योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-36, verse-2

बीजं समस्तबीजानां सारं संसारसंसृतेः ।
कर्मणां परमं कर्म चिद्धातुं विद्धि निर्मलम् ॥ २ ॥

bījaṃ samastabījānāṃ sāraṃ saṃsārasaṃsṛteḥ ,
karmaṇāṃ paramaṃ karma ciddhātuṃ viddhi nirmalam 2

2. bījam samasta-bījānām sāram saṃsāra-saṃsṛteḥ
karmaṇām paramam karma cit-dhātum viddhi nirmalam

2. samasta-bījānām bījam saṃsāra-saṃsṛteḥ sāram
karmaṇām paramam karma nirmalam cit-dhātum viddhi

2. Know the pure conscious principle (cit-dhātu) to be the seed of all seeds, the essence of the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra), and the supreme action (karma) among all actions.

2. דע כי יסוד התודעה הטהור הוא הזרע של כל הזרעים, התמצית של סבך הקיום התופעתי (סַמְסָארָה) והפעולה הנעלה מכל הפעולות.

Words meanings summery:

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, source

• समस्त-बीजानाम् (samasta-bījānām) - of all seeds

• सारम् (sāram) - essence, core, pith

• संसार-संसृतेः (saṁsāra-saṁsṛteḥ) - of the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), of worldly existence

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual

• चित्-धातुम् (cit-dhātum) - the conscious principle, the element of consciousness

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure, spotless, stainless

Words meanings and morphology

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, source

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

समस्त-बीजानाम् (samasta-bījānām) - of all seeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of samasta-bīja

samasta-bīja - all seeds, totality of seeds

Compound type : tatpurusha (samasta+bīja)

• samasta – all, entire, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 2)
• bīja – seed, germ, origin
  noun (neuter)

सारम् (sāram) - essence, core, pith

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, extract, strength, value

संसार-संसृतेः (saṁsāra-saṁsṛteḥ) - of the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), of worldly existence

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃsāra-saṃsṛti

saṁsāra-saṁsṛti - the cycle of transmigration, worldly existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+saṃsṛti)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sṛ' (to flow) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• saṃsṛti – course, flow, transmigration, worldly existence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'sṛ' (to flow) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (as result of actions)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (as result of actions)

चित्-धातुम् (cit-dhātum) - the conscious principle, the element of consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cit-dhātu

cit-dhātu - the conscious element/principle, the essence of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+dhātu)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• dhātu – element, constituent, root, principle
  noun (masculine)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure, spotless, stainless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, clean, stainless, free from impurity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+mala)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating absence or negation
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'cit-dhātum'.

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