योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-57, verse-9
यदात्मगगनस्यान्तश्चित्त्वात्सौषिर्यवेदनम् ।
तदहंतादि भेदादि शरीरादि च दीपितम् ॥ ९ ॥
तदहंतादि भेदादि शरीरादि च दीपितम् ॥ ९ ॥
yadātmagaganasyāntaścittvātsauṣiryavedanam ,
tadahaṃtādi bhedādi śarīrādi ca dīpitam 9
tadahaṃtādi bhedādi śarīrādi ca dīpitam 9
9.
yadā ātma-gaganasyāntaḥ cittvāt sauṣirya-vedanam
tat ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi śarīra-ādi ca dīpitam
tat ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi śarīra-ādi ca dīpitam
9.
yadā ātma-gaganasyāntaḥ cittvāt sauṣirya-vedanam
tat ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi śarīra-ādi ca dīpitam
tat ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi śarīra-ādi ca dīpitam
9.
When, within the sky-like expanse of the Self (ātman), a perception of hollowness arises from its very nature as consciousness (cit), then that [state], characterized by ego (ahaṃtā) and various distinctions, also causes bodies and other physical forms to be manifested.
Words meanings summery:
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- यदा (yadā) - when
- आत्म-गगनस्यान्तः (ātma-gaganasyāntaḥ) - within the sky-like expanse of the Self (ātman) (within the Self-sky, in the interior of the sky of the Self)
- चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - from its very nature as consciousness (cit) (due to consciousness, from being consciousness)
- सौषिर्य-वेदनम् (sauṣirya-vedanam) - a perception characterized by hollowness (perception of hollowness, knowledge of porousness)
- तत् (tat) - that (perception/manifestation mentioned previously) (that, it)
- अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - ego (ahaṃtā) and other individualistic feelings/identifications (ego etc., beginning with ego)
- भेद-आदि (bheda-ādi) - distinctions and divisions (differences etc., beginning with differences)
- शरीर-आदि (śarīra-ādi) - bodies and other physical forms (body etc., beginning with the body)
- च (ca) - also, and (and, also, moreover)
- दीपितम् (dīpitam) - manifested, illuminated (caused to appear) (illuminated, manifested, enkindled)
Words meanings and morphology
यदा (yadā) - when
(indeclinable)
formed from the pronoun 'ya' with the suffix '-dā' (temporal)
आत्म-गगनस्यान्तः (ātma-gaganasyāntaḥ) - within the sky-like expanse of the Self (ātman) (within the Self-sky, in the interior of the sky of the Self)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātma-gagana-antas
ātma-gagana-antas - the interior of the Self-sky
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+gagana+antas)
- ātman – Self, soul, essence, breath, spirit
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2) - gagana – sky, atmosphere, heaven
noun (neuter) - antas – interior, within, inside
indeclinable
Note: 'antaḥ' can also be an indeclinable meaning 'within'. The genitive 'ātma-gaganasyā' is connected to 'antaḥ' in a locative sense 'within the Self-sky'.
चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - from its very nature as consciousness (cit) (due to consciousness, from being consciousness)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva
cittva - the state or quality of being consciousness (cit)
derived from 'cit' (consciousness) with suffix '-tva' (state of being)
Note: Expresses cause or reason ('due to').
सौषिर्य-वेदनम् (sauṣirya-vedanam) - a perception characterized by hollowness (perception of hollowness, knowledge of porousness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sauṣirya-vedana
sauṣirya-vedana - the knowledge or perception of hollowness/porousness
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sauṣirya+vedana)
- sauṣirya – hollowness, porousness, perforation
noun (neuter)
derived from 'suṣira' (hollow) with suffix '-ya' - vedana – knowledge, perception, sensation, feeling
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
derived from root 'vid' (to know) with suffix '-ana'
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: The subject of the first clause.
तत् (tat) - that (perception/manifestation mentioned previously) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
Note: Serves as the subject for 'dīpitam'.
अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - ego (ahaṃtā) and other individualistic feelings/identifications (ego etc., beginning with ego)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃtā-ādi
ahaṁtā-ādi - ego and so forth, beginning with ego
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtā+ādi)
- ahaṃtā – egoism, self-consciousness, the sense of 'I'
noun (feminine)
derived from 'aham' (I) with suffix '-tā' - ādi – beginning, etc., and so forth
indeclinable
Root: ād (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the 'state' (tat) as being characterized by ego and other distinctions.
भेद-आदि (bheda-ādi) - distinctions and divisions (differences etc., beginning with differences)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda-ādi
bheda-ādi - differences and so forth, beginning with distinctions
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bheda+ādi)
- bheda – division, distinction, difference, separation
noun (masculine)
derived from root 'bhid' (to split, to break)
Root: bhid (class 7) - ādi – beginning, etc., and so forth
indeclinable
Root: ād (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the 'state' (tat).
शरीर-आदि (śarīra-ādi) - bodies and other physical forms (body etc., beginning with the body)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra-ādi
śarīra-ādi - body and so forth, beginning with the body
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+ādi)
- śarīra – body, form, physical frame
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, etc., and so forth
indeclinable
Root: ād (class 1)
Note: Part of the manifested phenomena.
च (ca) - also, and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
दीपितम् (dīpitam) - manifested, illuminated (caused to appear) (illuminated, manifested, enkindled)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dīpita
dīpita - illuminated, shining, manifested, excited
Past Passive Participle
derived from root 'dīp' (to shine, to burn) with causative suffix '-i' and past passive participle suffix '-ta'
Root: dīp (class 4)
Note: Describes the state ('tat') which includes 'ahaṃtā-ādi', 'bheda-ādi', and 'śarīra-ādi'.