योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-10

चिदात्मा खादपि स्वच्छो न विनश्यति किं भ्रमैः ।
मनःप्राणमये देहे चित्तत्त्वं परिजायते ॥ १० ॥

cidātmā khādapi svaccho na vinaśyati kiṃ bhramaiḥ ,
manaḥprāṇamaye dehe cittattvaṃ parijāyate 10

10. cit-ātmā khāt api svacchaḥ na vinaśyati kim bhramaiḥ
manaḥ-prāṇa-maye dehe cit-tattvam parijāyate

10. cit-ātmā khāt api svacchaḥ na vinaśyati bhramaiḥ
kim manaḥ-prāṇa-maye dehe cit-tattvam parijāyate

10. The conscious self (ātman) is purer even than space (ākāśa) and does not perish. What use are these delusions then? In the body, composed of mind (manas) and vital breath (prāṇa), the principle of consciousness (cittattva) manifests.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-आत्मा (cit-ātmā) - conscious self, individual soul as consciousness

• खात् (khāt) - from ākāśa, the element of space (from space, from ether)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• स्वच्छः (svacchaḥ) - pure, clear, transparent

• न (na) - not, no

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

• किम् (kim) - what use? (what? why?)

• भ्रमैः (bhramaiḥ) - by delusions, by errors

• मनः-प्राण-मये (manaḥ-prāṇa-maye) - consisting of mind (manas) and vital breath (prāṇa)

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• चित्-तत्त्वम् (cit-tattvam) - principle of consciousness, essence of consciousness

• परिजायते (parijāyate) - arises, is born, manifests

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-आत्मा (cit-ātmā) - conscious self, individual soul as consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-ātman

cit-ātman - conscious self, individual soul as consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ātman)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

खात् (khāt) - from ākāśa, the element of space (from space, from ether)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void (ākāśa)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

स्वच्छः (svacchaḥ) - pure, clear, transparent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clear, transparent, self-luminous

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

(verb)

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

present indicative, active voice

3rd person singular present indicative of root naś with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

किम् (kim) - what use? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

भ्रमैः (bhramaiḥ) - by delusions, by errors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, wandering, confusion

from root bhram (to wander, be confused)

Root: bhram (class 1)

मनः-प्राण-मये (manaḥ-prāṇa-maye) - consisting of mind (manas) and vital breath (prāṇa)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas-prāṇa-maya

manas-prāṇa-maya - consisting of mind and vital breath

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+prāṇa+maya)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• prāṇa – vital breath, life-force
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  suffix indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Root: dih (class 4)

चित्-तत्त्वम् (cit-tattvam) - principle of consciousness, essence of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-tattva

cit-tattva - principle of consciousness, essence of consciousness, conscious reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+tattva)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)

परिजायते (parijāyate) - arises, is born, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pari-jan

present indicative, middle voice

3rd person singular present indicative of root jan with prefix pari, in middle voice (often used for natural occurrences)

Prefix: pari

Root: jan (class 4)

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