Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
6,31

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-32

त्वङ्मारुतौ जडौ तुच्छौ तत्सङ्गः स्पर्श उच्यते ।
मननं स्पर्शसंवित्तिस्तत्संवित्तिस्तु चित्परा ॥ ३२ ॥
tvaṅmārutau jaḍau tucchau tatsaṅgaḥ sparśa ucyate ,
mananaṃ sparśasaṃvittistatsaṃvittistu citparā 32
32. tvaṅmārutau jaḍau tucchau tatsaṅgaḥ sparśaḥ ucyate
mananam sparśasaṃvittiḥ tatsaṃvittiḥ tu cit parā
32. tvaṅmārutau jaḍau tucchau tatsaṅgaḥ sparśaḥ ucyate
mananam sparśasaṃvittiḥ tatsaṃvittiḥ tu cit parā
32. The skin and the air are inert and insignificant. Their conjunction is called touch. The process of mental reflection (mananam) is the awareness of touch, but that very awareness is the supreme consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • त्वङ्मारुतौ (tvaṅmārutau) - skin and air; the sense organ of touch and the object of touch
  • जडौ (jaḍau) - inert, dull, inanimate, stupid
  • तुच्छौ (tucchau) - trivial, empty, vain, insignificant
  • तत्सङ्गः (tatsaṅgaḥ) - their contact, their conjunction
  • स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch, sensation of touch
  • उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared
  • मननम् (mananam) - thinking, mental activity, reflection, meditation
  • स्पर्शसंवित्तिः (sparśasaṁvittiḥ) - awareness of touch, sensation of touch
  • तत्संवित्तिः (tatsaṁvittiḥ) - that specific awareness of touch (that awareness, that knowledge)
  • तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
  • चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding
  • परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

त्वङ्मारुतौ (tvaṅmārutau) - skin and air; the sense organ of touch and the object of touch
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tvakmāruta
tvakmāruta - skin and air; the sense of touch and the subtle element of air
Dvandva compound of 'tvac' (skin) and 'māruta' (air).
Compound type : dvandva (tvac+māruta)
  • tvac – skin, hide; bark
    noun (feminine)
  • māruta – wind, air; a deity of the wind; the sense of touch
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from 'marut' (wind god/storm god), often used for 'vāyu' or 'prāṇa'.
जडौ (jaḍau) - inert, dull, inanimate, stupid
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of jaḍa
jaḍa - inert, dull, inanimate, senseless, stupid
तुच्छौ (tucchau) - trivial, empty, vain, insignificant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tuccha
tuccha - trivial, empty, vain, insignificant, hollow
तत्सङ्गः (tatsaṅgaḥ) - their contact, their conjunction
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tatsaṅga
tatsaṅga - their contact, their conjunction, association with them
Tatpuruṣa compound of 'tad' (that/their) and 'saṅga' (contact).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+saṅga)
  • tad – that, he, she, it; their
    pronoun (neuter)
  • saṅga – contact, conjunction, attachment, association
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'sañj' (to cling to) with prefix 'sam'.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: sañj (class 1)
स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch, sensation of touch
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch, a tactile object
Derived from root 'spṛś' (to touch).
Root: spṛś (class 6)
उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac
Present Passive form of the root 'vac'.
Root: vac (class 2)
मननम् (mananam) - thinking, mental activity, reflection, meditation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manana
manana - thinking, reflecting, meditating; the act of understanding or knowing
Verbal Noun
Derived from root 'man' (to think).
Root: man (class 4)
स्पर्शसंवित्तिः (sparśasaṁvittiḥ) - awareness of touch, sensation of touch
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sparśasaṃvitti
sparśasaṁvitti - awareness of touch, the knowledge of touch
Tatpuruṣa compound of 'sparśa' (touch) and 'saṃvitti' (awareness).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sparśa+saṃvitti)
  • sparśa – touch, contact, sensation of touch
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'spṛś' (to touch).
    Root: spṛś (class 6)
  • saṃvitti – awareness, knowledge, consciousness, perception
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam'.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: vid (class 2)
तत्संवित्तिः (tatsaṁvittiḥ) - that specific awareness of touch (that awareness, that knowledge)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tatsaṃvitti
tatsaṁvitti - that awareness, that knowledge
Tatpuruṣa compound of 'tad' (that) and 'saṃvitti' (awareness).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+saṃvitti)
  • tad – that, he, she, it
    pronoun (neuter)
  • saṃvitti – awareness, knowledge, consciousness, perception
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam'.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: vid (class 2)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding, thinking
Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).
Root: cit (class 1)
परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, farthest