योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-16

चिच्छिलैषा मयोक्ता ते यस्यामन्तर्जगन्ति वै ।
घनत्वैकात्मकत्वादिवशादेषा शिलैव चित् ॥ १६ ॥

cicchilaiṣā mayoktā te yasyāmantarjaganti vai ,
ghanatvaikātmakatvādivaśādeṣā śilaiva cit 16

16. cicchilā eṣā mayā uktā te yasyām antar jaganti
vai ghanatvaikātmakatvādivaśāt eṣā śilā eva cit

16. eṣā cit śilā mayā te uktā yasyām antar jaganti vai asti
ca ghanatvaikātmakatvādivaśāt eṣā śilā eva cit (asti)

16. This stone of consciousness (cit) has been described by me to you, within which all the worlds indeed reside. On account of its density, singular nature, and other such characteristics, this stone itself is consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• चिच्छिला (cicchilā) - the stone that is (pure) consciousness (cit) (consciousness-stone)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (consciousness-stone) (this (feminine))

• मया (mayā) - by me (Vasiṣṭha) (by me)

• उक्ता (uktā) - has been described (as the consciousness-stone) (spoken, said, described)

• ते (te) - to you (Rama) (to you, your)

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (consciousness-stone) (in which (feminine))

• अन्तर् (antar) - within (the consciousness-stone) (within, inside)

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - the worlds (plural) (worlds, universe)

• वै (vai) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, certainly)

• घनत्वैकात्मकत्वादिवशात् (ghanatvaikātmakatvādivaśāt) - on account of its intrinsic density, singular essence, and other such properties (due to its density, unitary nature, etc.)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (specific) (this (feminine))

• शिला (śilā) - the stone (metaphor for consciousness) (stone, rock)

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (emphasizing the identity) (indeed, only, just)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit), the ultimate reality (consciousness, pure intelligence)

Words meanings and morphology

चिच्छिला (cicchilā) - the stone that is (pure) consciousness (cit) (consciousness-stone)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citśilā

citśilā - consciousness-stone; a metaphor for the unmoving, substantial aspect of absolute consciousness

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'śilā' (stone). The sandhi t + ś = cch is an internal sandhi within the compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+śilā)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, spirit
  noun (feminine)
• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)

एषा (eṣā) - this (consciousness-stone) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'śilā'.

मया (mayā) - by me (Vasiṣṭha) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

उक्ता (uktā) - has been described (as the consciousness-stone) (spoken, said, described)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past passive participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix '-ta'. Feminine nominative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (Rama) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive 'your', but 'to you' is more suitable with 'uktā'.

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (consciousness-stone) (in which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, in which, in whom

Note: Refers to the 'śilā'.

अन्तर् (antar) - within (the consciousness-stone) (within, inside)

(indeclinable)

जगन्ति (jaganti) - the worlds (plural) (worlds, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

वै (vai) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

घनत्वैकात्मकत्वादिवशात् (ghanatvaikātmakatvādivaśāt) - on account of its intrinsic density, singular essence, and other such properties (due to its density, unitary nature, etc.)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ghanatvaikātmakatvādivaśa

ghanatvaikātmakatvādivaśa - the condition of having density, unitary nature, etc.

Compound of ghanatva (density), ekātmakatva (unitary nature), ādi (etc.), vaśa (power, control).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (ghanatva+ekātmakatva+ādi+vaśa)

• ghanatva – density, solidity
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ghana' (dense, solid) + 'tva' (abstract suffix)
• ekātmakatva – unitary nature, oneness, identity
  noun (neuter)
  From 'eka' (one) + 'ātman' (self) + 'tva' (abstract suffix)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• vaśa – will, control, power, influence
  noun (masculine)

Note: The ablative ending '-āt' signifies 'due to' or 'on account of'.

एषा (eṣā) - this (specific) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'śilā'.

शिला (śilā) - the stone (metaphor for consciousness) (stone, rock)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - stone, rock, slab

Note: The subject of the statement, identified with 'cit'.

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (emphasizing the identity) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit), the ultimate reality (consciousness, pure intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, spirit, mind

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