योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-40, verse-10
चित्तमात्रमयी शून्या व्योममात्रशरीरिका ।
संकल्पमात्रनगरी भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मिका सती ॥ १० ॥
संकल्पमात्रनगरी भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मिका सती ॥ १० ॥
cittamātramayī śūnyā vyomamātraśarīrikā ,
saṃkalpamātranagarī bhrāntimātrātmikā satī 10
saṃkalpamātranagarī bhrāntimātrātmikā satī 10
10.
cittamātramayī śūnyā vyomamātraśarīrikā
saṅkalpamātranagarī bhrāntimātrātmikā satī
saṅkalpamātranagarī bhrāntimātrātmikā satī
10.
satī cittamātramayī śūnyā vyomamātraśarīrikā
saṅkalpamātranagarī bhrāntimātrātmikā
saṅkalpamātranagarī bhrāntimātrātmikā
10.
Being composed solely of mind, empty, with a body made only of space, a city made merely of mental resolves, and whose very essence (ātman) is nothing but delusion.
Words meanings summery:
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- चित्तमात्रमयी (cittamātramayī) - consisting only of mind, made entirely of mind
- शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, deserted
- व्योममात्रशरीरिका (vyomamātraśarīrikā) - having a body made only of space; whose body is merely space
- सङ्कल्पमात्रनगरी (saṅkalpamātranagarī) - a city made only of mental resolves/thoughts
- भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मिका (bhrāntimātrātmikā) - whose essence (ātman) is nothing but delusion; consisting only of delusion
- सती (satī) - being, existing, truly
Words meanings and morphology
चित्तमात्रमयी (cittamātramayī) - consisting only of mind, made entirely of mind
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cittamātramaya
cittamātramaya - consisting only of mind
mayat suffix indicating 'made of'
Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+mātra)
- citta – mind, consciousness, thought
noun (neuter)
Root: cit (class 1) - mātra – only, merely, nothing but
indeclinable (neuter)
Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun (e.g., sṛṣṭiḥ).
शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, deserted
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, deserted
Root: śū
Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun.
व्योममात्रशरीरिका (vyomamātraśarīrikā) - having a body made only of space; whose body is merely space
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vyomamātraśarīrika
vyomamātraśarīrika - having a body consisting only of space
-ika suffix
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyoma+mātra+śarīra)
- vyoma – sky, space, ether
noun (neuter) - mātra – only, merely
indeclinable (neuter) - śarīra – body
noun (neuter)
Root: śṝ (class 9)
Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun.
सङ्कल्पमात्रनगरी (saṅkalpamātranagarī) - a city made only of mental resolves/thoughts
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṅkalpamātranagarī
saṅkalpamātranagarī - a city consisting only of resolve
Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṅkalpa+mātra+nagarī)
- saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, mental formation
noun (masculine)
saṁ (prefix) + kḷp (root)
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1) - mātra – only, merely
indeclinable (neuter) - nagarī – city, town
noun (feminine)
Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun.
भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मिका (bhrāntimātrātmikā) - whose essence (ātman) is nothing but delusion; consisting only of delusion
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrāntimātrātmika
bhrāntimātrātmika - whose nature is mere delusion, consisting only of delusion
-ika suffix
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhrānti+mātra+ātmika)
- bhrānti – delusion, error, confusion
noun (feminine)
root bhram
Root: bhram (class 1) - mātra – only, merely
indeclinable (neuter) - ātmika – relating to the self (ātman), essential, inherent
adjective (masculine)
suffix -ika, derived from ātman
Note: Adjective agreeing with an implied feminine noun.
सती (satī) - being, existing, truly
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sat
sat - being, existing, true, good
Present Active Participle
root as (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (sṛṣṭiḥ).