योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-31, verse-22
रूपालोकमनस्कारवलिता चिदबोधतः ।
बोधतश्चैव भवति निद्रां सदसती यतः ॥ २२ ॥
बोधतश्चैव भवति निद्रां सदसती यतः ॥ २२ ॥
rūpālokamanaskāravalitā cidabodhataḥ ,
bodhataścaiva bhavati nidrāṃ sadasatī yataḥ 22
bodhataścaiva bhavati nidrāṃ sadasatī yataḥ 22
22.
rūpālokamanaskāravalitā cit abodhataḥ
bodhataḥ ca eva bhavati nidrām sadasatī yataḥ
bodhataḥ ca eva bhavati nidrām sadasatī yataḥ
22.
rūpālokamanaskāravalitā cit abodhataḥ ca bodhataḥ eva sadasatī nidrām bhavati,
yataḥ
yataḥ
22.
Consciousness (cit), when entwined with the perception of forms and mental activity, arises from non-awareness. And indeed, from awareness, it transforms into sleep, which is both real and unreal, and from which (state) everything else originates.
Words meanings summery:
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- रूपालोकमनस्कारवलिता (rūpālokamanaskāravalitā) - (consciousness) entangled in the processes of perceiving external objects and internal thoughts (entwined with the perception of forms and mental activity)
- चित् (cit) - the ultimate consciousness (consciousness, pure awareness, spirit)
- अबोधतः (abodhataḥ) - caused by a state of non-awareness or ignorance (from non-awareness, from ignorance, due to lack of knowledge)
- बोधतः (bodhataḥ) - caused by a state of awareness or understanding (from awareness, from knowledge, due to understanding)
- च (ca) - "and", connecting 'abodhataḥ' and 'bodhataḥ'. (and, also)
- एव (eva) - "indeed", emphasizing the role of awareness (indeed, only, certainly)
- भवति (bhavati) - transforms into or gives rise to (becomes, arises, happens)
- निद्राम् (nidrām) - the state of sleep (sleep, slumber)
- सदसती (sadasatī) - (sleep) characterized as being simultaneously real (as an experience) and unreal (in its content) (real and unreal, existing and non-existing)
- यतः (yataḥ) - from which (state of sleep) (from which, because, since, where)
Words meanings and morphology
रूपालोकमनस्कारवलिता (rūpālokamanaskāravalitā) - (consciousness) entangled in the processes of perceiving external objects and internal thoughts (entwined with the perception of forms and mental activity)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpālokamanaskāravalita
rūpālokamanaskāravalita - entwined with the perception of forms and mental activity
Compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rūpa+āloka+manaskāra+valita)
- rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter) - āloka – sight, perception, looking at, light
noun (masculine)
From 'ā' + root 'lok' (to see).
Prefix: ā
Root: lok (class 1) - manaskāra – mental activity, attention, thought, reflection
noun (masculine)
From 'manas' (mind) + 'kāra' (making).
Root: kṛ (class 8) - valita – entwined, embraced, turned, surrounded
past passive participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'val' (to turn, be entwined).
Root: val (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'cit'.
चित् (cit) - the ultimate consciousness (consciousness, pure awareness, spirit)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, pure awareness
From root 'cit' (to perceive, observe, know).
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
अबोधतः (abodhataḥ) - caused by a state of non-awareness or ignorance (from non-awareness, from ignorance, due to lack of knowledge)
(indeclinable)
Compound 'a' (not) + 'bodha' (awareness). The suffix '-taḥ' indicates 'from' or 'due to'.
Prefix: a
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Adverbial form indicating cause or origin.
बोधतः (bodhataḥ) - caused by a state of awareness or understanding (from awareness, from knowledge, due to understanding)
(indeclinable)
From root 'budh' (to know, awaken). The suffix '-taḥ' indicates 'from' or 'due to'.
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Adverbial form indicating cause or origin.
च (ca) - "and", connecting 'abodhataḥ' and 'bodhataḥ'. (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Connects clauses or ideas.
एव (eva) - "indeed", emphasizing the role of awareness (indeed, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
Note: Emphatic particle.
भवति (bhavati) - transforms into or gives rise to (becomes, arises, happens)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Present Active Indicative
Root 'bhū', 1st class verb (bhavati).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Verb for 'cit'.
निद्राम् (nidrām) - the state of sleep (sleep, slumber)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nidrā
nidrā - sleep, slumber, repose, mental inactivity
From root 'drā' (to sleep) + prefix 'ni'.
Prefix: ni
Root: drā (class 2)
Note: Object of transformation (bhavati as 'becomes' or 'produces').
सदसती (sadasatī) - (sleep) characterized as being simultaneously real (as an experience) and unreal (in its content) (real and unreal, existing and non-existing)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sadasat
sadasat - existent and non-existent, real and unreal
Dvandva compound of 'sat' (existent) and 'asat' (non-existent). The feminine ending 'ī' makes it qualify 'nidrā'.
Compound type : dvandva (sat+asat)
- sat – existent, real, true, good
adjective (masculine/neuter)
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
Root: as (class 2) - asat – non-existent, unreal, false, bad
adjective (masculine/neuter)
Present Active Participle (negative)
Negative of 'sat'.
Prefix: a
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'nidrā'. The form `sadasatī` is usually nominative feminine singular or dual, but here it modifies an accusative singular `nidrām`, suggesting an implied accusative ending or adverbial usage.
यतः (yataḥ) - from which (state of sleep) (from which, because, since, where)
(indeclinable)
Demonstrative pronoun with suffix '-taḥ' indicating source or cause.
Note: Refers back to 'nidrā'.