योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-13, verse-54
किंचिदामृष्टरूपं यद्ब्रह्म तच्च स्थिरं मनः ।
कल्पना सत्सदैवैतत्सदिवोपस्थिता हृदि ॥ ५४ ॥
कल्पना सत्सदैवैतत्सदिवोपस्थिता हृदि ॥ ५४ ॥
kiṃcidāmṛṣṭarūpaṃ yadbrahma tacca sthiraṃ manaḥ ,
kalpanā satsadaivaitatsadivopasthitā hṛdi 54
kalpanā satsadaivaitatsadivopasthitā hṛdi 54
54.
kiṃcit āmṛṣṭa-rūpam yat brahman tat ca sthiram manaḥ
| kalpanā sat sadā eva etat sat iva upasthitā hṛdi
| kalpanā sat sadā eva etat sat iva upasthitā hṛdi
54.
yat brahman kiṃcit āmṛṣṭa-rūpam,
tat ca sthiram manaḥ (bhavati).
kalpanā etat sadā hṛdi sat iva upasthitā (asti)
tat ca sthiram manaḥ (bhavati).
kalpanā etat sadā hṛdi sat iva upasthitā (asti)
54.
That Brahman (brahman) which is slightly modified in its form (kiṃcid āmṛṣṭa-rūpam) is also considered the stable mind (manaḥ). This imagination (kalpanā) is always present in the heart (hṛdi), appearing as if truly existent.
Words meanings summery:
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- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - slightly, a little (something, a little, somewhat)
- आमृष्ट-रूपम् (āmṛṣṭa-rūpam) - slightly modified in its form (of touched form, having a modified nature, slightly altered)
- यत् (yat) - which (which, that)
- ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Brahman (brahman) (the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit)
- तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that, this, it)
- च (ca) - also (and, also)
- स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable (stable, firm, fixed, unmoving)
- मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)
- कल्पना (kalpanā) - imagination (kalpanā) (imagination, conception, mental construction, fabrication)
- सत् (sat) - existent, real (existent, real, good, being)
- सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)
- एव (eva) - verily (indeed, only, very, precisely)
- एतत् (etat) - this (referring to kalpanā) (this, this one (neuter))
- सत् (sat) - existent, real (existent, real, good, being)
- इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as it were)
- उपस्थिता (upasthitā) - present, appearing (present, standing near, appeared)
- हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart (in the heart, in the mind, in the core)
Words meanings and morphology
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - slightly, a little (something, a little, somewhat)
(indeclinable)
From kim (what) + cit (a particle).
Note: Emphasizes the subtle nature of modification.
आमृष्ट-रूपम् (āmṛṣṭa-rūpam) - slightly modified in its form (of touched form, having a modified nature, slightly altered)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āmṛṣṭa-rūpa
āmṛṣṭa-rūpa - of touched form, having a modified nature
Compound of āmṛṣṭa (touched, modified, from √mṛś with ā) and rūpa (form, nature).
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (āmṛṣṭa+rūpa)
- āmṛṣṭa – touched, rubbed, cleansed, modified
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root √mṛś (to touch) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: mṛś (class 6) - rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
noun (neuter)
From root √rūp (to form).
Root: rūp (class 10)
Note: Qualifies "brahman".
यत् (yat) - which (which, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that, what
Relative pronoun.
Note: Relative pronoun for "brahman".
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Brahman (brahman) (the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit
From root √bṛh (to grow, expand).
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that, this, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, this
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to the subject "brahman".
च (ca) - also (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable (stable, firm, fixed, unmoving)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira
sthira - stable, firm, fixed, unmoving
From root √sthā (to stand) + suffix -ira.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies "manaḥ".
मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, sense
From root √man (to think).
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Refers to the internal organ of thought and feeling.
कल्पना (kalpanā) - imagination (kalpanā) (imagination, conception, mental construction, fabrication)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpanā
kalpanā - imagination, conception, mental construction
From root √kḷp (to arrange, form, imagine) with suffix -anā.
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Subject of the second sentence.
सत् (sat) - existent, real (existent, real, good, being)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, good, being
Present Active Participle
Root √as (to be, 2nd class, asti).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Qualifies "kalpanā" implicitly or through "iva".
सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)
(indeclinable)
From saha (with) or root √as (to be) + dā (suffix).
Note: Modifies "upasthitā".
एव (eva) - verily (indeed, only, very, precisely)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
एतत् (etat) - this (referring to kalpanā) (this, this one (neuter))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Emphasizes "kalpanā".
सत् (sat) - existent, real (existent, real, good, being)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, good, being
Present Active Participle
Root √as (to be, 2nd class, asti).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Qualifies "kalpanā" implicitly or through "iva".
इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as it were)
(indeclinable)
Particle used for comparison.
उपस्थिता (upasthitā) - present, appearing (present, standing near, appeared)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upasthita
upasthita - present, standing near, appeared
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with prefix upa.
Prefix: upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for "kalpanā".
हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart (in the heart, in the mind, in the core)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd
hṛd - heart, mind, core, essence
Root noun.
Note: Indicates the location where imagination resides.