योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-40, verse-4
ब्राह्मी चिच्छक्तिरमला कल्पयन्ती यदृच्छया ।
सर्वशक्तिः स्वयं चेत्यं भवत्याकलनात्मकम् ॥ ४ ॥
सर्वशक्तिः स्वयं चेत्यं भवत्याकलनात्मकम् ॥ ४ ॥
brāhmī cicchaktiramalā kalpayantī yadṛcchayā ,
sarvaśaktiḥ svayaṃ cetyaṃ bhavatyākalanātmakam 4
sarvaśaktiḥ svayaṃ cetyaṃ bhavatyākalanātmakam 4
4.
brāhmī citśaktiḥ amalā kalpayantī yadṛcchayā
sarvaśaktiḥ svayam cetyam bhavati ākalpanātmakam
sarvaśaktiḥ svayam cetyam bhavati ākalpanātmakam
4.
amalā brāhmī citśaktiḥ sarvaśaktiḥ yadṛcchayā
svayam cetyam ākalpanātmakam kalpayantī bhavati
svayam cetyam ākalpanātmakam kalpayantī bhavati
4.
The pure power of consciousness (śakti) of the ultimate reality (brahman), being all-powerful (śakti), by its own spontaneous will (yadṛcchayā) conceives itself as the object of consciousness, thereby becoming the very nature of all conception and imagination.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मी (brāhmī) - divine, relating to brahman
- चित्शक्तिः (citśaktiḥ) - power of consciousness
- अमला (amalā) - pure, spotless, immaculate
- कल्पयन्ती (kalpayantī) - conceiving, imagining, arranging
- यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by its own will, spontaneously, by chance
- सर्वशक्तिः (sarvaśaktiḥ) - all-powerful, omnipotent
- स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself
- चेत्यम् (cetyam) - what is to be perceived, object of consciousness
- भवति (bhavati) - it becomes, it is
- आकल्पनात्मकम् (ākalpanātmakam) - having the nature of conception/imagination
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मी (brāhmī) - divine, relating to brahman
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhma
brāhma - relating to brahman, divine, sacred
derived from brahman
Note: Feminine nominative, agreeing with 'citśaktiḥ'.
चित्शक्तिः (citśaktiḥ) - power of consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of citśakti
citśakti - power of consciousness, conscious energy
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+śakti)
- cit – consciousness, mind, intellect
noun (neuter)
from √cit (to perceive, understand)
Root: cit (class 1) - śakti – power, energy, force, capability
noun (feminine)
from √śak (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: A fundamental concept in Indian philosophy.
अमला (amalā) - pure, spotless, immaculate
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of amala
amala - spotless, pure, clean, free from impurity
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+mala)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - mala – dirt, impurity, stain
noun (neuter)
Note: Feminine nominative, agreeing with 'citśaktiḥ'.
कल्पयन्ती (kalpayantī) - conceiving, imagining, arranging
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpayant
kalpayant - one who imagines, conceives, arranges
Present Active Participle
from causative of √kḷp (to be arranged, to imagine)
Root: kḷp (class 10)
Note: Feminine nominative, agreeing with 'citśaktiḥ'.
यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by its own will, spontaneously, by chance
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā
yadṛcchā - free will, spontaneity, chance, accident
from yad + ṛcchā (from √ṛch to go, obtain)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yad+ṛcchā)
- yad – which, what, that (relative pronoun)
pronoun - ṛcchā – going, reaching, desire, wish
noun (feminine)
from √ṛch (to go, reach)
Root: ṛch (class 1)
Note: Denotes the means or agent. Often used adverbially.
सर्वशक्तिः (sarvaśaktiḥ) - all-powerful, omnipotent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvaśakti
sarvaśakti - all-powerful, omnipotent; all power
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+śakti)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - śakti – power, energy, force, capability
noun (feminine)
from √śak (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Feminine nominative, agreeing with 'citśaktiḥ'.
स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself
(indeclinable)
Note: Used reflexively or adverbially.
चेत्यम् (cetyam) - what is to be perceived, object of consciousness
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cetya
cetya - to be perceived, to be understood; object of thought or consciousness
Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)
from √cit (to perceive, know)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative, 'the object to be known'.
भवति (bhavati) - it becomes, it is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Present tense (Laṭ)
root √bhū, 3rd person singular active present
Root: bhū (class 1)
आकल्पनात्मकम् (ākalpanātmakam) - having the nature of conception/imagination
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākalpanātmaka
ākalpanātmaka - having the nature or characteristic of imagination/conception
Compound type : tatpurusha (ākalpanā+ātmaka)
- ākalpanā – conception, imagination, mental fabrication
noun (feminine)
from √kḷp (to arrange, imagine) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: kḷp (class 10) - ātmaka – consisting of, having the nature of, relating to the self
adjective
from ātman
Note: Predicate nominative, agreeing with 'cetyam'.