योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-50, verse-15
कलनोन्मुखतां यातमन्तर्जीव इति स्मृतः ।
स जीवः खलु देहेऽस्मिंश्चिनोति स्पन्दते स्फुटम् ॥ १५ ॥
स जीवः खलु देहेऽस्मिंश्चिनोति स्पन्दते स्फुटम् ॥ १५ ॥
kalanonmukhatāṃ yātamantarjīva iti smṛtaḥ ,
sa jīvaḥ khalu dehe'smiṃścinoti spandate sphuṭam 15
sa jīvaḥ khalu dehe'smiṃścinoti spandate sphuṭam 15
15.
kalanonmukhatām yātam antarjīvaḥ iti smṛtaḥ saḥ
jīvaḥ khalu dehe asmin cinoti spandate sphuṭam
jīvaḥ khalu dehe asmin cinoti spandate sphuṭam
15.
kalana-unmukhatām yātam iti antarjīvaḥ smṛtaḥ.
saḥ jīvaḥ khalu asmin dehe sphuṭam cinoti spandate.
saḥ jīvaḥ khalu asmin dehe sphuṭam cinoti spandate.
15.
When it attains a state of inclination towards differentiation or mental activity, it is considered the inner individual soul (jīva). That very individual soul (jīva), indeed, clearly perceives and vibrates within this body.
Words meanings summery:
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- कलनोन्मुखताम् (kalanonmukhatām) - The initial stirring of mental activity or differentiation from pure consciousness. (state of facing distinction/mental activity, inclination towards differentiation)
- यातम् (yātam) - Having reached or entered into the state described. (gone, attained, reached)
- अन्तर्जीवः (antarjīvaḥ) - The individual consciousness that resides within and experiences the world. (inner living entity, individual soul (jīva))
- इति (iti) - Marks the conclusion of the statement that "it is called jīva". (thus, so, in this way, indicating direct speech or quotation)
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - It is conventionally known or considered as 'jīva'. (remembered, considered, called)
- सः (saḥ) - Refers back to the 'jīva' just mentioned. (he, that)
- जीवः (jīvaḥ) - The individual consciousness that experiences the world. (living entity, individual soul (jīva))
- खलु (khalu) - Emphasizes the truth of the statement. (indeed, certainly, surely)
- देहे (dehe) - The physical form in which the jīva operates. (in the body)
- अस्मिन् (asmin) - Referring to "this body" (dehe). (in this)
- चिनोति (cinoti) - The jīva's activity of perceiving and organizing sensory input. (collects, gathers, perceives, discerns)
- स्पन्दते (spandate) - The jīva's inherent dynamism and activity, especially mental and vital. (vibrates, throbs, moves)
- स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - The perception and vibration are evident and clear. (clearly, distinctly, manifest)
Words meanings and morphology
कलनोन्मुखताम् (kalanonmukhatām) - The initial stirring of mental activity or differentiation from pure consciousness. (state of facing distinction/mental activity, inclination towards differentiation)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kalanonmukhatā
kalanonmukhatā - state of facing distinction/mental activity, inclination towards differentiation
From 'kalana' (mental activity) + 'unmukha' (facing) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalana+unmukha+tā)
- kalana – reckoning, distinguishing, imagining, mental activity
noun (neuter)
Verbal noun
From root kal (to calculate, perceive) + ana suffix.
Root: kal (class 10) - unmukha – facing, inclined, directed towards
adjective (masculine)
From 'ud' (up, forth) + 'mukha' (face).
Prefixes: ud+mukha - tā – state, quality, -ness
suffix (feminine)
Note: Object of 'yātam'.
यातम् (yātam) - Having reached or entered into the state described. (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yāta
yāta - gone, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
From root yā (to go) + ta suffix.
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Adjectival participle, agreeing with the implied subject (Brahman, neuter) that has attained the state.
अन्तर्जीवः (antarjīvaḥ) - The individual consciousness that resides within and experiences the world. (inner living entity, individual soul (jīva))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of antarjīva
antarjīva - inner living entity, individual soul (jīva)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+jīva)
- antar – inner, internal, within
indeclinable - jīva – living entity, soul, individual spirit (jīva)
noun (masculine)
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'smṛtaḥ'.
इति (iti) - Marks the conclusion of the statement that "it is called jīva". (thus, so, in this way, indicating direct speech or quotation)
(indeclinable)
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - It is conventionally known or considered as 'jīva'. (remembered, considered, called)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, thought of, called, taught
Past Passive Participle
From root smṛ (to remember) + ta suffix.
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Acts as a predicate adjective.
सः (saḥ) - Refers back to the 'jīva' just mentioned. (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
जीवः (jīvaḥ) - The individual consciousness that experiences the world. (living entity, individual soul (jīva))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - living entity, soul, individual spirit (jīva)
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
खलु (khalu) - Emphasizes the truth of the statement. (indeed, certainly, surely)
(indeclinable)
देहे (dehe) - The physical form in which the jīva operates. (in the body)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, physical form
Note: Location where the jīva acts.
अस्मिन् (asmin) - Referring to "this body" (dehe). (in this)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Adjectival to 'dehe'.
चिनोति (cinoti) - The jīva's activity of perceiving and organizing sensory input. (collects, gathers, perceives, discerns)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ci
Present Active
3rd person singular, present tense, parasmaipada of root ci.
Root: ci (class 5)
स्पन्दते (spandate) - The jīva's inherent dynamism and activity, especially mental and vital. (vibrates, throbs, moves)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of spand
Present Middle
3rd person singular, present tense, ātmanepada of root spand.
Root: spand (class 1)
Note: Refers to the internal activity of the jīva.
स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - The perception and vibration are evident and clear. (clearly, distinctly, manifest)
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb modifying the verbs 'cinoti' and 'spandate'.