योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-59, verse-25

केवलं केवलीभावात्तद्रूपा सैव शिष्यते ।
चित्स्पन्दमेव संसारचक्रप्रवहणं विदुः ॥ २५ ॥

kevalaṃ kevalībhāvāttadrūpā saiva śiṣyate ,
citspandameva saṃsāracakrapravahaṇaṃ viduḥ 25

25. kevalam kevalī-bhāvāt tat-rūpā sā eva śiṣyate
cit-spandam eva saṃsāra-cakra-pravahaṇam viduḥ

25. kevalī-bhāvāt kevalam sā tat-rūpā eva śiṣyate.
cit-spandam eva saṃsāra-cakra-pravahaṇam viduḥ.

25. From the state of being merely pure (kevalī-bhāva), it (the true nature) alone remains, having that form. They understand the vibration of consciousness (cit-spanda) itself to be the continuous flow of the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra).

25. מתוך הגעה לאחדות מוחלטת, רק המהות הזו נותרת. תנועת התודעה בלבד היא הנחשבת למנוע של גלגל סְבַךְ הַקִיּוּם הַתּוֹפַעָתִי.

Words meanings summery:

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, exclusively

• केवली-भावात् (kevalī-bhāvāt) - from the state of being pure/isolated, from the state of absoluteness

• तत्-रूपा (tat-rūpā) - having that form/nature

• सा (sā) - she, it, that

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, very

• शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

• चित्-स्पन्दम् (cit-spandam) - the vibration of consciousness

• एव (eva) - itself, only, indeed

• संसार-चक्र-प्रवहणम् (saṁsāra-cakra-pravahaṇam) - the continuous flow of the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (the flow/current of the cycle of rebirth)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, exclusively

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

केवली-भावात् (kevalī-bhāvāt) - from the state of being pure/isolated, from the state of absoluteness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kevalī-bhāva

kevalī-bhāva - state of isolation/purity, state of being absolute

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kevalī+bhāva)

• kevalī – pure, absolute, isolated (feminine form of kevala)
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāva – state of being, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्-रूपा (tat-rūpā) - having that form/nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tat-rūpa

tat-rūpa - having that form/appearance, of that nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+rūpa)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

सा (sā) - she, it, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of śiṣ

present tense, class 7

7th conjugation, ātmanepada

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

चित्-स्पन्दम् (cit-spandam) - the vibration of consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cit-spanda

cit-spanda - vibration of consciousness, pulsation of thought

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+spanda)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• spanda – vibration, throb, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

एव (eva) - itself, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

संसार-चक्र-प्रवहणम् (saṁsāra-cakra-pravahaṇam) - the continuous flow of the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (the flow/current of the cycle of rebirth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃsāra-cakra-pravahaṇa

saṁsāra-cakra-pravahaṇa - the flow or current of the cycle of worldly existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+cakra+pravahaṇa)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, discus, cycle
  noun (neuter)
• pravahaṇa – flowing, stream, current, carrying forward
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vah (class 1)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vid

Perfect tense

Perfect 3rd person plural of root vid

Root: vid (class 2)

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