योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-48, verse-49
बहिर्न किंचिदप्यस्ति खाद्यब्ध्युर्वीदिगादिकम् ।
एतत्स्वचित्त एवास्ति पत्रपुञ्जमिवाङ्कुरे ॥ ४९ ॥
एतत्स्वचित्त एवास्ति पत्रपुञ्जमिवाङ्कुरे ॥ ४९ ॥
bahirna kiṃcidapyasti khādyabdhyurvīdigādikam ,
etatsvacitta evāsti patrapuñjamivāṅkure 49
etatsvacitta evāsti patrapuñjamivāṅkure 49
49.
bahiḥ na kiñcit api asti khābdhyurvīdigādikam
etat svacitte eva asti patrapuñjam iva aṅkure
etat svacitte eva asti patrapuñjam iva aṅkure
49.
bahiḥ khābdhyurvīdigādikam kiñcit api na asti.
etat svacitte eva aṅkure patrapuñjam iva asti.
etat svacitte eva aṅkure patrapuñjam iva asti.
49.
Nothing at all exists externally—not even the sky, oceans, earth, directions, and so forth. All of this exists only within one's own consciousness (citta), just as a cluster of leaves is contained within a tiny sprout.
Words meanings summery:
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- बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally
- न (na) - not, no
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- अस्ति (asti) - exists, is, is present
- खाब्ध्युर्वीदिगादिकम् (khābdhyurvīdigādikam) - the sky, oceans, earth, directions, and so on
- एतत् (etat) - this, all this
- स्वचित्ते (svacitte) - in one's own mind, in one's consciousness
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly
- अस्ति (asti) - exists, is, is present
- पत्रपुञ्जम् (patrapuñjam) - a cluster of leaves, a bunch of leaves
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अङ्कुरे (aṅkure) - in a sprout, in a germ, in a shoot
Words meanings and morphology
बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of kiñcid
kiñcid - anything, something
Indeclinable form of kimcit
Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun/adverb
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - exists, is, is present
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
खाब्ध्युर्वीदिगादिकम् (khābdhyurvīdigādikam) - the sky, oceans, earth, directions, and so on
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of khābdhyurvīdigādika
khābdhyurvīdigādika - sky, ocean, earth, directions, etc.
Compound type : dvandva (kha+abdhi+urvī+diś+ādi)
- kha – sky, ether, space
noun (neuter) - abdhi – ocean, sea
noun (masculine) - urvī – earth
noun (feminine) - diś – direction, quarter (of the sky)
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
noun (masculine)
एतत् (etat) - this, all this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
Demonstrative pronoun
स्वचित्ते (svacitte) - in one's own mind, in one's consciousness
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of svacitta
svacitta - one's own mind, one's consciousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+citta)
- sva – own, self
pronoun (masculine) - citta – mind, thought, consciousness
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (from cit, but here substantivized)
From root cit (to perceive, observe)
Root: cit (class 1)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - exists, is, is present
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
पत्रपुञ्जम् (patrapuñjam) - a cluster of leaves, a bunch of leaves
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of patrapuñja
patrapuñja - a cluster of leaves, a bunch of leaves
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (patra+puñja)
- patra – leaf
noun (neuter) - puñja – heap, pile, cluster, collection
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अङ्कुरे (aṅkure) - in a sprout, in a germ, in a shoot
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of aṅkura
aṅkura - sprout, shoot, germ, bud
Root: ak (class 1)