योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-58

चित्स्पन्द एव सर्वात्मा सर्वदैवेदृशाकृतिः ।
यदस्माज्जायते सर्गो द्वीन्दुत्वमिव लोचनात् ॥ ५८ ॥

citspanda eva sarvātmā sarvadaivedṛśākṛtiḥ ,
yadasmājjāyate sargo dvīndutvamiva locanāt 58

58. cit-spandaḥ eva sarvātmā sarvadā eva īdṛśa-ākṛtiḥ
yat asmāt jāyate sargaḥ dvi-indutvam iva locanāt

58. cit-spandaḥ eva sarvātmā,
sarvadā eva īdṛśa-ākṛtiḥ (asti).
yat asmāt sargaḥ jāyate,
dvi-indutvam locanāt iva (jāyate).

58. The pulsation (spanda) of consciousness (cit) itself is the Soul of All (sarvātman), always of this very nature. From this (pulsation) creation (sarga) arises, just as the perception of a double moon comes from an impaired eye.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-स्पन्दः (cit-spandaḥ) - pulsation of consciousness, vibration of thought

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

• सर्वात्मा (sarvātmā) - the Soul of All, the universal Self (ātman)

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

• ईदृश-आकृतिः (īdṛśa-ākṛtiḥ) - of such a form, of this nature

• यत् (yat) - because (because, since, that which)

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (pulsation of consciousness) (from this, from him, from her, from it)

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

• द्वि-इन्दुत्वम् (dvi-indutvam) - the perception of a double moon (an optical illusion) (the state of being two moons, duality of moon)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• लोचनात् (locanāt) - from a (defective) eye (from the eye)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-स्पन्दः (cit-spandaḥ) - pulsation of consciousness, vibration of thought

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-spanda

cit-spanda - pulsation of consciousness, vibration of thought

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cit+spanda)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• spanda – vibration, pulsation, tremor, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'spand' (to tremble, vibrate).
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सर्वात्मा (sarvātmā) - the Soul of All, the universal Self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the Soul of All, the universal Self (ātman), the essence of everything

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'cit-spandaḥ'.

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' (all) with the temporal suffix '-dā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

ईदृश-आकृतिः (īdṛśa-ākṛtiḥ) - of such a form, of this nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa-ākṛti

īdṛśa-ākṛti - of such a form, of this nature, having this appearance

Compound of 'īdṛśa' (such, like this) and 'ākṛti' (form, appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (īdṛśa+ākṛti)

• īdṛśa – such, like this, of this kind
  adjective
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to make) with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the inherent nature of the 'cit-spanda'.

यत् (yat) - because (because, since, that which)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction, 'because', introducing the reason.

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (pulsation of consciousness) (from this, from him, from her, from it)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

Note: Refers to 'cit-spandaḥ' as the source.

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular present middle (ātmanepada) indicative.

Root: jan (class 4)

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, abandoning, chapter

Derived from root 'sṛj' (to emit, create).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

द्वि-इन्दुत्वम् (dvi-indutvam) - the perception of a double moon (an optical illusion) (the state of being two moons, duality of moon)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvi-indutva

dvi-indutva - the state of being two moons, duality of moon

Compound of 'dvi' (two) and 'indu' (moon), with the abstract noun suffix '-tva'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+indutva)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• indutva – the state or quality of being a moon
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'indu' (moon) with '-tva' suffix.

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle for comparison.

लोचनात् (locanāt) - from a (defective) eye (from the eye)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of locana

locana - eye, seeing

Derived from root 'loc' (to see).

Root: loc

Note: Source of the illusion in the simile.

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