योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-78, verse-35

संविन्मात्रं तु हृदयमुपादेयं स्थितं स्मृतम् ।
तदन्तरे च बाह्ये च न च बाह्ये न चान्तरे ॥ ३५ ॥

saṃvinmātraṃ tu hṛdayamupādeyaṃ sthitaṃ smṛtam ,
tadantare ca bāhye ca na ca bāhye na cāntare 35

35. saṃvinmātram tu hṛdayam upādeyam sthitam smṛtam | tat
antare ca bāhye ca na ca bāhye na ca antare || 35 ||

35. tu hṛdayam saṃvinmātram upādeyam sthitam smṛtam
tat antare ca bāhye ca na ca bāhye na ca antare 35

35. The heart is indeed understood as pure consciousness alone, and it is to be embraced. It is simultaneously both within and outside, yet it is neither exclusively outside nor exclusively within.

Words meanings summery:

• संविन्मात्रम् (saṁvinmātram) - pure consciousness, consciousness alone

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core, essence

• उपादेयम् (upādeyam) - to be accepted, to be embraced, desirable, fit for use

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, existing

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, taught (in sacred texts)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अन्तरे (antare) - within, inside

• च (ca) - and

• बाह्ये (bāhye) - outside, external

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• बाह्ये (bāhye) - outside, external

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• अन्तरे (antare) - within, inside

Words meanings and morphology

संविन्मात्रम् (saṁvinmātram) - pure consciousness, consciousness alone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvinmātra

saṁvinmātra - consisting of consciousness only, pure consciousness

Compound of saṃvit and mātra.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃvit+mātra)

• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely, solely, consisting of
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Refers to hṛdayam.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core, essence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core, essence, centre

Note: Subject of the sentence.

उपादेयम् (upādeyam) - to be accepted, to be embraced, desirable, fit for use

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upādeya

upādeya - to be taken up, to be accepted, desirable, fit for use, proper

Gerundive

Derived from root dā (to give/take) with prefix upā. Gerundive formation.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies hṛdayam.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies hṛdayam.

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, taught (in sacred texts)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, known from tradition, taught in sacred texts

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies hṛdayam. Often implying 'it is traditionally held'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to hṛdayam.

अन्तरे (antare) - within, inside

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, inside, middle, interval

Note: Within it.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective.

बाह्ये (bāhye) - outside, external

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outside, outer

Derived from bahiḥ (outside).

Note: In the outside.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective.

बाह्ये (bāhye) - outside, external

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outside, outer

Derived from bahiḥ (outside).

Note: In the outside.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective.

अन्तरे (antare) - within, inside

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, inside, middle, interval

Note: Within it.

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