योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-13, verse-81
एतावच्चेतसो जन्म बीजं संसारभूतये ।
संकल्पोन्मुखतां यातः संविदो वा किलात्मनः ॥ ८१ ॥
संकल्पोन्मुखतां यातः संविदो वा किलात्मनः ॥ ८१ ॥
etāvaccetaso janma bījaṃ saṃsārabhūtaye ,
saṃkalponmukhatāṃ yātaḥ saṃvido vā kilātmanaḥ 81
saṃkalponmukhatāṃ yātaḥ saṃvido vā kilātmanaḥ 81
81.
etāvat cetasaḥ janma bījam saṃsārabhūtaye
saṅkalponmukhatām yātaḥ saṃvidaḥ vā kila ātmanaḥ
saṅkalponmukhatām yātaḥ saṃvidaḥ vā kila ātmanaḥ
81.
etāvat cetasaḥ janma saṃsārabhūtaye bījam vā
kila ātmanaḥ saṃvidaḥ saṅkalponmukhatām yātaḥ
kila ātmanaḥ saṃvidaḥ saṅkalponmukhatām yātaḥ
81.
This much is the birth of the mind (citta), which is the seed for the manifestation of saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth). It is, in fact, the self (ātman) whose cognition (saṃvid) has attained an inclination towards conceptualization.
Words meanings summery:
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- एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so much, of this extent
- चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of consciousness
- जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, creation
- बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause
- संसारभूतये (saṁsārabhūtaye) - for the existence/manifestation of saṃsāra, for the cycle of rebirth
- सङ्कल्पोन्मुखताम् (saṅkalponmukhatām) - the state of being directed towards conceptualization, inclination towards resolve
- यातः (yātaḥ) - having attained, having become inclined (gone, attained, reached)
- संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of cognition
- वा (vā) - or rather (or, alternatively)
- किल (kila) - in fact (indeed, certainly, reportedly)
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul
Words meanings and morphology
एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so much, of this extent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat
etāvat - this much, so much, of this measure
From pronominal base 'etad' + 'vat' suffix
चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of consciousness
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas
cetas - mind, consciousness, intelligence, heart
s-stem noun
Root: cit (class 1)
जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, creation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence, created thing
Nomen actionis/result
From root jan with man suffix
Root: jan (class 4)
बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja
bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause
संसारभूतये (saṁsārabhūtaye) - for the existence/manifestation of saṃsāra, for the cycle of rebirth
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of saṃsārabhūti
saṁsārabhūti - existence/manifestation of saṃsāra
Compound of saṃsāra and bhūti
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+bhūti)
- saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
noun (masculine)
From root sṛ with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1) - bhūti – being, existence, welfare, prosperity, manifestation
noun (feminine)
From root bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
सङ्कल्पोन्मुखताम् (saṅkalponmukhatām) - the state of being directed towards conceptualization, inclination towards resolve
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saṅkalponmukhatā
saṅkalponmukhatā - state of being directed towards conceptualization
Compound of saṅkalpa, unmukha, and tā (abstract noun suffix)
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅkalpa+unmukha+tā)
- saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, conceptualization, mental formation, will
noun (masculine)
From root kḷp with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1) - unmukha – facing upwards, inclined towards, eager
adjective
Compound of ud (up) + mukha (face)
Prefix: ud - tā – state, condition, -ness
suffix (feminine)
Abstract noun suffix
यातः (yātaḥ) - having attained, having become inclined (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta
yāta - gone, moved, passed, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
From root yā (to go) with kta suffix
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Describes the implicit ātman or the state of ātman's cognition.
संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of cognition
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvid
saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, cognition
Derived from root vid (to know) with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Qualifies ātmanaḥ indirectly (cognition of the self).
वा (vā) - or rather (or, alternatively)
(indeclinable)
particle
किल (kila) - in fact (indeed, certainly, reportedly)
(indeclinable)
particle
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul
Root: an (class 2)