योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-11, verse-69

भेदं त्यक्त्वा स्वमाभासं चिद्ब्रह्माहमनामयम् ।
शब्दादीनामशेषाणां कारणानां जगत्स्थितेः ॥ ६९ ॥

bhedaṃ tyaktvā svamābhāsaṃ cidbrahmāhamanāmayam ,
śabdādīnāmaśeṣāṇāṃ kāraṇānāṃ jagatsthiteḥ 69

69. bhedam tyaktvā svam ābhāsam cit-brahma aham
anāmayam śabdādīnām aśeṣāṇām kāraṇānām jagatsthiteḥ

69. aham bhedam svam ābhāsam tyaktvā anāmayam cit-brahma
aśeṣāṇām śabdādīnām jagatsthiteḥ kāraṇānām

69. Having abandoned all distinctions and my own (illusory) manifestations, I am the flawless consciousness (cit) and absolute reality (brahman), the cause of all sounds and other sensory objects, and of the world's maintenance.

69. בזונחי את הנפרדות, אני ההשתקפות הטהורה, בְּרַהְמָן שהוא תודעה ללא רבב; המקור לכל הצלילים, התחושות וקיום העולם.

Words meanings summery:

• भेदम् (bhedam) - distinction, difference, division

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having renounced

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self, own property

• आभासम् (ābhāsam) - appearance, manifestation, reflection, illusion

• चित्-ब्रह्म (cit-brahma) - consciousness-Brahman, the absolute reality as consciousness

• अहम् (aham) - I, I am

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - flawless, free from disease, healthy, perfect

• शब्दादीनाम् (śabdādīnām) - of sounds and the like, of sounds etc.

• अशेषाणाम् (aśeṣāṇām) - of all, of the entire, of without remainder

• कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes, of instruments, of reasons

• जगत्स्थितेः (jagatsthiteḥ) - of the world's existence, of the world's maintenance

Words meanings and morphology

भेदम् (bhedam) - distinction, difference, division

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - distinction, difference, division, kind, species

From √bhid (to break, divide) + -a (agent noun suffix)

Root: bhid (class 7)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having renounced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From √tyaj + -ktvā suffix

Root: tyaj (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self, own property

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own, property, kin

Note: Qualifies 'ābhāsam'.

आभासम् (ābhāsam) - appearance, manifestation, reflection, illusion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ābhāsa

ābhāsa - appearance, manifestation, reflection, semblance, illusion

From √bhās (to shine) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: bhās (class 2)

चित्-ब्रह्म (cit-brahma) - consciousness-Brahman, the absolute reality as consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-brahman

cit-brahman - consciousness (cit) and the absolute reality (brahman)

Compound of cit and brahman.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+brahman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From √cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• brahman – the absolute reality, the ultimate truth, sacred utterance, prayer
  noun (neuter)
  From √bṛh (to grow, expand)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: The form 'brahma' is the nominative/accusative singular of 'brahman' (neuter).

अहम् (aham) - I, I am

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

asmad - I, me

Nominative singular of asmad.

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - flawless, free from disease, healthy, perfect

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - free from disease, healthy, flawless, perfect

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'āmaya' (disease, fault).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āmaya)

• an – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āmaya – disease, illness, fault, defect
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√am (to be sick)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: am (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cit-brahma' and 'aham'.

शब्दादीनाम् (śabdādīnām) - of sounds and the like, of sounds etc.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śabdādi

śabdādi - sound and so forth, beginning with sound (referring to sensory objects)

Compound of śabda and ādi.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śabda+ādi)

• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From √śab (to sound)
  Root: śab (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so forth
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√dā (to take) or related to ad- (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'kāraṇānām'.

अशेषाणाम् (aśeṣāṇām) - of all, of the entire, of without remainder

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - without remainder, complete, all, entire

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'śeṣa' (remainder).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)
  From √śiṣ (to leave as a remainder)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'śabdādīnām' and 'kāraṇānām'.

कारणानाम् (kāraṇānām) - of causes, of instruments, of reasons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From √kṛ (to do, make) + -ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Connected to 'jagatsthiteḥ'.

जगत्स्थितेः (jagatsthiteḥ) - of the world's existence, of the world's maintenance

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of jagatsthiti

jagatsthiti - the existence/maintenance of the world

Tatpurusha compound of jagat and sthiti.

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (jagat+sthiti)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From √gam (to go) + -at suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sthiti – standing, existence, state, maintenance
  noun (feminine)
  From √sthā (to stand) + -ti suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Connects with 'kāraṇānām' as 'causes for the world's existence'.

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