योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-31

यादृशी बीजसत्ता सा भवन्ती यात्यथोत्तरम् ।
चिद्धने चिद्धनत्वं यत्स एव त्रिजगत्क्रमः ॥ ३१ ॥

yādṛśī bījasattā sā bhavantī yātyathottaram ,
ciddhane ciddhanatvaṃ yatsa eva trijagatkramaḥ 31

31. yādṛśī bīja-sattā sā bhavantī yāti atha uttaram
cit-ghane cit-ghanatvam yat saḥ eva tri-jagat-kramaḥ

31. yādṛśī bīja-sattā sā bhavantī atha uttaram yāti yat
cit-ghane cit-ghanatvam saḥ eva tri-jagat-kramaḥ

31. Whatever the nature of the seed's existence, that, by coming into being, proceeds further. That which is the very state of being pure consciousness (ciddhanatvam) within pure consciousness (brahman)—that alone is the progression of the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• यादृशी (yādṛśī) - whatever the inherent nature (of whatever kind, such, like)

• बीज-सत्ता (bīja-sattā) - the inherent nature/potential of the seed (the existence of the seed, the essence of the seed)

• सा (sā) - that [seed-essence] (that (feminine))

• भवन्ती (bhavantī) - by coming into being, manifesting (becoming, being, existing)

• याति (yāti) - proceeds onward, continues to manifest (goes, proceeds, moves)

• अथ (atha) - then, subsequently (indicating continuation) (then, now, thereupon)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - further, to the next stage (subsequent, further, later, northern)

• चित्-घने (cit-ghane) - within the essence of pure consciousness (brahman) (in the mass of consciousness, in pure consciousness)

• चित्-घनत्वम् (cit-ghanatvam) - the essential nature of pure consciousness (the state of being a mass of consciousness, pure consciousness-ness)

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• सः (saḥ) - that (masculine)

• एव (eva) - exclusively, precisely (indeed, only, just)

• त्रि-जगत्-क्रमः (tri-jagat-kramaḥ) - the entire system or creation of the three worlds (the order/process of the three worlds)

Words meanings and morphology

यादृशी (yādṛśī) - whatever the inherent nature (of whatever kind, such, like)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as

Note: Qualifies 'bīja-sattā'.

बीज-सत्ता (bīja-sattā) - the inherent nature/potential of the seed (the existence of the seed, the essence of the seed)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bīja-sattā

bīja-sattā - seed's existence, essence of the seed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bīja+sattā)

• bīja – seed, origin
  noun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, being, essence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'sat' (being) + tā (abstract suffix)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

सा (sā) - that [seed-essence] (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers back to 'bīja-sattā'.

भवन्ती (bhavantī) - by coming into being, manifesting (becoming, being, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - becoming, existing

Present Active Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be, become), present stem 'bhava', active participle suffix '-ant', feminine form '-antī'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'.

याति (yāti) - proceeds onward, continues to manifest (goes, proceeds, moves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present indicative 3rd person singular

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for the first clause.

अथ (atha) - then, subsequently (indicating continuation) (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the idea of proceeding.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - further, to the next stage (subsequent, further, later, northern)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - later, subsequent, superior, northern

Prefix: ut

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially with 'yāti'.

चित्-घने (cit-ghane) - within the essence of pure consciousness (brahman) (in the mass of consciousness, in pure consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cit-ghana

cit-ghana - mass of consciousness, pure consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ghana)

• cit – consciousness, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 10)
• ghana – dense, solid, mass
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Root: han

Note: Locative case, 'in consciousness'.

चित्-घनत्वम् (cit-ghanatvam) - the essential nature of pure consciousness (the state of being a mass of consciousness, pure consciousness-ness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-ghanatva

cit-ghanatva - the state of being pure consciousness

Derived from cit-ghana + -tva (abstract suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit-ghana+tva)

• cit-ghana – mass of consciousness
  noun (masculine)
• tva – -ness, -hood (abstract suffix)
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Used as the subject of the second clause.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which

Note: Relative pronoun.

सः (saḥ) - that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'.

एव (eva) - exclusively, precisely (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

त्रि-जगत्-क्रमः (tri-jagat-kramaḥ) - the entire system or creation of the three worlds (the order/process of the three worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tri-jagat-krama

tri-jagat-krama - the course of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+jagat+krama)

• tri – three
  numeral
• jagat – world, moving, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) + śatṛ suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)
• krama – step, order, course, process
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

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