योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-58

चिच्छिलोदरमेवासि नासि नानास्यथाप्यसि ।
योसि सोसि न सोसीव सदस्यसदसि स्वभाः ॥ ५८ ॥

cicchilodaramevāsi nāsi nānāsyathāpyasi ,
yosi sosi na sosīva sadasyasadasi svabhāḥ 58

58. cicchilodaram eva asi na asi nānā asi atha api asi yaḥ
asi saḥ asi na saḥ asi iva sat asi asat asi svabhāḥ

58. त्वम् चिच्छिलोदरम् एव असि त्वम् न असि अथ अपि त्वम् नाना असि यः असि सः असि सः इव न असि त्वम् सत् असि त्वम् असत् असि त्वम् स्वभाः (असि) ।

58. You are indeed the inner space of the rock of consciousness. You are not (limited to any specific form), yet you are diverse, and still you exist. Whatever you are, that you are, yet you are not merely what appears to be. You are both existence and non-existence, self-luminous.

Words meanings summery:

• चिच्छिलोदरम् (cicchilodaram) - the ultimate reality as the internal, foundational aspect of consciousness itself (the interior of the rock of consciousness, the inner space of consciousness-stone)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• असि (asi) - you are, you exist

• न (na) - not, no

• नाना (nānā) - manifold, various, diverse, different

• अथ (atha) - and, then, now, thereupon

• अपि (api) - also, even, too, still, notwithstanding

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (demonstrative/correlative pronoun)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सत् (sat) - ultimate reality, pure existence (existing, real, good; being, existence, reality)

• असत् (asat) - that which is beyond existence, or the potential for form (non-existing, unreal, non-being, non-existence)

• स्वभाः (svabhāḥ) - inherently radiant and self-aware (self-luminous, self-resplendent, shining by itself)

Words meanings and morphology

चिच्छिलोदरम् (cicchilodaram) - the ultimate reality as the internal, foundational aspect of consciousness itself (the interior of the rock of consciousness, the inner space of consciousness-stone)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cicchilodara

cicchilodara - the interior of the rock of consciousness, the inner space of consciousness-stone

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+śilā+udara)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• śilā – rock, stone, slab
  noun (feminine)
• udara – interior, belly, womb, cavity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a predicate noun with an implied 'tvam' (you) as the subject.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are, you exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

root 'as' in present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नाना (nānā) - manifold, various, diverse, different

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially or as a predicate adjective with 'asi'.

अथ (atha) - and, then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects ideas, often implying sequence or consequence.

अपि (api) - also, even, too, still, notwithstanding

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with 'atha' to mean "and yet" or "nevertheless".

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Masculine nominative singular form of the relative pronoun 'yad'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (demonstrative/correlative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad', here correlative to 'yaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - ultimate reality, pure existence (existing, real, good; being, existence, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, true, real, good; being, existence, reality

present active participle

present active participle of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular of 'sat', functioning as a predicate.

असत् (asat) - that which is beyond existence, or the potential for form (non-existing, unreal, non-being, non-existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existing, unreal, non-being, non-existence

present active participle (negated)

negated present active participle of 'as' (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, being, existence
  participle (neuter)
  present active participle
  present active participle of 'as'
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular of 'asat', functioning as a predicate.

स्वभाः (svabhāḥ) - inherently radiant and self-aware (self-luminous, self-resplendent, shining by itself)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhā

svabhā - self-luminous, shining by itself, self-effulgent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+bhā)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
• bhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Implied 'asi' (you are).

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