योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-51, verse-45
अजाग्रत्दृष्टिदृष्टो यः स्वाभिधानादिनेरितः ।
न स्वप्नो विद्यते तस्मादच्छात्मा चितिमात्रकम् ॥ ४५ ॥
न स्वप्नो विद्यते तस्मादच्छात्मा चितिमात्रकम् ॥ ४५ ॥
ajāgratdṛṣṭidṛṣṭo yaḥ svābhidhānādineritaḥ ,
na svapno vidyate tasmādacchātmā citimātrakam 45
na svapno vidyate tasmādacchātmā citimātrakam 45
45.
ajāgratdṛṣṭidṛṣṭaḥ yaḥ svābhidhānādinā īritaḥ na
svapnaḥ vidyate tasmāt accha ātmā citimātrakam
svapnaḥ vidyate tasmāt accha ātmā citimātrakam
45.
yaḥ ajāgratdṛṣṭidṛṣṭaḥ svābhidhānādinā īritaḥ na
svapnaḥ vidyate tasmāt accha ātmā citimātrakam
svapnaḥ vidyate tasmāt accha ātmā citimātrakam
45.
That which is perceived by a non-waking vision and described by various names, etc., is not truly a dream. Therefore, the pure Self (ātman) is merely consciousness (citimātrakam).
Words meanings summery:
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- अजाग्रत्दृष्टिदृष्टः (ajāgratdṛṣṭidṛṣṭaḥ) - seen by the vision of one not awake
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- स्वाभिधानादिना (svābhidhānādinā) - by names etc. of oneself, by various self-descriptions
- ईरितः (īritaḥ) - spoken, uttered, described
- न (na) - not, no
- स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - real dream (dream, sleep)
- विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, hence
- अच्छ (accha) - clear, pure, transparent
- आत्मा (ātmā) - Self (ātman), soul, essence
- चितिमात्रकम् (citimātrakam) - merely consciousness (citimātrakam) (merely consciousness, consisting only of consciousness)
Words meanings and morphology
अजाग्रत्दृष्टिदृष्टः (ajāgratdṛṣṭidṛṣṭaḥ) - seen by the vision of one not awake
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ajāgratdṛṣṭidṛṣṭa
ajāgratdṛṣṭidṛṣṭa - seen by the non-waking vision, perceived in an unconscious state
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajāgrat+dṛṣṭi+dṛṣṭa)
- ajāgrat – not waking, sleeping, unconscious
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
Negation of jāgrat (waking). From root jāgṛ (to wake).
Root: jāgṛ (class 2) - dṛṣṭi – vision, sight, perception
noun (feminine)
Root: dṛś (class 1) - dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ta.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
स्वाभिधानादिना (svābhidhānādinā) - by names etc. of oneself, by various self-descriptions
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svābhidhānādi
svābhidhānādi - self-naming and so on, beginning with one's own name
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+abhidhāna+ādi)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun - abhidhāna – name, appellation, statement, description
noun (neuter)
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhā (class 3) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine)
ईरितः (īritaḥ) - spoken, uttered, described
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of īrita
īrita - spoken, uttered, declared, described
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root īr (to stir, to utter) with suffix -ta.
Root: īr (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - real dream (dream, sleep)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - dream, sleep
Root: svap (class 2)
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 4)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, hence
(indeclinable)
Ablative singular of the pronoun 'tad', frequently used as an indeclinable particle meaning 'therefore'.
अच्छ (accha) - clear, pure, transparent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of accha
accha - clear, pure, transparent, bright, clean
आत्मा (ātmā) - Self (ātman), soul, essence
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - Self (ātman), soul, essence, individual soul, principle of life
चितिमात्रकम् (citimātrakam) - merely consciousness (citimātrakam) (merely consciousness, consisting only of consciousness)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citimātraka
citimātraka - consisting only of consciousness, mere consciousness, solely knowledge
Compound type : karmadhāraya (citi+mātraka)
- citi – consciousness, perception, knowledge
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - mātraka – merely, only, consisting of only
adjective (neuter)
Diminutive or emphatic suffix -ka attached to mātra (mere, only).
Note: Functions as a predicate nominative describing the nature of the Self (ātman).