योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-42, verse-13
क्षणं स्फुरति सा देवी सर्वशक्तितया तया ।
चेतति स्वां स्वयं शक्तिं कलेन्दोः शीततामिव ॥ १३ ॥
चेतति स्वां स्वयं शक्तिं कलेन्दोः शीततामिव ॥ १३ ॥
kṣaṇaṃ sphurati sā devī sarvaśaktitayā tayā ,
cetati svāṃ svayaṃ śaktiṃ kalendoḥ śītatāmiva 13
cetati svāṃ svayaṃ śaktiṃ kalendoḥ śītatāmiva 13
13.
kṣaṇam sphurati sā devī sarvaśaktitayā tayā |
cetati svām svayam śaktim kalendoḥ śītatām iva ||
cetati svām svayam śaktim kalendoḥ śītatām iva ||
13.
sā devī kṣaṇam tayā sarvaśaktitayā sphurati svayam svām śaktim cetati,
kalendoḥ śītatām iva.
kalendoḥ śītatām iva.
13.
That divine (devī) power of consciousness (śakti) manifests for a moment, through its all-encompassing power (śakti). She (the divine power) cognizes her own inherent power (śakti) by herself, just as the coolness of the crescent moon (kalā-indu) is intrinsically known.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (for a moment, instantly, in a moment)
- स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, appears (shines, trembles, throbs, manifests)
- सा (sā) - that (divine consciousness/power) (that, she)
- देवी (devī) - that divine power/goddess (goddess, divine (feminine))
- सर्वशक्तितया (sarvaśaktitayā) - by its all-encompassing power (śakti) (by the state of being all-powerful, by all-powerfulness)
- तया (tayā) - by that (divine power/goddess) (by that, by her)
- चेतति (cetati) - cognizes, becomes aware of (perceives, knows, becomes conscious)
- स्वाम् (svām) - her own (power) (one's own, her own)
- स्वयम् (svayam) - by herself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)
- शक्तिम् (śaktim) - her own power (śakti) (power, energy, capability)
- कलेन्दोः (kalendoḥ) - of the crescent moon (kalā-indu) (of the crescent moon, of the digit of the moon)
- शीतताम् (śītatām) - its inherent coolness (coolness, coldness)
- इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)
Words meanings and morphology
क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (for a moment, instantly, in a moment)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - moment, instant, short time, leisure
Note: Adverbial use.
स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, appears (shines, trembles, throbs, manifests)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of sphur
Present Active Indicative
Third person singular, present tense, active voice.
Root: sphur (class 6)
सा (sā) - that (divine consciousness/power) (that, she)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it
Note: Refers to 'citśakti' from previous verses.
देवी (devī) - that divine power/goddess (goddess, divine (feminine))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine woman, queen
Feminine of 'deva'.
Note: Appositional to 'sā'.
सर्वशक्तितया (sarvaśaktitayā) - by its all-encompassing power (śakti) (by the state of being all-powerful, by all-powerfulness)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarvaśaktitā
sarvaśaktitā - all-powerfulness, omnipotence
Compound of 'sarva' (all) + 'śakti' (power) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract feminine noun).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+śakti+tā)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun - śakti – power, energy, capability, divine feminine power (śakti)
noun (feminine)
Root: śak (class 5) - tā – state, condition, abstract noun suffix
noun (feminine)
Forms abstract feminine nouns.
Note: Indicates the means or cause.
तया (tayā) - by that (divine power/goddess) (by that, by her)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it
Note: Refers back to 'sā devī'.
चेतति (cetati) - cognizes, becomes aware of (perceives, knows, becomes conscious)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of cit
Present Active Indicative
Third person singular, present tense, active voice.
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Subject is 'sā devī'.
स्वाम् (svām) - her own (power) (one's own, her own)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own, self
Note: Agrees with 'śaktim'.
स्वयम् (svayam) - by herself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)
(indeclinable)
Reflexive pronoun used adverbially.
Note: Emphasizes self-cognition.
शक्तिम् (śaktim) - her own power (śakti) (power, energy, capability)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, energy, capability, divine feminine power (śakti)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Object of 'cetati'.
कलेन्दोः (kalendoḥ) - of the crescent moon (kalā-indu) (of the crescent moon, of the digit of the moon)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kalendu
kalendu - crescent moon, digit of the moon
Compound of 'kalā' (digit, part) and 'indu' (moon).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kalā+indu)
- kalā – a small part, a digit (of the moon), an art
noun (feminine) - indu – moon, drop, soma
noun (masculine)
Note: Indicates possession (of coolness).
शीतताम् (śītatām) - its inherent coolness (coolness, coldness)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śītatā
śītatā - coolness, coldness
Derived from 'śīta' (cold) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract feminine noun).
Note: Object of comparison.
इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Particle of comparison.