योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-70

संविदाभासपक्षाय पद्मकोटरवासिने ।
सर्वमानसहंसाय स्वात्मनेऽन्तर्नमो नमः ॥ ७० ॥

saṃvidābhāsapakṣāya padmakoṭaravāsine ,
sarvamānasahaṃsāya svātmane'ntarnamo namaḥ 70

70. saṃvid-ābhāsa-pakṣāya padma-koṭara-vāsine
sarva-mānasa-haṃsāya sva-ātmane antar namaḥ namaḥ

70. sva-ātmane antar namaḥ namaḥ saṃvid-ābhāsa-pakṣāya
padma-koṭara-vāsine sarva-mānasa-haṃsāya

70. To one's own (ātman), the inner self, who is the very essence of conscious manifestation, who resides in the lotus-cavity (of the heart), and who is the swan of all minds, I offer salutations again and again from within.

Words meanings summery:

• संविद्-आभास-पक्षाय (saṁvid-ābhāsa-pakṣāya) - to the inner self, who embodies the aspect of conscious manifestation (to the one whose aspect is the manifestation of consciousness)

• पद्म-कोटर-वासिने (padma-koṭara-vāsine) - to the inner self, who resides in the lotus-cavity of the heart (to the one dwelling in the lotus-cavity)

• सर्व-मानस-हंसाय (sarva-mānasa-haṁsāya) - to the inner self, who is the guiding principle (like a swan) for all minds (to the swan of all minds)

• स्व-आत्मने (sva-ātmane) - to one's own inner self (ātman) (to one's own self)

• अन्तर् (antar) - within oneself, internally (within, inside)

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance)

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance)

Words meanings and morphology

संविद्-आभास-पक्षाय (saṁvid-ābhāsa-pakṣāya) - to the inner self, who embodies the aspect of conscious manifestation (to the one whose aspect is the manifestation of consciousness)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of saṃvid-ābhāsa-pakṣa

saṁvid-ābhāsa-pakṣa - aspect of consciousness-manifestation

Compound type : Tatpurusha (saṃvid+ābhāsa+pakṣa)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From √vid (to know) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ābhāsa – appearance, manifestation, reflection, glimmer
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhās (to shine) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• pakṣa – side, wing, party, aspect, nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the inner self.

पद्म-कोटर-वासिने (padma-koṭara-vāsine) - to the inner self, who resides in the lotus-cavity of the heart (to the one dwelling in the lotus-cavity)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of padma-koṭara-vāsin

padma-koṭara-vāsin - dweller in the lotus-cavity

Compound type : Tatpurusha (padma-koṭara) + Bahuvrīhi (padmakoṭara-vāsin) (padma+koṭara+vāsin)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• koṭara – cavity, hollow, interior
  noun (masculine)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from √vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to the inner self.

सर्व-मानस-हंसाय (sarva-mānasa-haṁsāya) - to the inner self, who is the guiding principle (like a swan) for all minds (to the swan of all minds)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of sarva-mānasa-haṃsa

sarva-mānasa-haṁsa - swan of all minds

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva-mānasa) + Tatpurusha (sarvamānasa-haṃsa) (sarva+mānasa+haṃsa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• mānasa – mind, mental; belonging to the mind
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from manas
  Root: man (class 4)
• haṃsa – swan, goose; symbolic of the individual or supreme soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the inner self.

स्व-आत्मने (sva-ātmane) - to one's own inner self (ātman) (to one's own self)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sva-ātman

sva-ātman - one's own self

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: The primary addressee, reinforced by 'sva'.

अन्तर् (antar) - within oneself, internally (within, inside)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the act of salutation.

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance)

(indeclinable)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance)

(indeclinable)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

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