योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-27, verse-11
किमनेन शरीरेण काष्ठलोष्टसमेन मे ।
अशेषजगदेकात्मा चिदहं चेतनात्मकः ॥ ११ ॥
अशेषजगदेकात्मा चिदहं चेतनात्मकः ॥ ११ ॥
kimanena śarīreṇa kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamena me ,
aśeṣajagadekātmā cidahaṃ cetanātmakaḥ 11
aśeṣajagadekātmā cidahaṃ cetanātmakaḥ 11
11.
kim anena śarīreṇa kāṣṭha loṣṭha samena me
aśeṣa jagat eka ātman cit aham cetanātmakaḥ
aśeṣa jagat eka ātman cit aham cetanātmakaḥ
11.
me anena kāṣṭha loṣṭha samena śarīreṇa kim
aham cit aśeṣa jagat eka ātman cetanātmakaḥ
aham cit aśeṣa jagat eka ātman cetanātmakaḥ
11.
What use is this body to me, a body that is like a log or a clod of earth? I am consciousness (cit), the sole Self (ātman) of the entire world, whose very nature is consciousness (cetanā).
Words meanings summery:
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- किम् (kim) - what (implying 'what use')
- अनेन (anena) - by this
- शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - by the body
- काष्ठ (kāṣṭha) - wood, log
- लोष्ठ (loṣṭha) - clod of earth
- समेन (samena) - equal to, similar to
- मे (me) - to me, for me
- अशेष (aśeṣa) - entire, all
- जगत् (jagat) - world
- एक (eka) - sole, one
- आत्मन् (ātman) - Self, soul, spirit
- चित् (cit) - consciousness
- अहम् (aham) - I
- चेतनात्मकः (cetanātmakaḥ) - whose nature is consciousness, consisting of consciousness
Words meanings and morphology
किम् (kim) - what (implying 'what use')
(indeclinable)
अनेन (anena) - by this
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - by the body
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body
काष्ठ (kāṣṭha) - wood, log
(noun)
neuter, singular of kāṣṭha
kāṣṭha - wood, log, piece of wood
लोष्ठ (loṣṭha) - clod of earth
(noun)
masculine, singular of loṣṭha
loṣṭha - clod of earth, lump of clay, potsherd
समेन (samena) - equal to, similar to
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sama
sama - equal, similar, even, same, alike
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāṣṭha+loṣṭha+sama)
- kāṣṭha – wood, log
noun (neuter) - loṣṭha – clod of earth
noun (masculine) - sama – equal, similar
adjective (neuter)
मे (me) - to me, for me
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I (first person pronoun)
अशेष (aśeṣa) - entire, all
(adjective)
masculine, singular of aśeṣa
aśeṣa - whole, entire, all, without remainder
जगत् (jagat) - world
(noun)
neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings
Root: gam (class 1)
एक (eka) - sole, one
(adjective)
masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, sole, unique, principal
आत्मन् (ātman) - Self, soul, spirit
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, the supreme soul (Brahman)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśeṣa+jagat+eka+ātman)
- aśeṣa – whole, entire
adjective (masculine) - jagat – world, universe
noun (neuter)
Root: gam (class 1) - eka – one, single, sole
adjective (masculine) - ātman – self, soul
noun (masculine)
चित् (cit) - consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure thought, spirit
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I (first person pronoun)
चेतनात्मकः (cetanātmakaḥ) - whose nature is consciousness, consisting of consciousness
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cetanātmaka
cetanātmaka - consisting of consciousness/intelligence, whose nature is consciousness/intelligence
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cetanā+ātman)
- cetanā – consciousness, intelligence, awareness
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 10) - ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, having the nature of
adjective (masculine)
Derived from ātman with suffix -ka