योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-31, verse-7
न मातृमेयमानानि नभसीव नवाङ्कुरः ।
न चिच्चेतनचेत्यादि नन्दने खदिरो यथा ॥ ७ ॥
न चिच्चेतनचेत्यादि नन्दने खदिरो यथा ॥ ७ ॥
na mātṛmeyamānāni nabhasīva navāṅkuraḥ ,
na ciccetanacetyādi nandane khadiro yathā 7
na ciccetanacetyādi nandane khadiro yathā 7
7.
na mātṛmeyamānāni nabhasi iva navāṅkuraḥ
na ciccetanacetyādi nandane khadiraḥ yathā
na ciccetanacetyādi nandane khadiraḥ yathā
7.
mātṛmeyamānāni na nabhasi iva navāṅkuraḥ
ciccetanacetyādi na nandane khadiraḥ yathā
ciccetanacetyādi na nandane khadiraḥ yathā
7.
It (consciousness) is not a triad of the cognizer, the cognized object, and the act of cognition, just as a new sprout does not appear in the sky. Nor is it consciousness, the conscious being, the cognized (object), and so on, just as a Khadira tree (acacia catechu) is not found in a pleasure garden.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- मातृमेयमानानि (mātṛmeyamānāni) - cognizer, cognized, and cognition
- नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- नवाङ्कुरः (navāṅkuraḥ) - new sprout
- न (na) - not, no
- चिच्चेतनचेत्यादि (ciccetanacetyādi) - consciousness, conscious being, cognized (object), and so on
- नन्दने (nandane) - in a pleasure garden, in a grove
- खदिरः (khadiraḥ) - acacia catechu tree
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
मातृमेयमानानि (mātṛmeyamānāni) - cognizer, cognized, and cognition
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mātṛmeyamāna
mātṛmeyamāna - the triad of cognizer, cognized object, and instrument of cognition
Dvanda compound listing the three elements of cognition.
Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+meya+māna)
- mātṛ – knower, cognizer
noun (masculine)
agent noun
from mā (to measure, know) or man (to think) + tṛ (agent suffix)
Root: mā (class 3) - meya – to be known, cognized object
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
from mā (to measure, know) + ya (gerundive suffix)
Root: mā (class 3) - māna – cognition, knowledge, instrument of measure/knowledge
noun (neuter)
from mā (to measure, know) + ana (suffix)
Root: mā (class 3)
नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
नवाङ्कुरः (navāṅkuraḥ) - new sprout
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of navāṅkura
navāṅkura - new sprout, young shoot
Compound of nava (new) and aṅkura (sprout)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (nava+aṅkura)
- nava – new, fresh, young, recent
adjective (masculine) - aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ, bud
noun (masculine)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
चिच्चेतनचेत्यादि (ciccetanacetyādi) - consciousness, conscious being, cognized (object), and so on
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ciccetanacetyādi
ciccetanacetyādi - the list of consciousness, conscious being, cognized object, etc.
Dvanda compound with ādi suffix
Compound type : dvandva (cit+cetana+cetya+ādi)
- cit – consciousness, intelligence
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - cetana – conscious, sentient being
adjective (masculine)
from cit + ana
Root: cit (class 1) - cetya – cognizable, object of cognition
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
from cit + ya
Root: cit (class 1) - ādi – and so on, etc.
indeclinable (masculine)
suffix indicating 'and others'
नन्दने (nandane) - in a pleasure garden, in a grove
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of nandana
nandana - pleasure garden, grove, delight
from nand (to rejoice) + ana (suffix)
Root: nand (class 1)
खदिरः (khadiraḥ) - acacia catechu tree
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of khadira
khadira - Acacia Catechu (a type of tree)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)