योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-47, verse-29

पिच्छपक्षौघकाठिन्यं मयूराण्डरसे यथा ।
चिति तत्त्वेऽस्ति नानाता तदभिव्यञ्जनात्मनि ॥ २९ ॥

picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyaṃ mayūrāṇḍarase yathā ,
citi tattve'sti nānātā tadabhivyañjanātmani 29

29. picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyam mayūrāṇḍarase yathā
citi tattve asti nānātā tat-abhivyañjanātmani

29. yathā mayūrāṇḍarase picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyam
citi tattve tat-abhivyañjanātmani nānātā asti

29. Just as the potential for the intricate hardness of a mass of peacock feathers is inherently present within the essence (rasa) of a peacock's egg, similarly, in the principle of pure consciousness, diversity (nānātā) exists within its very nature of manifestation.

29. כפי שהססגוניות והקשיות של נוצות הטווס שוכנות בסתר בתוך נוזל ביצת הטווס, כך שוכנת המגוונות בתוך יסוד התודעה הטהורה כפוטנציאל להתגלות.

Words meanings summery:

• पिच्छपक्षौघकाठिन्यम् (picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyam) - the potential for the intricate structure and hardness of a peacock's feathers (the hardness/stiffness of a mass/collection of feathers/wings)

• मयूराण्डरसे (mayūrāṇḍarase) - in the vital essence or potential contained within a peacock's egg (in the essence/liquid of a peacock's egg)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as; as; like)

• चिति (citi) - in the principle of pure consciousness (in consciousness; in pure intelligence; in the stack/pile)

• तत्त्वे (tattve) - in the principle (in the truth; in the reality; in the principle; in the element)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is; exists; there is)

• नानाता (nānātā) - diversity (diversity; multiplicity; variety)

• तत्-अभिव्यञ्जनात्मनि (tat-abhivyañjanātmani) - in its very nature of manifestation (in the self/nature of its manifestation)

Words meanings and morphology

पिच्छपक्षौघकाठिन्यम् (picchapakṣaughakāṭhinyam) - the potential for the intricate structure and hardness of a peacock's feathers (the hardness/stiffness of a mass/collection of feathers/wings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of picchapakṣaughakāṭhinya

picchapakṣaughakāṭhinya - the hardness of a mass of feathers, the stiffness of a collection of wings/feathers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piccha+pakṣa+ogha+kāṭhinya)

• piccha – tail feather; feather
  noun (neuter)
• pakṣa – wing; feather; side; party
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – mass; multitude; flood; current
  noun (masculine)
• kāṭhinya – hardness; stiffness; cruelty
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'kaṭhina' (hard) with suffix '-ya' for abstract noun.

मयूराण्डरसे (mayūrāṇḍarase) - in the vital essence or potential contained within a peacock's egg (in the essence/liquid of a peacock's egg)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mayūrāṇḍarasa

mayūrāṇḍarasa - essence/liquid of a peacock's egg

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mayūra+aṇḍa+rasa)

• mayūra – peacock
  noun (masculine)
• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)
• rasa – essence; liquid; taste; juice; emotion
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as; as; like)

(indeclinable)

चिति (citi) - in the principle of pure consciousness (in consciousness; in pure intelligence; in the stack/pile)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness; pure intelligence; thinking; perceiving

Root: cit (class 1)

तत्त्वे (tattve) - in the principle (in the truth; in the reality; in the principle; in the element)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth; reality; principle; element; nature

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is; exists; there is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

present indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

नानाता (nānātā) - diversity (diversity; multiplicity; variety)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nānātā

nānātā - diversity; multiplicity; variety

Derived from 'nānā' (various) with suffix '-tā' for abstract noun.

तत्-अभिव्यञ्जनात्मनि (tat-abhivyañjanātmani) - in its very nature of manifestation (in the self/nature of its manifestation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tat-abhivyañjanātman

tat-abhivyañjanātman - the nature of its manifestation; its manifesting self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+abhivyañjana+ātman)

• tat – that; it
  pronoun (neuter)
• abhivyañjana – manifestation; expression; disclosure
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From 'abhi' + 'vi' + root 'añj' (to anoint, manifest)
  Prefixes: abhi+vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• ātman – self; soul; spirit; essence; nature
  noun (masculine)

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