योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-51, verse-7
चेत्यादिबुद्ध्या तत्किंचिन्न मनस्तां च गच्छति ।
न च जीवत्वमायाति न च पुर्यष्टकात्मिका ॥ ७ ॥
न च जीवत्वमायाति न च पुर्यष्टकात्मिका ॥ ७ ॥
cetyādibuddhyā tatkiṃcinna manastāṃ ca gacchati ,
na ca jīvatvamāyāti na ca puryaṣṭakātmikā 7
na ca jīvatvamāyāti na ca puryaṣṭakātmikā 7
7.
cetyādibuddhyā tat kiṃcit na manastāṃ ca gacchati
na ca jīvatvaṃ āyāti na ca puryaṣṭakātmikā
na ca jīvatvaṃ āyāti na ca puryaṣṭakātmikā
7.
cetyādibuddhyā tat kiṃcit manastāṃ na ca gacchati
na ca jīvatvaṃ āyāti na ca puryaṣṭakātmikā
na ca jīvatvaṃ āyāti na ca puryaṣṭakātmikā
7.
By means of the intellect that grasps objects of thought and so on, that (Supreme Reality) does not become the mind. Nor does it attain the state of a living being (jīva), nor is it characterized by the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka).
Words meanings summery:
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- चेत्यादिबुद्ध्या (cetyādibuddhyā) - by means of the intellect of perceivables/thoughts, etc.
- तत् (tat) - refers to the Supreme Reality mentioned in the previous verse (that)
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a certain thing
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- मनस्तां (manastāṁ) - the state of being mind, mind-ness
- च (ca) - used to connect the negative clauses, 'nor' (and, also, moreover)
- गच्छति (gacchati) - becomes, attains the state of (goes, moves, attains, becomes)
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- च (ca) - used to connect the negative clauses, 'nor' (and, also, moreover)
- जीवत्वं (jīvatvaṁ) - the state of being an individual soul (jīva) (the state of being a living being, vitality, (jīva)-hood)
- आयाति (āyāti) - attains, becomes (comes, approaches, attains, becomes)
- न (na) - not, no, nor
- च (ca) - used to connect the negative clauses, 'nor' (and, also, moreover)
- पुर्यष्टकात्मिका (puryaṣṭakātmikā) - describing the Supreme Reality (parā) (having the nature of the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka))
Words meanings and morphology
चेत्यादिबुद्ध्या (cetyādibuddhyā) - by means of the intellect of perceivables/thoughts, etc.
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of cetyādibuddhi
cetyādibuddhi - intellect grasping objects of thought, etc.
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cetyādi+buddhi)
- cetyādi – what is to be thought/perceived and so on
noun (neuter)
compound of cetya (gerundive of cit, to perceive/think) and ādi (etc.)
Root: cit (class 1) - buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
noun (feminine)
from root budh (to know)
Root: budh (class 1)
तत् (tat) - refers to the Supreme Reality mentioned in the previous verse (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a certain thing
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit
kiṁcit - something, a certain thing, any, some
indeclinable form used as a pronoun
Note: Used here with 'tat' to mean 'that something'.
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
मनस्तां (manastāṁ) - the state of being mind, mind-ness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of manastā
manastā - the state of being mind, mind-ness
derived from manas (mind) with suffix -tā (abstract noun)
च (ca) - used to connect the negative clauses, 'nor' (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
गच्छति (gacchati) - becomes, attains the state of (goes, moves, attains, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Present tense
1st conjugation, Parasmaipada
Root: gam (class 1)
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - used to connect the negative clauses, 'nor' (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
जीवत्वं (jīvatvaṁ) - the state of being an individual soul (jīva) (the state of being a living being, vitality, (jīva)-hood)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvatva
jīvatva - the state of being a living being, vitality, (jīva)-hood
derived from jīva (living being) with suffix -tva (abstract noun)
आयाति (āyāti) - attains, becomes (comes, approaches, attains, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
Present tense
2nd conjugation, Parasmaipada, with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: i (class 2)
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - used to connect the negative clauses, 'nor' (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पुर्यष्टकात्मिका (puryaṣṭakātmikā) - describing the Supreme Reality (parā) (having the nature of the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puryaṣṭakātmika
puryaṣṭakātmika - having the nature or self of the subtle body
Derived from puryaṣṭaka (subtle body) and ātmika (having the nature of)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puryaṣṭaka+ātmika)
- puryaṣṭaka – the subtle body (consisting of 8 elements: 5 sense organs, 5 organs of action, 5 vital breaths, manas, buddhi, ahaṅkāra)
noun (neuter)
literally 'group of eight components' - ātmika – relating to the self, having the nature of
adjective (masculine)
derived from ātman (self) with suffix -ika
Note: Agrees in gender and number with the implied subject 'parā' (Supreme Reality) from the previous verse.