योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-27, verse-25
संशान्तसर्वसंवेद्यं सच्चिन्मात्रमहं महत् ।
आकाशवदनन्तोऽहमप्यणोरणुराततः ॥ २५ ॥
आकाशवदनन्तोऽहमप्यणोरणुराततः ॥ २५ ॥
saṃśāntasarvasaṃvedyaṃ saccinmātramahaṃ mahat ,
ākāśavadananto'hamapyaṇoraṇurātataḥ 25
ākāśavadananto'hamapyaṇoraṇurātataḥ 25
25.
saṃśāntasarvasaṃvedyam saccinmātram aham mahat
ākāśavat anantaḥ aham api aṇoḥ aṇuḥ ātataḥ
ākāśavat anantaḥ aham api aṇoḥ aṇuḥ ātataḥ
25.
aham mahat saccinmātram saṃśāntasarvasaṃvedyam.
aham ākāśavat anantaḥ api aṇoḥ aṇuḥ ātataḥ
aham ākāśavat anantaḥ api aṇoḥ aṇuḥ ātataḥ
25.
I am the great, pure existence-consciousness (sat-cit), wherein all knowable objects have completely subsided. I am infinite like space (ākāśa), and also pervasive, smaller than the smallest atom.
Words meanings summery:
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- संशान्तसर्वसंवेद्यम् (saṁśāntasarvasaṁvedyam) - that in which all knowable objects are completely pacified
- सच्चिन्मात्रम् (saccinmātram) - pure existence-consciousness, merely reality and consciousness
- अहम् (aham) - I, myself
- महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty
- आकाशवत् (ākāśavat) - like space
- अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless
- अहम् (aham) - I, myself
- अपि (api) - also, even
- अणोः (aṇoḥ) - than an atom, from an atom
- अणुः (aṇuḥ) - (smaller than) an atom, minute
- आततः (ātataḥ) - extended, pervasive, spread out
Words meanings and morphology
संशान्तसर्वसंवेद्यम् (saṁśāntasarvasaṁvedyam) - that in which all knowable objects are completely pacified
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃśāntasarvasaṃvedya
saṁśāntasarvasaṁvedya - that for whom all objects of perception or knowledge are completely calmed/subsided
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (saṃśānta+sarva+saṃvedya)
- saṃśānta – completely calmed, perfectly tranquil, subsided
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm) with prefix 'sam-'.
Prefix: sam
Root: śam (class 4) - sarva – all, entire, every
adjective - saṃvedya – to be known, perceptible, object of knowledge
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam-'.
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'saccinmātram'.
सच्चिन्मात्रम् (saccinmātram) - pure existence-consciousness, merely reality and consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saccinmātra
saccinmātra - mere existence and consciousness, the essence of being and awareness
Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (sat+cit+mātra)
- sat – being, existence, reality, good
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'as' (to be).
Root: as (class 2) - cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, awareness
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - mātra – only, merely, extent, measure
adjective (neuter)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.
अहम् (aham) - I, myself
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'mah' (to grow, be great).
Root: mah (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'saccinmātram'.
आकाशवत् (ākāśavat) - like space
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'ākāśa' with 'vat' suffix meaning "like".
अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, unbounded
'a' (negation) + 'anta' (end).
Compound type : Tatpurusha (a+anta)
- a – not, non
indeclinable - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'aham'.
अहम् (aham) - I, myself
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
अणोः (aṇoḥ) - than an atom, from an atom
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of aṇu
aṇu - atom, minute, small
Note: Used in a comparative sense with 'aṇuḥ' (smaller).
अणुः (aṇuḥ) - (smaller than) an atom, minute
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu
aṇu - atom, minute, small
Note: Agrees with 'aham'. Used in superlative/comparative sense with 'aṇoḥ'.
आततः (ātataḥ) - extended, pervasive, spread out
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātata
ātata - extended, spread out, pervasive
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch, extend) with prefix 'ā-'.
Prefix: ā
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'aham'.