योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-57, verse-4

स्वतो यदात्मदृषदश्चित्त्वात्काठिन्यवेदनम् ।
तदहंतादि भेदादि देशकालादितां गतम् ॥ ४ ॥

svato yadātmadṛṣadaścittvātkāṭhinyavedanam ,
tadahaṃtādi bhedādi deśakālāditāṃ gatam 4

4. svataḥ yat ātma-dṛṣadaḥ cittvāt kāṭhinyavedanam |
tat ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi deśa-kāla-ādi-tām gatam ||

4. yat svataḥ ātma-dṛṣadaḥ cittvāt kāṭhinyavedanam,
tat ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi deśa-kāla-ādi-tām gatam.

4. That inherent experience of hardness, arising from the consciousness of the Self's (ātman) stone-like nature, has, through differentiations like ego (ahaṅkāra) and others, attained the state of space, time, and so on.

4. כשם שתחושת הקושי של האבן נחווית מעצמה עקב התודעה שבתוכה, כך היא הופכת לתחושת אגו, נפרדות, מרחב וזמן.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - inherently, naturally, by itself

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• आत्म-दृषदः (ātma-dṛṣadaḥ) - from the stone-like nature of the Self, from the Self's (ātman) rock

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to consciousness, from being conscious

• काठिन्यवेदनम् (kāṭhinyavedanam) - the experience of hardness

• तत् (tat) - that

• अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - ego (ahaṅkāra) and so on, beginning with ego

• भेद-आदि (bheda-ādi) - distinctions and so on, beginning with distinctions

• देश-काल-आदि-ताम् (deśa-kāla-ādi-tām) - the state of space, time, and so on

• गतम् (gatam) - attained, become (gone, attained, reached, become)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वतः (svataḥ) - inherently, naturally, by itself

(indeclinable)

From sva (self) + -tas (suffix indicating origin or manner)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

आत्म-दृषदः (ātma-dṛṣadaḥ) - from the stone-like nature of the Self, from the Self's (ātman) rock

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of ātma-dṛṣad

ātma-dṛṣad - Self as a rock, stone of the Self

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+dṛṣad)

• ātman – the Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• dṛṣad – stone, rock, slab
  noun (feminine)

Note: Can also be genitive singular.

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to consciousness, from being conscious

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - consciousness, nature of consciousness

Abstract noun formed from cit (consciousness) + -tva (suffix).

काठिन्यवेदनम् (kāṭhinyavedanam) - the experience of hardness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāṭhinyavedana

kāṭhinyavedana - experience of hardness

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāṭhinya+vedana)

• kāṭhinya – hardness, rigidity, sternness
  noun (neuter)
• vedana – knowing, feeling, experiencing, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - ego (ahaṅkāra) and so on, beginning with ego

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃtā-ādi

ahaṁtā-ādi - egoism and so on

Compound type : dvandva or tatpurusha (ahaṃtā+ādi)

• ahaṃtā – egoism, egohood, sense of 'I', individuality
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  indeclinable (masculine)

भेद-आदि (bheda-ādi) - distinctions and so on, beginning with distinctions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda-ādi

bheda-ādi - distinctions and so on

Compound type : dvandva or tatpurusha (bheda+ādi)

• bheda – division, difference, distinction, separation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  indeclinable (masculine)

देश-काल-आदि-ताम् (deśa-kāla-ādi-tām) - the state of space, time, and so on

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of deśa-kāla-ādi-tā

deśa-kāla-ādi-tā - the state of space, time, and others

Abstract noun formed from deśa-kāla-ādi + -tā (suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+ādi+tā)

• deśa – place, space, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  indeclinable (masculine)
• tā – suffix used to form abstract feminine nouns, denoting 'the state of being' or 'quality'
  suffix (feminine)

गतम् (gatam) - attained, become (gone, attained, reached, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, departed, arrived, attained, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

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