योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-13

सर्वगापि चिदुच्छूनबोधात्स्पन्दादिकं प्रति ।
बोधात्कलङ्कविमला चिदेव परमं शिवम् ॥ १३ ॥

sarvagāpi ciducchūnabodhātspandādikaṃ prati ,
bodhātkalaṅkavimalā cideva paramaṃ śivam 13

13. sarvagā api cit ucchūnabodhāt spandādikam prati
bodhāt kalaṅkavimalā cit eva paramam śivam

13. sarvagā api cit ucchūnabodhāt spandādikam prati
bodhāt kalaṅkavimalā cit eva paramam śivam

13. Even though consciousness (cit) is all-pervading, it directs vibration and other phenomena from its expanded awareness. (This same) consciousness (cit), pure and free from blemish through its intrinsic awareness, is indeed the supreme auspiciousness (śivam).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वगा (sarvagā) - all-pervading

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• चित् (cit) - consciousness

• उच्छूनबोधात् (ucchūnabodhāt) - from expansive awareness/knowledge

• स्पन्दादिकम् (spandādikam) - vibration etc.

• प्रति (prati) - towards, with respect to, regarding

• बोधात् (bodhāt) - from knowledge, from awareness

• कलङ्कविमला (kalaṅkavimalā) - spotless of blemish, pure from impurity

• चित् (cit) - consciousness

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspiciousness, absolute good, Shiva

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वगा (sarvagā) - all-pervading

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvaga

sarvaga - going everywhere, all-pervading, omnipresent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  Suffix from the root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cit'.

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, spirit

उच्छूनबोधात् (ucchūnabodhāt) - from expansive awareness/knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ucchūnabodha

ucchūnabodha - expanded consciousness, swelling awareness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ucchūna+bodha)

• ucchūna – swollen, expanded, inflated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'śvi' with upasarga 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: śvi (class 1)
• bodha – awakening, knowledge, perception
  noun (masculine)

स्पन्दादिकम् (spandādikam) - vibration etc.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of spandādika

spandādika - vibration etc., pulsation and so forth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spanda+ādika)

• spanda – vibration, pulsation, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
• ādika – beginning with, and so forth
  adjective

प्रति (prati) - towards, with respect to, regarding

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing accusative.

बोधात् (bodhāt) - from knowledge, from awareness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - awakening, knowledge, perception, understanding

कलङ्कविमला (kalaṅkavimalā) - spotless of blemish, pure from impurity

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalaṅkavimalā

kalaṅkavimalā - free from blemish, pure from impurity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalaṅka+vimalā)

• kalaṅka – blemish, stain, impurity
  noun (masculine)
• vimalā – spotless, pure, clean
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, spirit

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best

Note: Agrees with 'śivam'.

शिवम् (śivam) - auspiciousness, absolute good, Shiva

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous, (as noun) Shiva, auspiciousness

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