योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-74, verse-13
चित्सर्वव्यापिनी सूक्ष्मा न चला नैव चाल्यते ।
न स्वतः स्पन्दमायाति देवाचल इवानिलैः ॥ १३ ॥
न स्वतः स्पन्दमायाति देवाचल इवानिलैः ॥ १३ ॥
citsarvavyāpinī sūkṣmā na calā naiva cālyate ,
na svataḥ spandamāyāti devācala ivānilaiḥ 13
na svataḥ spandamāyāti devācala ivānilaiḥ 13
13.
cit sarvavyāpinī sūkṣmā na calā na eva cālyate
na svataḥ spandam āyāti devācalaḥ iva anilaiḥ
na svataḥ spandam āyāti devācalaḥ iva anilaiḥ
13.
cit sarvavyāpinī sūkṣmā na calā,
na eva cālyate.
na svataḥ spandam āyāti devācalaḥ iva anilaiḥ.
na eva cālyate.
na svataḥ spandam āyāti devācalaḥ iva anilaiḥ.
13.
Consciousness (cit) is all-pervading and subtle. It is not subject to movement, nor is it ever caused to move. It does not spontaneously come into vibration, just as an immovable mountain (acala) is not stirred by winds.
Words meanings summery:
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- चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness, spirit
- सर्वव्यापिनी (sarvavyāpinī) - all-pervading, omnipresent
- सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, fine, minute
- न (na) - not, no
- चला (calā) - moving, unsteady, vibrating
- न (na) - not, no
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- चाल्यते (cālyate) - is moved, is caused to move
- न (na) - not, no
- स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, of its own accord
- स्पन्दम् (spandam) - movement, vibration, pulsation
- आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, obtains
- देवाचलः (devācalaḥ) - a divine mountain, an immovable mountain
- इव (iva) - like, as
- अनिलैः (anilaiḥ) - by winds, by air
Words meanings and morphology
चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness, spirit
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, mind, spirit
सर्वव्यापिनी (sarvavyāpinī) - all-pervading, omnipresent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvavyāpin
sarvavyāpin - all-pervading
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+vyāpin)
- sarva – all, every
adjective (masculine/neuter) - vyāpin – pervading, extending
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun / Adjective from verb
From vi-āp (to pervade)
Prefix: vi
Root: āp (class 5)
सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, fine, minute
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sūkṣma
sūkṣma - subtle, fine, minute
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
चला (calā) - moving, unsteady, vibrating
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cala
cala - moving, unsteady, vibrating
Adjective from verb root
From √cal (to move).
Root: cal (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
चाल्यते (cālyate) - is moved, is caused to move
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of cal
Causal Passive
From √cal with causal suffix -aya and passive ending -te.
Root: cal (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, of its own accord
(indeclinable)
स्पन्दम् (spandam) - movement, vibration, pulsation
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of spanda
spanda - movement, vibration, pulsation
आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches, obtains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Prefix: ā
Root: yā (class 2)
देवाचलः (devācalaḥ) - a divine mountain, an immovable mountain
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devācala
devācala - divine mountain, great mountain
Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+acala)
- deva – god, divine, celestial
noun (masculine) - acala – immovable, mountain
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
अनिलैः (anilaiḥ) - by winds, by air
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of anila
anila - wind, air