योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-30, verse-64
यदि सर्वगता देव चिदस्त्येका तदात्मकः ।
तदयं चावनिस्फारमयान्धेव न चेतति ॥ ६४ ॥
तदयं चावनिस्फारमयान्धेव न चेतति ॥ ६४ ॥
yadi sarvagatā deva cidastyekā tadātmakaḥ ,
tadayaṃ cāvanisphāramayāndheva na cetati 64
tadayaṃ cāvanisphāramayāndheva na cetati 64
64.
yadi sarva-gatā deva cit asti ekā tad-ātmakaḥ tat
ayam ca avanī-sphāra-maya-andhaḥ iva na cetati
ayam ca avanī-sphāra-maya-andhaḥ iva na cetati
64.
deva,
yadi cit ekā sarva-gatā asti,
ca ayam tad-ātmakaḥ,
tat ayam avanī-sphāra-maya-andhaḥ iva na cetati.
yadi cit ekā sarva-gatā asti,
ca ayam tad-ātmakaḥ,
tat ayam avanī-sphāra-maya-andhaḥ iva na cetati.
64.
If, O Lord, consciousness (Cit) is one and all-pervading, and this (individual self) is by nature that (consciousness), then why does it not perceive, as if blind due to being filled with the vast expanse of the earth?
Words meanings summery:
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- यदि (yadi) - if, in case that
- सर्व-गता (sarva-gatā) - all-pervading, omnipresent
- देव (deva) - O Lord, O god
- चित् (cit) - consciousness (Cit), pure intelligence
- अस्ति (asti) - exists, is
- एका (ekā) - one, singular, unique
- तद्-आत्मकः (tad-ātmakaḥ) - whose nature is that (consciousness), having that as its essence
- तत् (tat) - then, therefore, in that case
- अयम् (ayam) - this individual self (this (one), he)
- च (ca) - and, but, also
- अवनी-स्फार-मय-अन्धः (avanī-sphāra-maya-andhaḥ) - blind due to being filled with the vast expanse of the earth (i.e., deluded by the material world)
- इव (iva) - as if, like
- न (na) - not, no
- चेतति (cetati) - perceives, knows, is conscious
Words meanings and morphology
यदि (yadi) - if, in case that
(indeclinable)
सर्व-गता (sarva-gatā) - all-pervading, omnipresent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva-gata
sarva-gata - all-pervading, omnipresent, gone everywhere
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+gata)
- sarva – all, every
pronoun/adjective - gata – gone, reached, pervading (Past Passive Participle of gam)
adjective
Past Passive Participle
derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
देव (deva) - O Lord, O god
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, lord, divine being
चित् (cit) - consciousness (Cit), pure intelligence
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, mind, thought
अस्ति (asti) - exists, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
present tense, active voice
root as, class 2, parasmaipada, indicative mood
Root: as (class 2)
एका (ekā) - one, singular, unique
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique, alone
तद्-आत्मकः (tad-ātmakaḥ) - whose nature is that (consciousness), having that as its essence
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad-ātmaka
tad-ātmaka - whose nature is that, consisting of that, of that essence
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+ātmaka)
- tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - ātmaka – whose nature is, made of, consisting of
adjective
तत् (tat) - then, therefore, in that case
(indeclinable)
अयम् (ayam) - this individual self (this (one), he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
च (ca) - and, but, also
(indeclinable)
अवनी-स्फार-मय-अन्धः (avanī-sphāra-maya-andhaḥ) - blind due to being filled with the vast expanse of the earth (i.e., deluded by the material world)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avanī-sphāra-maya-andha
avanī-sphāra-maya-andha - blind on account of being full of the vast expanse of the earth; blinded by material attachment
Compound type : tatpuruṣa/bahuvrīhi (avanī+sphāra+maya+andha)
- avanī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - sphāra – vast, extensive, expanded
adjective
Root: sphur (class 6) - maya – made of, consisting of, full of
adjective (suffix) - andha – blind
adjective
इव (iva) - as if, like
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
चेतति (cetati) - perceives, knows, is conscious
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of cit
present tense, active voice
root cit, class 1/10, parasmaipada, indicative mood
Root: cit (class 1)