योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-36

एकमाद्यन्तरहितं चिन्मात्रममलान्तरम् ।
खादप्यतितरामच्छं विद्यते सर्ववेदनम् ॥ ३६ ॥

ekamādyantarahitaṃ cinmātramamalāntaram ,
khādapyatitarāmacchaṃ vidyate sarvavedanam 36

36. ekam ādyantarahitam cinmātram amalāntaram
khāt api atitarām accham vidyate sarvavedanam

36. ekam sarvavedanam vidyate ādyantarahitam
cinmātram amalāntaram khāt api atitarām accham

36. There exists a single, all-knowing (sarvavedanam) reality, which is without beginning or end, consists solely of pure consciousness (cinmātram), is internally spotless, and is exceedingly clearer even than space.

36. קיימת רק מציאות אחת, ללא התחלה וסוף, שהיא מודעות טהורה בלבד, זכה לחלוטין, צלולה בהרבה מהחלל הריק ויודעת את הכל.

Words meanings summery:

• एकम् (ekam) - a single, one (one, single, unique, sole)

• आद्यन्तरहितम् (ādyantarahitam) - without beginning or end (without beginning or end, endless, eternal)

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - consists solely of pure consciousness (pure consciousness, mere consciousness, consisting solely of consciousness)

• अमलान्तरम् (amalāntaram) - internally spotless (internally spotless, pure within, having a pure interior)

• खात् (khāt) - than space (from space, than space)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly (exceedingly, very much, extremely)

• अच्छम् (accham) - clearer (implicitly superlative with atitarām) (clear, pure, transparent, spotless)

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

• सर्ववेदनम् (sarvavedanam) - all-knowing reality (all-knowing, all-knowledge, omniscient)

Words meanings and morphology

एकम् (ekam) - a single, one (one, single, unique, sole)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole, alone

Note: Agreeing with sarvavedanam.

आद्यन्तरहितम् (ādyantarahitam) - without beginning or end (without beginning or end, endless, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādyantarahita

ādyantarahita - without beginning or end, endless, eternal

Compound: `ādi` (beginning) + `anta` (end) + `rahita` (devoid of, without)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ādi+anta+rahita)

• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
• rahita – devoid of, without, abandoned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `rah` (to abandon)
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with sarvavedanam.

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - consists solely of pure consciousness (pure consciousness, mere consciousness, consisting solely of consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - pure consciousness, mere consciousness, consisting solely of consciousness

Compound: `cit` (consciousness) + `mātra` (only, mere)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, solely, size, measure
  adjective

Note: Agreeing with sarvavedanam.

अमलान्तरम् (amalāntaram) - internally spotless (internally spotless, pure within, having a pure interior)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amalāntara

amalāntara - internally spotless, pure within, having a pure interior

Compound: `amala` (spotless, pure) + `antara` (interior, within)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (amala+antara)

• amala – spotless, pure, clean, stainless
  adjective
  Negation of `mala` (impurity, dirt)
• antara – interior, inner, within, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with sarvavedanam.

खात् (khāt) - than space (from space, than space)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void

Note: Used in comparison with accham.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly (exceedingly, very much, extremely)

(indeclinable)

From `ati` (beyond, exceedingly) and `taram` (comparative suffix, here forming an adverb)

अच्छम् (accham) - clearer (implicitly superlative with atitarām) (clear, pure, transparent, spotless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of accha

accha - clear, pure, transparent, spotless, shining

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

(verb)

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

present middle

3rd person singular, present indicative, middle voice

Root: vid (class 2)

सर्ववेदनम् (sarvavedanam) - all-knowing reality (all-knowing, all-knowledge, omniscient)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvavedana

sarvavedana - all-knowing, omniscience, all-knowledge, all-perception

Compound: `sarva` (all) + `vedana` (knowledge, knowing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+vedana)

• sarva – all, every, whole, complete
  pronoun
• vedana – knowledge, knowing, perception, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root `vid` (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The ultimate reality being described.

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