योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-72, verse-1

राजोवाच ।
कालसत्ता नभःसत्ता स्पन्दसत्ता च चिन्मयी ।
शुद्धचेतनसत्ता च सर्वमित्यादि पावनम् ॥ १ ॥

rājovāca ,
kālasattā nabhaḥsattā spandasattā ca cinmayī ,
śuddhacetanasattā ca sarvamityādi pāvanam 1

1. rājā uvāca kālasattā nabhasattā spandasattā ca
cinmayī śuddhacetanasattā ca sarvam iti ādi pāvanam

1. rājā uvāca: kālasattā nabhasattā spandasattā ca cinmayī [asti].
śuddhacetanasattā ca sarvam iti ādi pāvanam [asti].

1. The king said: The reality of time, the reality of space, and the reality of vibration are all composed of consciousness. And the reality of pure consciousness itself— all this and more— is purifying.

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कालसत्ता (kālasattā) - the existence of time, the reality of time

• नभसत्ता (nabhasattā) - the existence of space/sky, the reality of space

• स्पन्दसत्ता (spandasattā) - the existence of vibration/motion, the reality of vibration

• च (ca) - and, also

• चिन्मयी (cinmayī) - consisting of consciousness, full of consciousness

• शुद्धचेतनसत्ता (śuddhacetanasattā) - the reality of pure consciousness, the existence of pure awareness

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, saying

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, et cetera

• पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying, sacred, holy

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Irregular perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

कालसत्ता (kālasattā) - the existence of time, the reality of time

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kālasattā

kālasattā - existence/reality of time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+sattā)

• kāla – time, season, era
  noun (masculine)
• sattā – existence, reality, being, essence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'as' (to be) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun).
  Root: as (class 2)

नभसत्ता (nabhasattā) - the existence of space/sky, the reality of space

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nabhasattā

nabhasattā - existence/reality of space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+sattā)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, reality, being, essence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'as' (to be) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun).
  Root: as (class 2)

स्पन्दसत्ता (spandasattā) - the existence of vibration/motion, the reality of vibration

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of spandasattā

spandasattā - existence/reality of vibration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spanda+sattā)

• spanda – vibration, throb, motion, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• sattā – existence, reality, being, essence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'as' (to be) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun).
  Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चिन्मयी (cinmayī) - consisting of consciousness, full of consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cinmaya

cinmaya - consisting of consciousness, conscious-filled

From 'cit' (consciousness) + '-maya' (composed of, full of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+maya)

• cit – consciousness, pure knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix

शुद्धचेतनसत्ता (śuddhacetanasattā) - the reality of pure consciousness, the existence of pure awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddhacetanasattā

śuddhacetanasattā - existence/reality of pure consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuddha+cetana+sattā)

• śuddha – pure, clean, undefiled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śudh' (to be pure).
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• cetana – consciousness, intelligence, sentient
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• sattā – existence, reality, being, essence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'as' (to be) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun).
  Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so, saying

(indeclinable)

आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, et cetera

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement; and so on, et cetera (when at the end of a compound)

पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying, sacred, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, cleansing, sacred, holy

Causative from Pū + ana

From root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

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