योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-114, verse-21
जन्तोर्यथा मनोराज्यं विविधारम्भभासुरम् ।
ब्राह्मं तथेदं विततं मनोराज्यं विराजते ॥ २१ ॥
ब्राह्मं तथेदं विततं मनोराज्यं विराजते ॥ २१ ॥
jantoryathā manorājyaṃ vividhārambhabhāsuram ,
brāhmaṃ tathedaṃ vitataṃ manorājyaṃ virājate 21
brāhmaṃ tathedaṃ vitataṃ manorājyaṃ virājate 21
21.
jantoḥ yathā manorājyam vividhārambhābhāsuram
brāhmam tathā idam vitatam manorājyam virājate
brāhmam tathā idam vitatam manorājyam virājate
21.
yathā jantoḥ vividhārambhābhāsuram manorājyam,
tathā idam brāhmam vitatam manorājyam virājate.
tathā idam brāhmam vitatam manorājyam virājate.
21.
Just as a living being's mental projection (manorājyam) shines brilliantly with diverse undertakings, so too does this vast mental projection, which pertains to the ultimate reality (brahman), manifest itself.
Words meanings summery:
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- जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, of a person
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
- मनोराज्यम् (manorājyam) - mental kingdom, mental projection, daydream
- विविधारम्भाभासुरम् (vividhārambhābhāsuram) - shining with various undertakings, brilliant with diverse initiatives
- ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - related to Brahman, divine, cosmic, pertaining to the ultimate reality
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way
- इदम् (idam) - this, this one
- विततम् (vitatam) - vast, extensive, spread out, diffused
- मनोराज्यम् (manorājyam) - mental kingdom, mental projection, daydream
- विराजते (virājate) - shines, manifests, appears, is splendid
Words meanings and morphology
जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, of a person
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu
jantu - living being, creature, man
Root: jan (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
(indeclinable)
मनोराज्यम् (manorājyam) - mental kingdom, mental projection, daydream
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manorājya
manorājya - mental kingdom, kingdom of the mind, mental projection, daydream
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rājya)
- manas – mind, intellect
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, dominion
noun (neuter)
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is' in the first clause. It's in agreement with vividhārambhābhāsuram.
विविधारम्भाभासुरम् (vividhārambhābhāsuram) - shining with various undertakings, brilliant with diverse initiatives
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vividhārambhābhāsura
vividhārambhābhāsura - shining with various undertakings
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+ārambha+bhāsura)
- vividha – various, diverse, manifold
adjective - ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: rabh (class 1) - bhāsura – shining, brilliant, splendid
adjective
From root bhās (to shine).
Root: bhās (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying manorājyam.
ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - related to Brahman, divine, cosmic, pertaining to the ultimate reality
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhma
brāhma - related to Brahman, divine, sacred
Formed from brahman with suffix -aṇ (a) meaning 'belonging to' or 'related to'.
Note: Adjective modifying manorājyam (the cosmic mental projection).
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way
(indeclinable)
Correlative to yathā.
इदम् (idam) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Demonstrative pronoun.
विततम् (vitatam) - vast, extensive, spread out, diffused
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vitata
vitata - vast, extensive, spread out, diffused
Past Passive Participle
Formed from vi-tan (to stretch out, expand). vi (prefix) + tan (root) + kta (past participle suffix).
Prefix: vi
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Adjective modifying manorājyam.
मनोराज्यम् (manorājyam) - mental kingdom, mental projection, daydream
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manorājya
manorājya - mental kingdom, kingdom of the mind, mental projection, daydream
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rājya)
- manas – mind, intellect
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, dominion
noun (neuter)
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Subject of virājate.
विराजते (virājate) - shines, manifests, appears, is splendid
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of virāj
Present Tense, Middle Voice
Formed from vi-rāj (to shine forth, rule over). rāj is from class 1 (ātmanepada).
Prefix: vi
Root: rāj (class 1)