योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-44

चिद्भित्तौ स्पन्दशुभ्रायां रङ्गैः पञ्चभिरिन्द्रियैः ।
उन्मीलयति संसारचित्राणि विधिचित्रकृत् ॥ ४४ ॥

cidbhittau spandaśubhrāyāṃ raṅgaiḥ pañcabhirindriyaiḥ ,
unmīlayati saṃsāracitrāṇi vidhicitrakṛt 44

44. cidbhittau spandaśubhrāyām raṅgaiḥ pañcabhiḥ
indriyaiḥ unmīlayati saṃsāracitrāṇi vidhicitrakṛt

44. vidhicitrakṛt spandaśubhrāyām cidbhittau pañcabhiḥ
indriyaiḥ raṅgaiḥ saṃsāracitrāṇi unmīlayati

44. The Divine Artist (vidhi) paints the pictures of transmigration (saṃsāra) on the wall of consciousness (cit), which is radiant with vibration (spanda), using the five senses (indriya) as colors.

Words meanings summery:

• चिद्भित्तौ (cidbhittau) - on the wall of consciousness

• स्पन्दशुभ्रायाम् (spandaśubhrāyām) - describing the nature of consciousness as vibrant and clear (radiant with vibration, pure through pulsation)

• रङ्गैः (raṅgaiḥ) - with colors

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - with senses, with sense organs (indriya)

• उन्मीलयति (unmīlayati) - unfolds, reveals, paints

• संसारचित्राणि (saṁsāracitrāṇi) - the various forms and experiences within the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra) (pictures of transmigration)

• विधिचित्रकृत् (vidhicitrakṛt) - the creator or cosmic intelligence responsible for manifesting existence (artist of creation, Divine Artist)

Words meanings and morphology

चिद्भित्तौ (cidbhittau) - on the wall of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cidbhitti

cidbhitti - wall of consciousness/intellect

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cit+bhitti)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• bhitti – wall, partition, division
  noun (feminine)

स्पन्दशुभ्रायाम् (spandaśubhrāyām) - describing the nature of consciousness as vibrant and clear (radiant with vibration, pure through pulsation)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of spandaśubhra

spandaśubhra - bright/pure by vibration/pulsation

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (spanda+śubhra)

• spanda – vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• śubhra – bright, pure, white
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'cidbhittau'.

रङ्गैः (raṅgaiḥ) - with colors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of raṅga

raṅga - color, dye, amusement, stage

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'indriyaiḥ'.

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - with senses, with sense organs (indriya)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, pertaining to Indra

उन्मीलयति (unmīlayati) - unfolds, reveals, paints

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of unmīlay

causative

Derived from root 'mīl' (to close the eyes) with prefix 'ud' (up) to mean 'open the eyes', and then causative form 'unmīlay' 'to cause to open', 'to display', 'to paint'.

Prefix: ud

Root: mīl (class 1)

संसारचित्राणि (saṁsāracitrāṇi) - the various forms and experiences within the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra) (pictures of transmigration)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of saṃsāracitra

saṁsāracitra - picture of saṃsāra, painting of worldly existence

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+citra)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, wandering through, cycle of birth and death
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• citra – picture, painting, image, wonderful
  noun (neuter)

विधिचित्रकृत् (vidhicitrakṛt) - the creator or cosmic intelligence responsible for manifesting existence (artist of creation, Divine Artist)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhicitrakṛt

vidhicitrakṛt - artist of creation/destiny

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vidhi+citrakṛt)

• vidhi – ordinance, rule, creation, destiny, creator (Brahma)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• citrakṛt – painter, artist
  noun (masculine)
  kṛt is a suffix for 'maker' from root kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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