योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-67, verse-22
स्पन्देऽस्पन्दीकृते चेह स्वतः संज्ञा विलीयते ।
साप्यलं परिणामेन लीयतेऽग्नौ घृतं यथा ॥ २२ ॥
साप्यलं परिणामेन लीयतेऽग्नौ घृतं यथा ॥ २२ ॥
spande'spandīkṛte ceha svataḥ saṃjñā vilīyate ,
sāpyalaṃ pariṇāmena līyate'gnau ghṛtaṃ yathā 22
sāpyalaṃ pariṇāmena līyate'gnau ghṛtaṃ yathā 22
22.
spande aspandīkṛte ca iha svataḥ saṃjñā vilīyate
sā api alam pariṇāmena līyate agnau ghṛtam yathā
sā api alam pariṇāmena līyate agnau ghṛtam yathā
22.
ca iha spande aspandīkṛte saṃjñā svataḥ vilīyate
sā api alam pariṇāmena līyate yathā ghṛtam agnau
sā api alam pariṇāmena līyate yathā ghṛtam agnau
22.
And here, when the vibratory motion (spanda) is stilled (aspandīkṛte), consciousness (saṃjñā) spontaneously dissolves. That (consciousness) also fully dissolves through transformation, just as ghee dissolves in fire.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्पन्दे (spande) - in the vibratory motion (in vibration, in pulsation, in movement)
- अस्पन्दीकृते (aspandīkṛte) - having been stilled (having been made non-vibrating, stilled, made motionless)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world, at this time)
- स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally, of one's own accord)
- संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - consciousness (consciousness, cognition, understanding, name, technical term)
- विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves (dissolves, disappears, melts away)
- सा (sā) - that (consciousness) (she, that (feminine))
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
- अलम् (alam) - fully, completely (enough, sufficient, fully, completely)
- परिणामेन (pariṇāmena) - by transformation (by transformation, by change, by development)
- लीयते (līyate) - dissolves (dissolves, disappears, melts away)
- अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire
- घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee (ghee, clarified butter)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)
Words meanings and morphology
स्पन्दे (spande) - in the vibratory motion (in vibration, in pulsation, in movement)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of spanda
spanda - vibration, pulsation, tremor, motion
Root: spad (class 1)
Note: Used in a conditional sense (when in vibration...).
अस्पन्दीकृते (aspandīkṛte) - having been stilled (having been made non-vibrating, stilled, made motionless)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of aspandīkṛta
aspandīkṛta - made motionless, stilled, made non-vibrating
Past Passive Participle (secondary formation)
From aspandī-kṛ, a denominative verb from aspanda + kṛ (to make)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+spanda+kṛta)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - spanda – vibration, pulsation, motion
noun (masculine)
From root spad
Root: spad (class 1) - kṛta – done, made, performed; artificial
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'spande'.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects clauses.
इह (iha) - here (in this context/world) (here, in this world, at this time)
(indeclinable)
स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally, of one's own accord)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -tas added to sva
संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - consciousness (consciousness, cognition, understanding, name, technical term)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃjñā
saṁjñā - consciousness, cognition, understanding, knowledge; name, technical term; sign, symptom
From root jñā with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: jñā (class 9)
विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves (dissolves, disappears, melts away)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of lī
From root lī (4th class), middle voice
Prefix: vi
Root: lī (class 4)
Note: Passive sense.
सा (sā) - that (consciousness) (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it; he
Note: Refers back to 'saṃjñā'.
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
अलम् (alam) - fully, completely (enough, sufficient, fully, completely)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes completeness of dissolution.
परिणामेन (pariṇāmena) - by transformation (by transformation, by change, by development)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pariṇāma
pariṇāma - transformation, change, development, evolution; result, consequence
From root nam with prefix pari
Prefix: pari
Root: nam (class 1)
Note: Expresses the means or cause of dissolution.
लीयते (līyate) - dissolves (dissolves, disappears, melts away)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of lī
From root lī (4th class), middle voice
Root: lī (class 4)
Note: Passive sense.
अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire; the deity Agni; sacrificial fire
Note: Used as the location for dissolution.
घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee (ghee, clarified butter)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ghṛta
ghṛta - ghee, clarified butter; sprinkled, moistened
Past Passive Participle
From root ghṛ (to sprinkle, moisten), but often treated as a noun meaning ghee
Root: ghṛ (class 3)
Note: Subject of the simile.
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a comparison.