योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-83, verse-29
तमेव भावयाभावं सुखत्यागो हि मूढता ।
यदि त्वस्ति भवेत्सत्यमन्तर्भावितचेतनम् ॥ २९ ॥
यदि त्वस्ति भवेत्सत्यमन्तर्भावितचेतनम् ॥ २९ ॥
tameva bhāvayābhāvaṃ sukhatyāgo hi mūḍhatā ,
yadi tvasti bhavetsatyamantarbhāvitacetanam 29
yadi tvasti bhavetsatyamantarbhāvitacetanam 29
29.
tam eva bhāvaya abhāvam sukhatyāgaḥ hi mūḍhatā
yadi tu asti bhavet satyam antarbhāvitacetanam
yadi tu asti bhavet satyam antarbhāvitacetanam
29.
tam eva abhāvam bhāvaya hi sukhatyāgaḥ mūḍhatā
yadi tu antarbhāvitacetanam satyam asti bhavet
yadi tu antarbhāvitacetanam satyam asti bhavet
29.
Contemplate that non-existence (abhāva) alone [referring to the mind's non-existence mentioned previously]. For, abandoning [true] happiness is indeed foolishness. But if there truly exists a reality (satya) imbued with inherent consciousness (caitanya)...
Words meanings summery:
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- तम् (tam) - that, him
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- भावय (bhāvaya) - contemplate, cultivate, realize, cause to be
- अभावम् (abhāvam) - non-existence of the mind (non-existence, absence, cessation)
- सुखत्यागः (sukhatyāgaḥ) - abandonment of happiness, renunciation of joy
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely
- मूढता (mūḍhatā) - foolishness, ignorance, delusion
- यदि (yadi) - if
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, the real
- अन्तर्भावितचेतनम् (antarbhāvitacetanam) - imbued with inherent consciousness, having consciousness contained within
Words meanings and morphology
तम् (tam) - that, him
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
भावय (bhāvaya) - contemplate, cultivate, realize, cause to be
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhāvaya
causal
Causal form of the root 'bhū' (to be), meaning 'to cause to be,' 'to imagine,' 'to contemplate.'
Root: bhū (class 1)
अभावम् (abhāvam) - non-existence of the mind (non-existence, absence, cessation)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of abhāva
abhāva - non-existence, absence, cessation, unreality
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - bhāva – existence, state, nature, being
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to the non-existence of the mind (citta) as discussed in earlier verses.
सुखत्यागः (sukhatyāgaḥ) - abandonment of happiness, renunciation of joy
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhatyāga
sukhatyāga - abandonment of happiness, renunciation of joy
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+tyāga)
- sukha – happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure
noun (neuter) - tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, sacrifice, relinquishment
noun (masculine)
Root: tyaj (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely
(indeclinable)
मूढता (mūḍhatā) - foolishness, ignorance, delusion
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mūḍhatā
mūḍhatā - foolishness, ignorance, delusion, stupidity
Derived from 'mūḍha' (foolish, deluded) + '-tā' (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, the real
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, true, real, existent
अन्तर्भावितचेतनम् (antarbhāvitacetanam) - imbued with inherent consciousness, having consciousness contained within
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of antarbhāvitacetana
antarbhāvitacetana - having consciousness (caitanya) inherent within, internally manifested as consciousness
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antar+bhāvita+cetana)
- antar – within, internally, in the midst of
indeclinable - bhāvita – caused to be, contained, manifested, impregnated with
participle (neuter)
past passive participle
Past passive participle of the causal form of 'bhū' (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1) - cetana – conscious, endowed with consciousness (caitanya), sentient
adjective (neuter)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'satyam'.