योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-39, verse-20
सहस्तपादावयवः सकेशनखदन्तकः ।
स्वदेहसंविदाभासो देवोऽयमिति भावयेत् ॥ २० ॥
स्वदेहसंविदाभासो देवोऽयमिति भावयेत् ॥ २० ॥
sahastapādāvayavaḥ sakeśanakhadantakaḥ ,
svadehasaṃvidābhāso devo'yamiti bhāvayet 20
svadehasaṃvidābhāso devo'yamiti bhāvayet 20
20.
sahastapādāvayavaḥ sakeśanakadantakaḥ
svadehasaṃvidābhāsaḥ devaḥ ayam iti bhāvayet
svadehasaṃvidābhāsaḥ devaḥ ayam iti bhāvayet
20.
sahastapādāvayavaḥ sakeśanakadantakaḥ
svadehasaṃvidābhāsaḥ ayam devaḥ iti bhāvayet
svadehasaṃvidābhāsaḥ ayam devaḥ iti bhāvayet
20.
One should meditate, "This divine being (deva) has hands, feet, and other limbs, along with hair, nails, and teeth, and shines forth as the very consciousness (saṃvid) of its own body."
Words meanings summery:
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- सहस्तपादावयवः (sahastapādāvayavaḥ) - having hands, feet, and limbs
- सकेशनकदन्तकः (sakeśanakadantakaḥ) - having hair, nails, and teeth
- स्वदेहसंविदाभासः (svadehasaṁvidābhāsaḥ) - whose appearance is of his own body-consciousness, shining with the consciousness (saṃvid) of his own body
- देवः (devaḥ) - god, divine being, lord
- अयम् (ayam) - this, this one
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (introduces direct speech or thought)
- भावयेत् (bhāvayet) - one should meditate, one should contemplate, one should cause to be
Words meanings and morphology
सहस्तपादावयवः (sahastapādāvayavaḥ) - having hands, feet, and limbs
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sahastapādāvayava
sahastapādāvayava - having hands, feet, and limbs
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+hasta+pāda+avayava)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - hasta – hand
noun (masculine) - pāda – foot, leg
noun (masculine) - avayava – limb, part, member
noun (masculine)
सकेशनकदन्तकः (sakeśanakadantakaḥ) - having hair, nails, and teeth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sakeśanakadantaka
sakeśanakadantaka - having hair, nails, and teeth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+keśa+nakha+dantaka)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - keśa – hair
noun (masculine) - nakha – nail, claw
noun (masculine) - dantaka – tooth
noun (masculine)
स्वदेहसंविदाभासः (svadehasaṁvidābhāsaḥ) - whose appearance is of his own body-consciousness, shining with the consciousness (saṃvid) of his own body
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svadehasaṃvidābhāsa
svadehasaṁvidābhāsa - whose appearance is of his own body-consciousness, shining with the consciousness (saṃvid) of his own body
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+deha+saṃvid+ābhāsa)
- sva – own
pronoun - deha – body
noun (masculine) - saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
noun (feminine) - ābhāsa – appearance, light, lustre, shining
noun (masculine)
देवः (devaḥ) - god, divine being, lord
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, divine being, lord, celestial being
अयम् (ayam) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, here
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (introduces direct speech or thought)
(indeclinable)
भावयेत् (bhāvayet) - one should meditate, one should contemplate, one should cause to be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū
Causative Optative
derived from root bhū (to be) in causative form bhāvaya + optative suffix
Root: bhū (class 1)