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6,55

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-18

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च ।
एतत्तन्मात्रजालात्मा जीवो देहेषु तिष्ठति ॥ १८ ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca ,
bhūmirāpo'nalo vāyuḥ khaṃ mano buddhireva ca ,
etattanmātrajālātmā jīvo deheṣu tiṣṭhati 18
18. Śrībhagavān uvāca bhūmiḥ āpaḥ analaḥ vāyuḥ kham manaḥ
buddhiḥ eva ca etat tanmātra jāla ātmā jīvaḥ deheṣu tiṣṭhati
18. Śrībhagavān uvāca jīvaḥ etat tanmātra jāla ātmā deheṣu
tiṣṭhati bhūmiḥ āpaḥ analaḥ vāyuḥ kham manaḥ buddhiḥ eva ca
18. The Blessed Lord said: "Earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, and also intelligence (buddhi)—the individual soul (jīva) whose nature (ātman) is this network of subtle elements (tanmātra) resides in bodies."

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - Refers to Krishna. (The Blessed Lord)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - Refers to the gross element earth. (earth, land)
  • आपः (āpaḥ) - Refers to the gross element water. (water)
  • अनलः (analaḥ) - Refers to the gross element fire. (fire)
  • वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Refers to the gross element air. (air, wind)
  • खम् (kham) - Refers to the gross element space/ether. (space, ether)
  • मनः (manaḥ) - Refers to the internal organ (antaḥkaraṇa). (mind)
  • बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - Refers to the faculty of discrimination (buddhi). (intellect, intelligence (buddhi))
  • एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding list. (indeed, certainly, only)
  • (ca) - and
  • एतत् (etat) - Refers to the previously listed elements (earth, water, etc.) in their subtle forms, implying the subtle body. (this, these)
  • तन्मात्र (tanmātra) - The subtle principles of sensation (sound, touch, form, taste, smell) derived from the gross elements. (subtle elements (tanmātra))
  • जाल (jāla) - A network or collection of the subtle elements. (network, collection, multitude)
  • आत्मा (ātmā) - The nature or essence (ātman) of the individual soul (jīva). (self, nature (ātman), soul)
  • जीवः (jīvaḥ) - The embodied individual consciousness (jīva). (individual soul (jīva), living being)
  • देहेषु (deheṣu) - In various physical bodies. (in bodies)
  • तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - Resides or is present. (stands, remains, exists)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - Refers to Krishna. (The Blessed Lord)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of Śrībhagavat
Śrībhagavat - the illustrious Lord, the divine one
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+bhagavat)
  • śrī – splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness
    noun (feminine)
  • bhagavat – fortunate, prosperous, divine, venerable, Lord
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhaj (class 1)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Active Indic
Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada
Root: vac (class 2)
भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - Refers to the gross element earth. (earth, land)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land
Root: bhū (class 1)
आपः (āpaḥ) - Refers to the gross element water. (water)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
अनलः (analaḥ) - Refers to the gross element fire. (fire)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anala
anala - fire
Root: an (class 2)
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Refers to the gross element air. (air, wind)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - air, wind
Root: vā (class 2)
खम् (kham) - Refers to the gross element space/ether. (space, ether)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - space, ether, sky
मनः (manaḥ) - Refers to the internal organ (antaḥkaraṇa). (mind)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought
Root: man (class 4)
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - Refers to the faculty of discrimination (buddhi). (intellect, intelligence (buddhi))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, intelligence, understanding, reason
Derived from root 'budh'
Root: budh (class 1)
एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding list. (indeed, certainly, only)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - Refers to the previously listed elements (earth, water, etc.) in their subtle forms, implying the subtle body. (this, these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, these
तन्मात्र (tanmātra) - The subtle principles of sensation (sound, touch, form, taste, smell) derived from the gross elements. (subtle elements (tanmātra))
(noun)
neuter, singular of tanmātra
tanmātra - subtle element (of perception), rudimentary element
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+mātra)
  • tad – that, its
    pronoun (neuter)
  • mātra – only, merely, element, measure
    noun (neuter)
    Root: mā (class 2)
जाल (jāla) - A network or collection of the subtle elements. (network, collection, multitude)
(noun)
neuter, singular of jāla
jāla - net, collection, multitude, network
आत्मा (ātmā) - The nature or essence (ātman) of the individual soul (jīva). (self, nature (ātman), soul)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, essence, nature, spirit
Root: an (class 2)
जीवः (jīvaḥ) - The embodied individual consciousness (jīva). (individual soul (jīva), living being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - living being, individual soul, life
Root: jīv (class 1)
देहेषु (deheṣu) - In various physical bodies. (in bodies)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of deha
deha - body
Root: dih (class 1)
तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - Resides or is present. (stands, remains, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā
Present Active Indic
Root 'sthā' (1st class), present tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada
Root: sthā (class 1)