योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-43, verse-27
हृद्गुहावासिचित्तत्त्वं मुख्यं सानातनं वपुः ।
शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्तो गौण आकार आत्मनः ॥ २७ ॥
शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्तो गौण आकार आत्मनः ॥ २७ ॥
hṛdguhāvāsicittattvaṃ mukhyaṃ sānātanaṃ vapuḥ ,
śaṅkhacakragadāhasto gauṇa ākāra ātmanaḥ 27
śaṅkhacakragadāhasto gauṇa ākāra ātmanaḥ 27
27.
hṛd-guhā-vāsi-cittatvam mukhyam sānātanam vapuḥ
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-hastaḥ gauṇaḥ ākāraḥ ātmanaḥ
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-hastaḥ gauṇaḥ ākāraḥ ātmanaḥ
27.
hṛd-guhā-vāsi-cittatvam mukhyam sānātanam vapuḥ
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-hastaḥ gauṇaḥ ātmanaḥ ākāraḥ
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-hastaḥ gauṇaḥ ātmanaḥ ākāraḥ
27.
The consciousness principle dwelling in the cave of the heart is the principal and eternal form. The form with a conch, discus, and mace in hand is a secondary manifestation of the self (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- हृद्-गुहा-वासि-चित्तत्वम् (hṛd-guhā-vāsi-cittatvam) - the principle of consciousness dwelling in the cave of the heart
- मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - principal, chief, primary
- सानातनम् (sānātanam) - eternal, ancient, everlasting
- वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, shape, nature
- शङ्ख-चक्र-गदा-हस्तः (śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-hastaḥ) - having conch, discus, and mace in hand
- गौणः (gauṇaḥ) - secondary, subordinate, derivative
- आकारः (ākāraḥ) - form, shape, appearance, manifestation
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul
Words meanings and morphology
हृद्-गुहा-वासि-चित्तत्वम् (hṛd-guhā-vāsi-cittatvam) - the principle of consciousness dwelling in the cave of the heart
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛd-guhā-vāsi-cittatva
hṛd-guhā-vāsi-cittatva - consciousness principle residing in the heart-cave
Compound type : Tatpurusha (hṛd+guhā+vāsin+cittatva)
- hṛd – heart, mind
noun (neuter) - guhā – cave, hiding place
noun (feminine)
Root: guh (class 1) - vāsin – dwelling, residing, inhabiting
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun (adjectival)
Derived from root vas (to dwell) with suffix -in
Root: vas (class 1) - cittatva – nature of consciousness, principle of thought/mind
noun (neuter)
Derived from citta (mind, thought) with suffix -tva (abstract noun)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Subject of implied 'is'.
मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - principal, chief, primary
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mukhya
mukhya - principal, chief, primary, main
Derived from mukha (face, chief part).
Note: Predicate adjective.
सानातनम् (sānātanam) - eternal, ancient, everlasting
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sānātana
sānātana - eternal, primeval, everlasting (often a variant of sanātana)
Likely a variant form or emphatic sa + nātana (though nātana alone is rare), or simply sanātana with elongated initial vowel.
Note: Predicate adjective.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, shape, nature
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, nature
s-stem noun.
Root: vap (class 1)
शङ्ख-चक्र-गदा-हस्तः (śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-hastaḥ) - having conch, discus, and mace in hand
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-hasta
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-hasta - having a conch, discus, and mace in hand (epithet of Viṣṇu)
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+cakra+gadā+hasta)
- śaṅkha – conch, conch-shell
noun (masculine) - cakra – discus, wheel
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - gadā – mace, club
noun (feminine) - hasta – hand
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to ākāraḥ.
गौणः (gauṇaḥ) - secondary, subordinate, derivative
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gauṇa
gauṇa - secondary, subordinate, minor, accessory
From guṇa (quality, attribute).
Note: Predicate adjective.
आकारः (ākāraḥ) - form, shape, appearance, manifestation
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāra
ākāra - form, shape, appearance, aspect
From ā-kṛ (to fashion, to form).
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence
n-stem noun.
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Possessive, 'of the self'.