योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-14

निदर्शनेन तेनैव जागतीं ज्ञास्यसि स्थितिम् ।
दिक्कालाद्यनवच्छिन्नमात्मतत्त्वं स्वशक्तितः ॥ १४ ॥

nidarśanena tenaiva jāgatīṃ jñāsyasi sthitim ,
dikkālādyanavacchinnamātmatattvaṃ svaśaktitaḥ 14

14. nidarśanena tena eva jāgatīm jñāsyasi sthitim
dikkālādi-anavacchinnam ātmatattvam svaśaktitaḥ

14. tena eva nidarśanena dikkālādi-anavacchinnam
ātmatattvam svaśaktitaḥ jāgatīm sthitim jñāsyasi

14. By that very example, you will understand the waking state: how the reality of the self (ātman), unconfined by space, time, and other factors, manifests through its own inherent power (śakti).

14. באמצעות דוגמה זו תבין את טבעו של הקיום הקוסמי. ה-אָתְמַן (מהות העצמי), שאינו מוגבל על ידי מקום או זמן, פועל מעוצמתו הפנימית (שַׁקְתִי).

Words meanings summery:

• निदर्शनेन (nidarśanena) - by the illustration, by the example

• तेन (tena) - by that

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• जागतीम् (jāgatīm) - the waking (state)

• ज्ञास्यसि (jñāsyasi) - you will know, you will understand

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, situation

• दिक्कालादि-अनवच्छिन्नम् (dikkālādi-anavacchinnam) - unconfined by space, time, and so forth

• आत्मतत्त्वम् (ātmatattvam) - the reality of the self, the essential nature of the self (ātman)

• स्वशक्तितः (svaśaktitaḥ) - by its own power (śakti)

Words meanings and morphology

निदर्शनेन (nidarśanena) - by the illustration, by the example

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nidarśana

nidarśana - illustration, example, demonstration, model

Derived from ni-√dṛś

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with `nidarśanena`

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

जागतीम् (jāgatīm) - the waking (state)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jāgatī

jāgatī - waking, awake, pertaining to the waking state

Feminine form of `jāgat` (present active participle of √jāgṛ)

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `sthitim`

ज्ञास्यसि (jñāsyasi) - you will know, you will understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jñā

future tense

future stem `jñāsya-`, 2nd person singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, situation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, standing, existence, stability

Derived from √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

दिक्कालादि-अनवच्छिन्नम् (dikkālādi-anavacchinnam) - unconfined by space, time, and so forth

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dikkālādi-anavacchinna

dikkālādi-anavacchinna - unconfined by directions, time, etc.

Compound adjective describing `ātmatattvam`

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dikkālādi+anavacchinna)

• dik – direction, space, quarter
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  indeclinable
• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• avacchinna – separated, divided, confined, limited
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from ava-√chid
  Prefix: ava
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Modifies `ātmatattvam`

आत्मतत्त्वम् (ātmatattvam) - the reality of the self, the essential nature of the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmatattva

ātmatattva - the principle of the self, the reality of the self (ātman)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ātman+tattva)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – reality, truth, principle, essential nature
  noun (neuter)

स्वशक्तितः (svaśaktitaḥ) - by its own power (śakti)

(indeclinable)

Formed by suffix `tas` from `svaśakti`

Compound type : Tatpurusha (svaśakti)

• sva – one's own, self
  adjective
• śakti – power, energy, capability, potency (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

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