योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-78, verse-41
स्वचित्तेन द्रवत्वेन तरङ्गादित्वमम्बुषु ।
महाचितौ जगच्चित्तादुदेतीवानुदेत्यपि ॥ ४१ ॥
महाचितौ जगच्चित्तादुदेतीवानुदेत्यपि ॥ ४१ ॥
svacittena dravatvena taraṅgāditvamambuṣu ,
mahācitau jagaccittādudetīvānudetyapi 41
mahācitau jagaccittādudetīvānudetyapi 41
41.
svacittena dravatvena taraṅgāditvam ambuṣu
mahācitau jagatcittāt ud eti iva anud eti api
mahācitau jagatcittāt ud eti iva anud eti api
41.
yathā ambuṣu svacittena dravatvena taraṅgāditvam (bhavati),
tathā mahācitau jagatcittāt ud eti iva api anud eti
tathā mahācitau jagatcittāt ud eti iva api anud eti
41.
Just as waves and similar phenomena appear in water due to its inherent fluidity (dravatva) and its own intrinsic nature (svacitta), similarly, from the cosmic mind (jagaccitta), existence seems to arise in the great consciousness (mahāciti), and yet, it also does not truly arise.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वचित्तेन (svacittena) - by its own intrinsic nature (by one's own mind; by one's own nature)
- द्रवत्वेन (dravatvena) - by fluidity, by liquidity
- तरङ्गादित्वम् (taraṅgāditvam) - the state of being waves and so on
- अम्बुषु (ambuṣu) - in waters
- महाचितौ (mahācitau) - in the great consciousness
- जगत्चित्तात् (jagatcittāt) - from the mind of the world, from the cosmic mind
- उद् (ud) - up, forth, out
- एति (eti) - arises, appears (goes, moves, arises)
- इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
- अनुद् (anud) - not up, not forth
- एति (eti) - does not arise (goes, moves, arises)
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
Words meanings and morphology
स्वचित्तेन (svacittena) - by its own intrinsic nature (by one's own mind; by one's own nature)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of svacitta
svacitta - one's own mind, one's own nature
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+citta)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun (neuter) - citta – mind, consciousness, thought, intrinsic nature
noun (neuter)
द्रवत्वेन (dravatvena) - by fluidity, by liquidity
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of dravatva
dravatva - fluidity, liquidity, the state of being liquid
Derived from 'drava' (liquid) with suffix '-tva'
तरङ्गादित्वम् (taraṅgāditvam) - the state of being waves and so on
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of taraṅgāditva
taraṅgāditva - the state of being a wave etc., wave-ness and the like
Derived from 'taraṅgādi' (waves etc.) with suffix '-tva'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+ādi)
- taraṅga – wave
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
noun (masculine)
अम्बुषु (ambuṣu) - in waters
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of ambu
ambu - water
महाचितौ (mahācitau) - in the great consciousness
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of mahāciti
mahāciti - great consciousness, supreme consciousness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+citi)
- mahā – great, large
adjective (feminine) - citi – consciousness, knowledge, collection
noun (feminine)
जगत्चित्तात् (jagatcittāt) - from the mind of the world, from the cosmic mind
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of jagatcitta
jagatcitta - cosmic mind, world-mind
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+citta)
- jagat – world, universe; moving
noun (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of root 'gam' (to go), used as a noun
Root: gam (class 1) - citta – mind, consciousness, thought
noun (neuter)
उद् (ud) - up, forth, out
(indeclinable)
Note: Prefix to the verb 'eti'
एति (eti) - arises, appears (goes, moves, arises)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
(indeclinable)
अनुद् (anud) - not up, not forth
(indeclinable)
Note: Prefix to the verb 'eti'
एति (eti) - does not arise (goes, moves, arises)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
Prefixes: an+ud
Root: i (class 2)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)