योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-30

संविच्चित्त्वमनाद्यन्तं संविदोऽन्यन्न विद्यते ।
देहेस्मिंस्तन्महामूर्ख किं त्वं स्याश्चित्तनामकम् ॥ ३० ॥

saṃviccittvamanādyantaṃ saṃvido'nyanna vidyate ,
dehesmiṃstanmahāmūrkha kiṃ tvaṃ syāścittanāmakam 30

30. saṃvit cittvam anādi anantam saṃvidaḥ anyat na vidyate
dehe asmin tat mahā mūrkha kim tvam syāḥ citta nāmakam

30. saṃvit cittvam anādi anantam saṃvidaḥ anyat na vidyate
mahāmūrkha asmin dehe tvam tat citta nāmakam kim syāḥ

30. Consciousness (saṃvit) is the essence of awareness, beginningless and endless. Nothing else exists apart from consciousness. O great fool, in this body, how can you be that which is called mind (citta)?

Words meanings summery:

• संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, perfect knowledge, awareness

• चित्त्वम् (cittvam) - the state of being cit, the nature of awareness

• अनादि (anādi) - without beginning, beginningless

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - without end, endless, infinite

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - from consciousness, than consciousness

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - it exists, it is found

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• महा (mahā) - great, mighty

• मूर्ख (mūrkha) - O fool, ignorant one

• किम् (kim) - how? (what? why?)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• स्याः (syāḥ) - how can you be? (you may be, you should be, you could be)

• चित्त (citta) - mind, thought, consciousness

• नामकम् (nāmakam) - named, called, by name

Words meanings and morphology

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, perfect knowledge, awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, perfect knowledge, awareness, understanding

From sam (with, together) + vid (to know)

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

चित्त्वम् (cittvam) - the state of being cit, the nature of awareness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - the state or nature of consciousness (cit), awareness

From cit (consciousness) + tva (abstract suffix)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saṃvit'.

अनादि (anādi) - without beginning, beginningless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādi

anādi - beginningless, without origin

From a (negation) + ādi (beginning)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ādi – beginning, first, origin
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as predicate adjective for 'cittvam'.

अनन्तम् (anantam) - without end, endless, infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, unbounded

From an (negation) + anta (end)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+anta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (before vowels).
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as predicate adjective for 'cittvam'.

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - from consciousness, than consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, perfect knowledge, awareness

From sam (with, together) + vid (to know)

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Ablative case, indicating "apart from" or "other than".

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'vidyate'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - it exists, it is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Middle voice form of root 'vid' (class 4), or passive of root 'vid' (class 2).

Root: vid (class 4)

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

From dih (to smear, to grow, to collect)

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Part of the phrase 'asmin dehe' (in this body).

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Modifies 'dehe'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'citta nāmakam'.

महा (mahā) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

`mahā` is the vocative form or stem in compounds.

Note: Adjective modifying 'mūrkha'.

मूर्ख (mūrkha) - O fool, ignorant one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - fool, ignorant, stupid

From mūrcch (to become unconscious, stupid) + kha (suffix)

Root: mūrcch

Note: Used as a vocative, preceded by 'mahā'.

किम् (kim) - how? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'syāḥ'.

स्याः (syāḥ) - how can you be? (you may be, you should be, you could be)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

चित्त (citta) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, intellect

Past Passive Participle of cit (to perceive)

Noun form, often meaning 'mind' in philosophical contexts.

Root: cit (class 1)

नामकम् (nāmakam) - named, called, by name

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāmaka

nāmaka - named, called, having the name of

From nāman (name) + ka (suffix)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tvam' (implied 'asi') or 'tat'. 'citta-nāmakam' is a compound meaning "that which is called citta".

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