योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-44

एतावतैव देवेशः परमात्मावगम्यते ।
काष्ठलोष्टसमत्वेन देहो यदवलोक्यते ॥ ४४ ॥

etāvataiva deveśaḥ paramātmāvagamyate ,
kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamatvena deho yadavalokyate 44

44. etāvatā eva deveśaḥ paramātmā avagamyate
kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamatvena dehaḥ yat avalokyate

44. etāvatā eva deveśaḥ paramātmā avagamyate
yat dehaḥ kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamatvena avalokyate

44. By this much alone is the Lord of gods, the Supreme Self (ātman), understood, when the body is perceived as equal to a log of wood or a lump of clay.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावता (etāvatā) - by this much, by so much, to this extent

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - lord of gods, chief of the deities

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - Supreme Self, ultimate soul

• अवगम्यते (avagamyate) - is understood, is perceived, is known

• काष्ठलोष्ठसमत्वेन (kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamatvena) - by the state of equality with wood and a clod of earth

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body, physical form

• यत् (yat) - when, as a result of which (which, what, that (conjunction))

• अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is seen, is observed, is regarded

Words meanings and morphology

एतावता (etāvatā) - by this much, by so much, to this extent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so far

Derived from etat + -vat

Note: Pronominal adjective, agrees with an implied 'means' or 'cause'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - lord of gods, chief of the deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - lord of gods, chief of the deities (e.g., Indra, Vishnu, Shiva)

Compound of deva (god) + īśa (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √īś (to rule, possess)
  Root: īś (class 2)

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - Supreme Self, ultimate soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - Supreme Self (ātman), ultimate soul, Brahman

Compound of parama (supreme) + ātman (self)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, best
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul (ātman), Supreme Soul (Brahman)
  noun (masculine)

अवगम्यते (avagamyate) - is understood, is perceived, is known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of avagam

Present Indicative

Derived from prefix ava- + root √gam (to go, perceive)

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

काष्ठलोष्ठसमत्वेन (kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamatvena) - by the state of equality with wood and a clod of earth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamatva

kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamatva - state of equality with wood and a clod of earth

Compound of kāṣṭhaloṣṭha (wood and clod) + samatva (equality)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāṣṭhaloṣṭha+samatva)

• kāṣṭhaloṣṭha – wood and clod of earth, logs and lumps of clay
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound of kāṣṭha (wood) and loṣṭha (clod of earth)
• samatva – equality, sameness, impartiality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sama (equal) + -tva (suffix forming abstract nouns)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body, physical form

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form, embodiment

यत् (yat) - when, as a result of which (which, what, that (conjunction))

(indeclinable)

अवलोक्यते (avalokyate) - is seen, is observed, is regarded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of avalok

Present Indicative

Derived from prefix ava- + root √lok (to see, perceive)

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 1)

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