योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-29, verse-141
आकाशं परमाकाशं ब्रह्माकाशं जगच्चितिः ।
इति पर्यायनामानि तत्र पादपवृक्षवत् ॥ १४१ ॥
इति पर्यायनामानि तत्र पादपवृक्षवत् ॥ १४१ ॥
ākāśaṃ paramākāśaṃ brahmākāśaṃ jagaccitiḥ ,
iti paryāyanāmāni tatra pādapavṛkṣavat 141
iti paryāyanāmāni tatra pādapavṛkṣavat 141
141.
ākāśam paramākāśam brahmākāśam jagat citiḥ
iti paryāyanāmāni tatra pādapavṛkṣavat
iti paryāyanāmāni tatra pādapavṛkṣavat
141.
ākāśam paramākāśam brahmākāśam jagat citiḥ
iti tatra paryāyanāmāni pādapavṛkṣavat
iti tatra paryāyanāmāni pādapavṛkṣavat
141.
Space (ākāśa), supreme space (paramākāśa), Brahman-space (brahmākāśa), and world-consciousness (jagacciti) – these are synonymous terms there, just like 'plant' and 'tree'.
Words meanings summery:
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- आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether, sky
- परमाकाशम् (paramākāśam) - supreme space, ultimate ether
- ब्रह्माकाशम् (brahmākāśam) - Brahman-space, space of the absolute (brahman)
- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
- चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness as the world or pervading the world (consciousness, intelligence, heap, collection)
- इति (iti) - indicating 'these are called...' (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)
- पर्यायनामानि (paryāyanāmāni) - synonymous names, alternative names
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, in this context
- पादपवृक्षवत् (pādapavṛkṣavat) - like 'plant' and 'tree'
Words meanings and morphology
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether, sky
(noun)
neuter, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - space, ether, sky
परमाकाशम् (paramākāśam) - supreme space, ultimate ether
(noun)
neuter, singular of paramākāśa
paramākāśa - supreme space, ultimate ether
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ākāśa)
- parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
adjective - ākāśa – space, ether, sky
noun (neuter)
ब्रह्माकाशम् (brahmākāśam) - Brahman-space, space of the absolute (brahman)
(noun)
neuter, singular of brahmākāśa
brahmākāśa - Brahman-space, space of the absolute (brahman)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ākāśa)
- brahman – the Absolute (brahman), ultimate reality
noun (neuter) - ākāśa – space, ether, sky
noun (neuter)
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving
present active participle (often substantivized)
Root: gam (class 1)
चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness as the world or pervading the world (consciousness, intelligence, heap, collection)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of citi
citi - consciousness, intelligence, heap, collection
Root: ci (class 5)
इति (iti) - indicating 'these are called...' (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)
(indeclinable)
पर्यायनामानि (paryāyanāmāni) - synonymous names, alternative names
(noun)
neuter, plural of paryāyanāman
paryāyanāman - synonymous name, alternative name
Compound type : karmadhāraya (paryāya+nāman)
- paryāya – turn, rotation, synonym, alternative
noun (masculine) - nāman – name
noun (neuter)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, in this context
(indeclinable)
पादपवृक्षवत् (pādapavṛkṣavat) - like 'plant' and 'tree'
(indeclinable)
Derived from the dvandva compound 'pādapavṛkṣa' with the suffix '-vat' (like, similar to).
Compound type : dvandva (pādapa+vṛkṣa)
- pādapa – plant, tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')
noun (masculine) - vṛkṣa – tree
noun (masculine)
Note: The suffix '-vat' makes the compound an indeclinable adverb meaning 'like'.