योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-56, verse-17
रोध्यरोधकसंमोहं त्यक्त्वा खे विमलो भव ।
प्रवृत्तिरेव न व्योम्नः प्रवृत्तिश्चैव खात्मिका ॥ १७ ॥
प्रवृत्तिरेव न व्योम्नः प्रवृत्तिश्चैव खात्मिका ॥ १७ ॥
rodhyarodhakasaṃmohaṃ tyaktvā khe vimalo bhava ,
pravṛttireva na vyomnaḥ pravṛttiścaiva khātmikā 17
pravṛttireva na vyomnaḥ pravṛttiścaiva khātmikā 17
17.
rodhya-rodhaka-saṃmoham tyaktvā khe vimalaḥ bhava |
pravṛttiḥ eva na vyomnaḥ pravṛttiḥ ca eva kha-ātmikā ||
pravṛttiḥ eva na vyomnaḥ pravṛttiḥ ca eva kha-ātmikā ||
17.
rodhya-rodhaka-saṃmoham tyaktvā khe vimalaḥ bhava
vyomnaḥ pravṛttiḥ eva na pravṛttiḥ ca eva kha-ātmikā
vyomnaḥ pravṛttiḥ eva na pravṛttiḥ ca eva kha-ātmikā
17.
Abandon the delusion of the obstructed and the obstructer. Become pure like space (khe). Activity (pravṛtti) certainly does not belong to (pure) space (vyoman), yet all activity is, in its essence, of the nature of space (khātman) itself.
Words meanings summery:
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- रोध्य-रोधक-संमोहम् (rodhya-rodhaka-saṁmoham) - the confusion or illusion regarding an obstructed entity and an obstructer (the delusion of the obstructed and the obstructer)
- त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having relinquished or let go of (having abandoned, having given up)
- खे (khe) - in the pure, boundless expanse (like space) (in space, in the sky, in the ether)
- विमलः (vimalaḥ) - utterly pure, free from impurities or stains (spotless, pure, stainless)
- भव (bhava) - become (in this state) (become, be)
- प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - phenomenal activity or manifestation (activity, tendency, manifestation, worldly activity)
- एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (indeed, certainly, only)
- न (na) - not
- व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - belonging to (pure, transcendent) space (vyoman) (of space, belonging to space, from space)
- प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - phenomenal activity or manifestation (activity, tendency, manifestation, worldly activity)
- च (ca) - and, yet (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, certainly, only)
- ख-आत्मिका (kha-ātmikā) - having the fundamental nature of space (emptiness/consciousness) (of the nature of space, having space as its essence)
Words meanings and morphology
रोध्य-रोधक-संमोहम् (rodhya-rodhaka-saṁmoham) - the confusion or illusion regarding an obstructed entity and an obstructer (the delusion of the obstructed and the obstructer)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rodhyarodhakasaṃmoha
rodhyarodhakasaṁmoha - delusion of the obstructed and obstructer
Compound type : dvandva + tatpuruṣa (rodhya+rodhaka+saṃmoha)
- rodhya – to be obstructed, obstructable
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive/Passive Participle
root rudh + ya
Root: rudh (class 7) - rodhaka – obstructor, hinderer
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
root rudh + ṇaka
Root: rudh (class 7) - saṃmoha – delusion, confusion, infatuation
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Object of tyaktvā.
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having relinquished or let go of (having abandoned, having given up)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed with suffix -tvā.
Root: tyaj (class 1)
खे (khe) - in the pure, boundless expanse (like space) (in space, in the sky, in the ether)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - space, ether, sky, emptiness
Note: Here, implies a state of being like space rather than literally in space.
विमलः (vimalaḥ) - utterly pure, free from impurities or stains (spotless, pure, stainless)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vimala
vimala - spotless, pure, clean, stainless, clear
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+mala)
- vi – apart, away, without
indeclinable
prefix implying separation or negation - mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defect
noun (masculine/neuter)
Root: mal (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject 'you'.
भव (bhava) - become (in this state) (become, be)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Imperative, 2nd person singular.
Present imperative.
Root: bhū (class 1)
प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - phenomenal activity or manifestation (activity, tendency, manifestation, worldly activity)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti
pravṛtti - activity, exertion, manifestation, tendency, action, worldly course
From pra-vṛt + kti.
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Subject of the following clauses.
एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (indeed, certainly, only)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the statement.
व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - belonging to (pure, transcendent) space (vyoman) (of space, belonging to space, from space)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of vyoman
vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether
Note: Expresses possession or belonging.
प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - phenomenal activity or manifestation (activity, tendency, manifestation, worldly activity)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti
pravṛtti - activity, exertion, manifestation, tendency, action, worldly course
From pra-vṛt + kti.
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Subject of the second clause.
च (ca) - and, yet (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Joins the two clauses about pravṛtti.
एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, certainly, only)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
ख-आत्मिका (kha-ātmikā) - having the fundamental nature of space (emptiness/consciousness) (of the nature of space, having space as its essence)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of khātmika
khātmika - having the nature of space, pervaded by space
Compound with suffix -ika.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kha+ātman)
- kha – space, ether, emptiness
noun (neuter) - ātman – Self, soul, essence, nature
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with pravṛttiḥ.