योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-64

आत्मा प्रकाशरूपो हि नित्यः सर्वगतो विभुः ।
चित्तं शठमहंकारं विद्धि हार्दं बृहत्तमः ॥ ६४ ॥

ātmā prakāśarūpo hi nityaḥ sarvagato vibhuḥ ,
cittaṃ śaṭhamahaṃkāraṃ viddhi hārdaṃ bṛhattamaḥ 64

64. ātmā prakāśarūpaḥ hi nityaḥ sarvagataḥ vibhuḥ
cittam śaṭham ahaṅkāram viddhi hārdaṃ bṛhattamaḥ

64. hi ātmā prakāśarūpaḥ nityaḥ sarvagataḥ vibhuḥ (asti).
bṛhattamaḥ (tvam) śaṭham ahaṅkāram hārdaṃ cittam viddhi.

64. The Self (ātman) is indeed luminous, eternal, all-pervading, and supreme. O greatest (being), know the deceitful ego (ahaṅkāra) to be the innermost mind (citta).

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the true Self, the inner essence (ātman) (the Self, soul, spirit, essence)

• प्रकाशरूपः (prakāśarūpaḥ) - of the nature of light, having the form of light, luminous

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, permanent, constant

• सर्वगतः (sarvagataḥ) - all-pervading, omnipresent

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - all-pervading, powerful, lord, supreme

• चित्तम् (cittam) - the thinking mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

• शठम् (śaṭham) - deceitful, cunning, wicked, crooked

• अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, self-conceit, sense of 'I')

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

• हार्दं (hārdaṁ) - innermost, heartfelt, belonging to the heart

• बृहत्तमः (bṛhattamaḥ) - O greatest (being), referring to the implied 'you' (ātman) (the greatest, largest, most excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - the true Self, the inner essence (ātman) (the Self, soul, spirit, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the Self, soul, spirit, essence, mind

प्रकाशरूपः (prakāśarūpaḥ) - of the nature of light, having the form of light, luminous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśarūpa

prakāśarūpa - having the form of light, luminous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prakāśa+rūpa)

• prakāśa – light, brightness, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, permanent, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, permanent, constant, always

सर्वगतः (sarvagataḥ) - all-pervading, omnipresent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvagata

sarvagata - all-pervading, omnipresent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+gata)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, resorted to, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - all-pervading, powerful, lord, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, lord, supreme being

चित्तम् (cittam) - the thinking mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle

From root cit (to perceive, think)

Root: cit (class 1)

शठम् (śaṭham) - deceitful, cunning, wicked, crooked

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - deceitful, cunning, wicked, crooked

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.

अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, self-conceit, sense of 'I')

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, self-conceit, sense of 'I'

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of viddhi

Imperative 2nd person singular

Root: vid (class 2)

हार्दं (hārdaṁ) - innermost, heartfelt, belonging to the heart

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hārda

hārda - innermost, heartfelt, belonging to the heart

Derived from hṛd (heart)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.

बृहत्तमः (bṛhattamaḥ) - O greatest (being), referring to the implied 'you' (ātman) (the greatest, largest, most excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhattama

bṛhattama - greatest, largest, most excellent

Superlative degree of bṛhat (great)

Note: Used here as a vocative or predicate nominative addressing the implied 'you' (tvam).

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