योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-57, verse-21
यथावर्तादितामेति द्रवत्वाद्वारि वारिणि ।
तदाहंतादितामेति ज्ञप्ता ज्ञप्तौ ज्ञ आत्मनि ॥ २१ ॥
तदाहंतादितामेति ज्ञप्ता ज्ञप्तौ ज्ञ आत्मनि ॥ २१ ॥
yathāvartāditāmeti dravatvādvāri vāriṇi ,
tadāhaṃtāditāmeti jñaptā jñaptau jña ātmani 21
tadāhaṃtāditāmeti jñaptā jñaptau jña ātmani 21
21.
yathā āvarta āditām eti dravatvāt vāri vāriṇi
tadā ahaṃtā āditām eti jñaptā jñaptau jñaḥ ātmani
tadā ahaṃtā āditām eti jñaptā jñaptau jñaḥ ātmani
21.
yathā vāriṇi vāri dravatvāt āvarta āditām eti,
tadā jñaḥ ātmani jñaptau ahaṃtā āditām eti.
tadā jñaḥ ātmani jñaptau ahaṃtā āditām eti.
21.
Just as water, due to its fluidity, becomes a whirlpool and other forms within water itself, similarly, the knower (jña) within the self (ātman) experiences the state of ego (ahaṅtā) and other such modifications within consciousness (jñapti).
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to
- आवर्त (āvarta) - whirlpool, eddy, turning, revolution
- आदिताम् (āditām) - the state of being the beginning/etc., the state of being a primary form
- एति (eti) - attains, goes, reaches
- द्रवत्वात् (dravatvāt) - from liquidity, due to fluidity
- वारि (vāri) - water
- वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, so
- अहंता (ahaṁtā) - ego-sense, I-ness, individuality
- आदिताम् (āditām) - the state of being the beginning/etc., the state of being a primary form
- एति (eti) - attains, goes, reaches
- ज्ञप्ता (jñaptā) - consciousness, cognition, knowledge
- ज्ञप्तौ (jñaptau) - in consciousness, in cognition
- ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower, the conscious principle
- आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman)
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to
(indeclinable)
आवर्त (āvarta) - whirlpool, eddy, turning, revolution
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āvarta
āvarta - whirlpool, eddy, turn, rotation, revolution
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
आदिताम् (āditām) - the state of being the beginning/etc., the state of being a primary form
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of āditā
āditā - the state of being a beginning or first, the state of being etcetera
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādi+tā)
- ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
indeclinable - tā – -ness, -hood, state, condition (suffix)
suffix (feminine)
Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns
एति (eti) - attains, goes, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
द्रवत्वात् (dravatvāt) - from liquidity, due to fluidity
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of dravatva
dravatva - liquidity, fluidity, the state of being fluid
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (drava+tva)
- drava – fluid, liquid, flowing
adjective (masculine)
Root: dru (class 1) - tva – -ness, -hood (suffix for abstract nouns)
suffix (neuter)
Suffix forming abstract neuter nouns
वारि (vāri) - water
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri
vāri - water
वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vāri
vāri - water
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, so
(indeclinable)
अहंता (ahaṁtā) - ego-sense, I-ness, individuality
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā
ahaṁtā - ego (ahaṅtā), egoism, the sense of 'I'
आदिताम् (āditām) - the state of being the beginning/etc., the state of being a primary form
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of āditā
āditā - the state of being a beginning or first, the state of being etcetera
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādi+tā)
- ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
indeclinable - tā – -ness, -hood, state, condition (suffix)
suffix (feminine)
Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns
एति (eti) - attains, goes, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
ज्ञप्ता (jñaptā) - consciousness, cognition, knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jñapti
jñapti - consciousness, cognition, knowledge, understanding
Root: jñā (class 9)
ज्ञप्तौ (jñaptau) - in consciousness, in cognition
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of jñapti
jñapti - consciousness, cognition, knowledge, understanding
Root: jñā (class 9)
ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower, the conscious principle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jña
jña - knower, understanding, conscious, intelligent
Root: jñā (class 9)
आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
Root: an (class 2)