योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-56

सत्यावलोकनाज्जाते चित्तजाड्यदृशोः क्षये ।
संपद्यते यत्तु तज्जं स्वसंवेदनमात्रकम् ॥ ५६ ॥

satyāvalokanājjāte cittajāḍyadṛśoḥ kṣaye ,
saṃpadyate yattu tajjaṃ svasaṃvedanamātrakam 56

56. satyāvalokanāt jāte cittajāḍyadṛśoḥ kṣaye
sampadyate yat tu tat jam svasaṃvedanamātrakam

56. satyāvalokanāt jāte cittajāḍyadṛśoḥ kṣaye yat
tu sampadyate tat jam svasaṃvedanamātrakam

56. When, due to the realization of truth (satya), the destruction of mental dullness (cittajāḍya) and (illusory) perception has occurred, then what arises is merely self-awareness (svasaṃvedana).

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यावलोकनात् (satyāvalokanāt) - from the realization of truth (satya) (from the realization/perception of truth)

• जाते (jāte) - when it has occurred (referring to 'kṣaye') (arisen, having happened, occurred)

• चित्तजाड्यदृशोः (cittajāḍyadṛśoḥ) - of mental dullness (cittajāḍya) and (illusory) perception (of the dullness of the mind and (false) vision/perception)

• क्षये (kṣaye) - in the destruction (in the destruction, in the waning, in the end)

• सम्पद्यते (sampadyate) - results, arises (is attained, results, becomes)

• यत् (yat) - that which (results) (which, that)

• तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to 'yat', the resulting thing) (that, it)

• जम् (jam) - born from (that destruction) (born from, produced from)

• स्वसंवेदनमात्रकम् (svasaṁvedanamātrakam) - merely self-awareness (svasaṃvedana) (merely self-awareness)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यावलोकनात् (satyāvalokanāt) - from the realization of truth (satya) (from the realization/perception of truth)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of satyāvalokana

satyāvalokana - realization of truth, perception of reality

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (satya+avalokana)

• satya – truth, reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• avalokana – seeing, beholding, perception, realization
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From 'ava' + root 'lok' + 'ana' suffix
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 1)

जाते (jāte) - when it has occurred (referring to 'kṣaye') (arisen, having happened, occurred)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of jan

jan - to be born, to arise, to happen

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣaye'.

चित्तजाड्यदृशोः (cittajāḍyadṛśoḥ) - of mental dullness (cittajāḍya) and (illusory) perception (of the dullness of the mind and (false) vision/perception)

(noun)

Genitive, dual of cittajāḍyadṛś

cittajāḍyadṛś - mental dullness and perception

Dvandva compound of 'cittajāḍya' and 'dṛś'.

Compound type : dvandva (cittajāḍya+dṛś)

• cittajāḍya – mental dullness, mental inertia
  compound (neuter)
• dṛś – sight, vision, perception, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Can also be locative dual, but genitive makes more sense with 'kṣaye'.

क्षये (kṣaye) - in the destruction (in the destruction, in the waning, in the end)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, loss, end, decline

From root 'kṣi' (to decay, destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 5)

सम्पद्यते (sampadyate) - results, arises (is attained, results, becomes)

(verb)

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

From 'sam' + 'pad' (to go, fall).

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

यत् (yat) - that which (results) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to 'yat', the resulting thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'.

जम् (jam) - born from (that destruction) (born from, produced from)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ja

jan - to be born, to arise

from root, used as suffix

Suffix 'ja' meaning 'born of', from root 'jan'.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Often seen as a compound component.

स्वसंवेदनमात्रकम् (svasaṁvedanamātrakam) - merely self-awareness (svasaṃvedana) (merely self-awareness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svasaṃvedanamātraka

svasaṁvedanamātraka - merely self-awareness, only self-knowledge

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+saṃvedana+mātraka)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• saṃvedana – awareness, knowledge, consciousness, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From 'sam' + 'vid' + 'ana' suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 4)
• mātraka – mere, only, consisting only of
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'mātra' + 'ka' suffix

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative.

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