva-saṁjñā-vivarjita - free from all names/notions/concepts
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+saṃjñā+vivarjita)
- sarva – all, every
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - saṃjñā – name, notion, concept, understanding
noun (feminine)
Prefix: sam
Root: jñā (class 9) - vivarjita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root vṛj with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛj (class 1)
सा (sā) - that, she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
एषा (eṣā) - this, she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of etad
etad - this, he, she, it (nearer to speaker)
Note: Emphasizes 'sā'.
चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness, intelligence
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding, perceiving
From root cit (to perceive, understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
अविनाश-आत्मा (avināśa-ātmā) - Possessing an indestructible essence (ātman). (whose nature is indestructible, having an indestructible Self)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avināśa-ātman
avināśa-ātman - having an indestructible nature/Self
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avināśa+ātman)
- avināśa – indestructible, imperishable, eternal
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Negative particle 'a' + 'vināśa' - ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Note: Sandhi 'a + ā = ā'.
तत्-चेत्त्या-आदि-कृताभिधा (tat-cettyā-ādi-kṛtābhidhā) - The ultimate consciousness, though attributeless, is referred to by conventional terms like Brahman ('tat') and the knowable object ('cettya'). (whose appellation is formed by terms like 'that' (tat) and 'the cognizable', etc.)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tat-cettyā-ādi-kṛtābhidhā
tat-cettyā-ādi-kṛtābhidhā - having an appellation created by 'that', 'cognizable' etc.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tat+cettyā+ādi+kṛta+abhidhā)
- tat – that, it (referring to Brahman)
pronoun (neuter) - cettyā – to be thought, to be cognized, an object of thought
adjective (feminine)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root cit
Root: cit (class 1) - ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
indeclinable (masculine) - kṛta – made, done, created
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8) - abhidhā – name, appellation, designation
noun (feminine)
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: The entire phrase acts as an adjective for 'cit'.