योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-59, verse-34

क्वचिदात्मावलोके च स्वाङ्गावदलनैरपि ।
चिच्चेत्यं चेत्यकोटिस्था तावत्पश्यति विभ्रमम् ॥ ३४ ॥

kvacidātmāvaloke ca svāṅgāvadalanairapi ,
ciccetyaṃ cetyakoṭisthā tāvatpaśyati vibhramam 34

34. kvacit ātma-avaloke ca sva-aṅga-avadalanaiḥ api
cit cetyam cetya-koṭi-sthā tāvat paśyati vibhramam

34. kvacit api ātma-avaloke ca sva-aṅga-avadalanaiḥ,
cetya-koṭi-sthā cit tāvat cetyam vibhramam paśyati

34. Sometimes, even in the contemplation of the self (ātman) and through self-mortification, consciousness (cit), which is located amidst a multitude of objects of perception, still perceives illusion.

34. לעיתים, בחקירת העצמי, אפילו תוך ייסור עצמי קשה, התודעה עדיין רואה את האשליה כל עוד היא נותרת עגונה בעולם האובייקטים והמושגים.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, in some place

• आत्म-अवलोके (ātma-avaloke) - in the contemplation of the self, in self-observation

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्व-अङ्ग-अवदलनैः (sva-aṅga-avadalanaiḥ) - by the cutting off of one's own limbs, by self-mortification, by tormenting one's own body

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind, spirit

• चेत्यम् (cetyam) - the knowable, the object of thought/perception

• चेत्य-कोटि-स्था (cetya-koṭi-sthā) - situated amidst a multitude of knowable objects, standing at the limit of the knowable

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, still

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - delusion, error, illusion, confusion

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, in some place

(indeclinable)

From 'ka' (who/what) + 'cit' (emphatic/indefinite particle).

आत्म-अवलोके (ātma-avaloke) - in the contemplation of the self, in self-observation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātma-avaloka

ātma-avaloka - contemplation of the self, self-observation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+avaloka)

• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• avaloka – looking at, seeing, contemplation, observation
  noun (masculine)
  From `ava-` (prefix) + `lok` (root to see)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्व-अङ्ग-अवदलनैः (sva-aṅga-avadalanaiḥ) - by the cutting off of one's own limbs, by self-mortification, by tormenting one's own body

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sva-aṅga-avadalana

sva-aṅga-avadalana - cutting off one's own limbs, self-mortification

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva-aṅga+avadalana)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)
• avadalana – cutting off, tearing off, tormenting, splitting
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From `ava-` (prefix) + `dal` (root to split/tear) + `-ana` (suffix for verbal noun)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dal (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness (cit), thought, understanding, mind, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

चेत्यम् (cetyam) - the knowable, the object of thought/perception

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - that which is to be thought of, knowable, object of thought/perception

gerundive

Future Passive Participle/Gerundive from root `cit` (to know, perceive).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Acts as the object of `paśyati`.

चेत्य-कोटि-स्था (cetya-koṭi-sthā) - situated amidst a multitude of knowable objects, standing at the limit of the knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetya-koṭi-stha

cetya-koṭi-stha - situated in the multitude/limit of knowables

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+koṭi+stha)

• cetya – knowable, object of thought/perception
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive
  Future Passive Participle/Gerundive from root `cit`
  Root: cit (class 1)
• koṭi – extreme limit, edge, point, multitude, category
  noun (feminine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `sthā` (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to `cit`.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, still

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present stem of `dṛś` (paśya-)

Third person singular present active indicative.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is `cit`.

विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - delusion, error, illusion, confusion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - delusion, error, illusion, confusion, wandering, agitation

From `vi-` (prefix) + `bhram` (root to wander, err).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhram (class 1)

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