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6,44

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-33

चित्तं सत्त्वं समायातं किंचित्कालं जगत्स्थितौ ।
विहृत्य तुर्यावस्थायां तुर्यातीतं भवत्यतः ॥ ३३ ॥
cittaṃ sattvaṃ samāyātaṃ kiṃcitkālaṃ jagatsthitau ,
vihṛtya turyāvasthāyāṃ turyātītaṃ bhavatyataḥ 33
33. cittam sattvam samāyātam kiñcit kālam jagat-sthitau
vihṛtya turyā-avasthāyām turyā-atītam bhavati ataḥ
33. cittam sattvam samāyātam kiñcit kālam jagat-sthitau
vihṛtya turyā-avasthāyām ataḥ turyā-atītam bhavati
33. Having attained the state of pure being (sattva), the mind (citta) resides for some time in the maintenance of the world. Then, having experienced the fourth state (turyā), it thereafter transcends (becomes beyond) even that turyā state.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought
  • सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the quality of purity, lucidity, and equilibrium; the state of pure being (existence, reality, pure being, goodness)
  • समायातम् (samāyātam) - having attained or reached (the state of sattva) (arrived, approached, attained)
  • किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a little, for some time
  • कालम् (kālam) - for a certain period of time (time, duration)
  • जगत्-स्थितौ (jagat-sthitau) - during the period of worldly existence or manifestation (in the state/existence of the world, in the maintenance of the world)
  • विहृत्य (vihṛtya) - having acted or manifested itself (in the world) (having wandered, having sported, having resided)
  • तुर्या-अवस्थायाम् (turyā-avasthāyām) - in the fourth state (turyā), which is the transcendent state beyond waking, dream, and deep sleep (in the fourth state)
  • तुर्या-अतीतम् (turyā-atītam) - transcending even the turyā state, reaching a state of absolute transcendence (beyond the fourth state)
  • भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists
  • अतः (ataḥ) - from this (state of turyā), thereafter (therefore, from this)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the quality of purity, lucidity, and equilibrium; the state of pure being (existence, reality, pure being, goodness)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - existence, reality, essence, pure being, goodness (one of the three guṇas)
Note: Here implies 'having attained (the state of) sattva'.
समायातम् (samāyātam) - having attained or reached (the state of sattva) (arrived, approached, attained)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of samāyāta
samāyāta - arrived, come together, attained, acquired
past passive participle
past passive participle of root i with prefixes sam + ā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a little, for some time
(indeclinable)
कालम् (kālam) - for a certain period of time (time, duration)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season
Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.
जगत्-स्थितौ (jagat-sthitau) - during the period of worldly existence or manifestation (in the state/existence of the world, in the maintenance of the world)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of jagat-sthiti
jagat-sthiti - maintenance of the world, existence of the world
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+sthiti)
  • jagat – world, universe, moving
    noun (neuter)
    present active participle (root gam)
    Root: gam (class 1)
  • sthiti – state, existence, standing, maintenance
    noun (feminine)
विहृत्य (vihṛtya) - having acted or manifested itself (in the world) (having wandered, having sported, having resided)
(indeclinable)
gerund (absolutive)
gerund of root hṛ with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: hṛ (class 1)
तुर्या-अवस्थायाम् (turyā-avasthāyām) - in the fourth state (turyā), which is the transcendent state beyond waking, dream, and deep sleep (in the fourth state)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of turyā-avasthā
turyā-avasthā - the fourth state (of consciousness)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (turyā+avasthā)
  • turyā – fourth, the fourth state of consciousness (turyā)
    adjective (feminine)
  • avasthā – state, condition, situation
    noun (feminine)
Note: Turyā is a key concept in Advaita Vedanta.
तुर्या-अतीतम् (turyā-atītam) - transcending even the turyā state, reaching a state of absolute transcendence (beyond the fourth state)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of turyā-atīta
turyā-atīta - beyond the fourth state, transcendent of turiya
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (turyā+atīta)
  • turyā – fourth, the fourth state of consciousness (turyā)
    adjective (feminine)
  • atīta – gone beyond, past, transcended
    adjective (neuter)
    past passive participle (root i with prefix ati)
    Prefix: ati
    Root: i (class 2)
Note: Refers to the citta becoming this state.
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
present active
3rd person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: bhū (class 1)
अतः (ataḥ) - from this (state of turyā), thereafter (therefore, from this)
(indeclinable)