योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-32, verse-40
सर्वगा चिच्चेतनतो जीवीभूय मनःस्थिता ।
पुर्यष्टकवपुर्भूत्वा साऽऽतिवाहिकदेहिनी ॥ ४० ॥
पुर्यष्टकवपुर्भूत्वा साऽऽतिवाहिकदेहिनी ॥ ४० ॥
sarvagā ciccetanato jīvībhūya manaḥsthitā ,
puryaṣṭakavapurbhūtvā sā''tivāhikadehinī 40
puryaṣṭakavapurbhūtvā sā''tivāhikadehinī 40
40.
sarva-gā cit cetanataḥ jīvī-bhūya manaḥ-sthitā
puryaṣṭaka-vapuḥ bhūtvā sā ātivāhika-dehinī
puryaṣṭaka-vapuḥ bhūtvā sā ātivāhika-dehinī
40.
sarva-gā cit cetanataḥ jīvī-bhūya manaḥ-sthitā,
sā puryaṣṭaka-vapuḥ bhūtvā ātivāhika-dehinī
sā puryaṣṭaka-vapuḥ bhūtvā ātivāhika-dehinī
40.
The all-pervading consciousness, by virtue of its conscious nature, becomes a living being dwelling in the mind. Having then taken on the form of the subtle body, that very consciousness itself becomes endowed with a subtle transmigratory body.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्व-गा (sarva-gā) - all-pervading, omnipresent
- चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness, spirit
- चेतनतः (cetanataḥ) - by its consciousness, by becoming conscious, through animation
- जीवी-भूय (jīvī-bhūya) - having become a living being
- मनः-स्थिता (manaḥ-sthitā) - residing in the mind
- पुर्यष्टक-वपुः (puryaṣṭaka-vapuḥ) - having the subtle body as its form
- भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become
- सा (sā) - that (feminine pronoun)
- आतिवाहिक-देहिनी (ātivāhika-dehinī) - endowed with a subtle (transmigratory) body
Words meanings and morphology
सर्व-गा (sarva-gā) - all-pervading, omnipresent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvaga
sarvaga - all-pervading, omnipresent
from sarva (all) + ga (going)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+ga)
- sarva – all, every
pronoun (neuter) - ga – going, moving
adjective (feminine)
agent noun/suffix
from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness, spirit
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, intelligence, spirit, pure thought
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
चेतनतः (cetanataḥ) - by its consciousness, by becoming conscious, through animation
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of cetana
cetana - consciousness, animation, sensation
from root cit (to perceive, know), with suffix -ana and ablative/genitive -taḥ
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Indicates the cause or means by which 'cit' becomes a jīva.
जीवी-भूय (jīvī-bhūya) - having become a living being
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
from jīva (living being) + -ībhū (to become) + -ya (absolutive suffix)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Absolutive, indicating a prior action to the main verb.
मनः-स्थिता (manaḥ-sthitā) - residing in the mind
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of manaḥsthita
manaḥsthita - residing in the mind, mentally situated
from manas (mind) + sthita (situated)
Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+sthita)
- manas – mind
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - sthita – situated, standing, residing
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
पुर्यष्टक-वपुः (puryaṣṭaka-vapuḥ) - having the subtle body as its form
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puryaṣṭakavapus
puryaṣṭakavapus - having the subtle body as its form
Compound type : bahuvrihi (puryaṣṭaka+vapus)
- puryaṣṭaka – subtle body, eightfold aggregate
noun (neuter) - vapus – body, form, figure
noun (neuter)
Root: vap (class 1)
Note: Predicative nominative with bhūtvā.
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
absolutive suffix -tvā
Root: bhū (class 1)
सा (sā) - that (feminine pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
feminine singular nominative
आतिवाहिक-देहिनी (ātivāhika-dehinī) - endowed with a subtle (transmigratory) body
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ātivāhikadehinī
ātivāhikadehinī - endowed with a subtle transmigratory body
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ātivāhika+dehin)
- ātivāhika – transmitting, conveying, subtle (body)
adjective (neuter)
from ati-vah (to carry over)
Prefix: ati
Root: vah (class 1) - dehin – embodied, having a body, soul
noun (masculine)
from deha (body) + -in (possessive suffix)
Note: Predicative adjective for sā.