योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-11, verse-24
स्फुरति ब्रह्मणि ब्रह्म नाहमस्मीतरात्मकः ।
घटो ब्रह्म पटो ब्रह्म ब्रह्माहमिदमाततम् ॥ २४ ॥
घटो ब्रह्म पटो ब्रह्म ब्रह्माहमिदमाततम् ॥ २४ ॥
sphurati brahmaṇi brahma nāhamasmītarātmakaḥ ,
ghaṭo brahma paṭo brahma brahmāhamidamātatam 24
ghaṭo brahma paṭo brahma brahmāhamidamātatam 24
24.
sphurati brahmaṇi brahma na aham asmi itara-ātmakaḥ
ghaṭaḥ brahma paṭaḥ brahma brahma aham idam ātatam
ghaṭaḥ brahma paṭaḥ brahma brahma aham idam ātatam
24.
brahmaṇi brahma sphurati aham itara-ātmakaḥ na asmi
ghaṭaḥ brahma paṭaḥ brahma aham brahma idam ātatam
ghaṭaḥ brahma paṭaḥ brahma aham brahma idam ātatam
24.
(Brahman) itself shines forth within (brahman). I am not of a different intrinsic nature (ātman). The pot is (brahman), the cloth is (brahman); I am (brahman), and this entire universe is pervaded by (brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests as itself, radiates forth (shines, flashes, throbs, manifests, appears)
- ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within the ultimate reality (brahman) itself (in Brahman, in the Vedas, in a holy man)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)
- न (na) - negation (not, no)
- अहम् (aham) - the individual self (I, myself)
- अस्मि (asmi) - I exist, I am identified (I am, exist)
- इतर-आत्मकः (itara-ātmakaḥ) - having a distinct or separate intrinsic nature (ātman) (of another nature, having another self)
- घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - a physical object, an example of a finite form (pot, jar, pitcher)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)
- पटः (paṭaḥ) - another example of a finite physical object (cloth, garment, screen)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)
- अहम् (aham) - the individual self (I, myself)
- इदम् (idam) - this entire perceived world/universe (this, this world, this universe)
- आततम् (ātatam) - fully encompassed and permeated (pervaded, spread out, extended, diffused)
Words meanings and morphology
स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests as itself, radiates forth (shines, flashes, throbs, manifests, appears)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sphur
Present Indicative
Root sphur, class 6 (or 1), Parasmaipada
Root: sphur (class 6)
Note: Describes the self-manifestation of Brahman.
ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within the ultimate reality (brahman) itself (in Brahman, in the Vedas, in a holy man)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda, prayer, holy life, priest
Note: Indicates the substratum, emphasizing Brahman's self-contained nature.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda, prayer, holy life, priest
Note: Subject of 'sphurati'.
न (na) - negation (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the following statement.
अहम् (aham) - the individual self (I, myself)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
asmad - I, we
Note: Subject of 'asmi'.
अस्मि (asmi) - I exist, I am identified (I am, exist)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Indicative
Root as, class 2, Parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Copula verb.
इतर-आत्मकः (itara-ātmakaḥ) - having a distinct or separate intrinsic nature (ātman) (of another nature, having another self)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of itarātmaka
itarātmaka - of another nature, having another self
Compound of 'itara' (other) and 'ātmaka' (having the nature of)
Compound type : tatpurusha (itara+ātmaka)
- itara – other, another, different
pronoun/adjective (masculine) - ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self
adjective (masculine)
Suffix -ka added to 'ātman'
Note: Predicate adjective for 'aham'.
घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - a physical object, an example of a finite form (pot, jar, pitcher)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa
ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher
Note: Example of a worldly object.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda, prayer, holy life, priest
Note: Predicate for 'ghaṭaḥ'.
पटः (paṭaḥ) - another example of a finite physical object (cloth, garment, screen)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paṭa
paṭa - cloth, garment, screen
Note: Another example of a worldly object.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda, prayer, holy life, priest
Note: Predicate for 'paṭaḥ'.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda, prayer, holy life, priest
Note: Predicate for 'aham'.
अहम् (aham) - the individual self (I, myself)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
asmad - I, we
Note: Subject of the statement 'aham brahma'.
इदम् (idam) - this entire perceived world/universe (this, this world, this universe)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
Note: Refers to the manifest universe.
आततम् (ātatam) - fully encompassed and permeated (pervaded, spread out, extended, diffused)
(Past Passive Participle)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'idam', indicating its nature.