योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-71

चित्स्वयं चेत्यतामेति साकाशपरमाणुताम् ।
शब्दबीजात्मिकां पश्चाद्वाततन्मात्रगामिनी ॥ ७१ ॥

citsvayaṃ cetyatāmeti sākāśaparamāṇutām ,
śabdabījātmikāṃ paścādvātatanmātragāminī 71

71. cit svayam cetyatām eti sa-ākāśa-paramāṇutām
śabdabījātmikām paścāt vātatannātragāminī

71. cit svayam cetyatām eti,
(sā) sākāśaparamāṇutām (eti),
śabdabījātmikām (bhavati),
paścāt vātatannātragāminī (bhavati)

71. Consciousness (cit) itself attains the state of being an object of cognition, taking on the nature of space (ākāśa) and minute particles (paramāṇu). Then, becoming the essence of the sound-seed (śabda-bīja), it subsequently proceeds towards the subtle element (tanmātra) of air (vāta).

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - Consciousness (cit) (Consciousness, knowledge, pure awareness)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - itself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

• चेत्यताम् (cetyatām) - the state of being an object of cognition (state of being an object of cognition, perceptibility, knowability)

• एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, reaches)

• स-आकाश-परमाणुताम् (sa-ākāśa-paramāṇutām) - the state of having space (ākāśa) and minute particles (paramāṇu) (state of being with space and atoms, the state of space and atoms)

• शब्दबीजात्मिकाम् (śabdabījātmikām) - becoming the essence of the sound-seed (śabda-bīja) (having the nature of the seed of sound, whose essence is the sound-seed)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - subsequently, then (afterwards, behind, subsequently)

• वाततन्नात्रगामिनी (vātatannātragāminī) - proceeds towards the subtle element (tanmātra) of air (vāta) (proceeding to the subtle element of air)

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - Consciousness (cit) (Consciousness, knowledge, pure awareness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - Consciousness, knowledge, pure awareness

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्वयम् (svayam) - itself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that the process originates from Consciousness itself.

चेत्यताम् (cetyatām) - the state of being an object of cognition (state of being an object of cognition, perceptibility, knowability)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetyatā

cetyatā - state of being an object of cognition, perceptibility, knowability

Derived from 'cetya' (perceptible, knowable) with suffix '-tā'.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of 'eti'.

एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The verb of the first clause.

स-आकाश-परमाणुताम् (sa-ākāśa-paramāṇutām) - the state of having space (ākāśa) and minute particles (paramāṇu) (state of being with space and atoms, the state of space and atoms)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sa-ākāśa-paramāṇutā

sa-ākāśa-paramāṇutā - state of being with space and atoms, the state of space and atoms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ākāśa+paramāṇu+tā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ākāśa – ether, space, sky
  noun (masculine)
• paramāṇu – atom, subtle particle
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix for forming abstract nouns, 'ness', 'ity'
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Object of 'eti', implicitly or explicitly.

शब्दबीजात्मिकाम् (śabdabījātmikām) - becoming the essence of the sound-seed (śabda-bīja) (having the nature of the seed of sound, whose essence is the sound-seed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śabdabījātmikā

śabdabījātmikā - having the nature of the seed of sound, whose essence is the sound-seed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śabda+bīja+ātmikā)

• śabda – sound, word
  noun (masculine)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)
• ātmikā – having the nature of, consisting of, essence
  adjective (feminine)
  Suffix -ika from ātman (self/essence)

Note: Agrees with the implied object that 'cit' becomes or with the implied 'cit' itself in accusative.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - subsequently, then (afterwards, behind, subsequently)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a sequence of events.

वाततन्नात्रगामिनी (vātatannātragāminī) - proceeds towards the subtle element (tanmātra) of air (vāta) (proceeding to the subtle element of air)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vātatannātragāmin

vātatannātragāmin - proceeding to the subtle element of air

Agent Noun / Adjective from root gam

Compound of 'vāta' (air) + 'tanmātra' (subtle element) + 'gāmin' (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+tanmātra+gāmin)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• tanmātra – subtle element, primary element, mere particle
  noun (neuter)
• gāmin – going, moving, proceeding to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root gam- (to go) with the suffix '-in'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cit'.

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