योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-93, verse-40
इदं प्रवर्तते सर्वं चित्तमेव जगत्तया ।
देहाद्याकारजालेन चित्तं जीवो मनोमयम् ॥ ४० ॥
देहाद्याकारजालेन चित्तं जीवो मनोमयम् ॥ ४० ॥
idaṃ pravartate sarvaṃ cittameva jagattayā ,
dehādyākārajālena cittaṃ jīvo manomayam 40
dehādyākārajālena cittaṃ jīvo manomayam 40
40.
idam pravartate sarvam cittam eva jagattayā
dehādi-ākāra-jālena cittam jīvaḥ manomayam
dehādi-ākāra-jālena cittam jīvaḥ manomayam
40.
idam sarvam cittam eva jagattayā pravartate.
dehādi-ākāra-jālena cittam jīvaḥ manomayam (bhavati).
dehādi-ākāra-jālena cittam jīvaḥ manomayam (bhavati).
40.
All this (world) indeed manifests as the universe (jagat) from consciousness (citta) itself. Through the network of forms like the body, consciousness (citta) becomes the individual soul (jīva), consisting of mind.
Words meanings summery:
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- इदम् (idam) - this (world/universe) (this, this one)
- प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, manifests, comes into being
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (world/universe) (all, whole, entire)
- चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- जगत्तया (jagattayā) - as the world, by means of being the world
- देहादि-आकार-जालेन (dehādi-ākāra-jālena) - by the network of forms beginning with the body
- चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind
- जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being
- मनोमयम् (manomayam) - consisting of mind, made of mind
Words meanings and morphology
इदम् (idam) - this (world/universe) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to the entirety of existence, the world.
प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, manifests, comes into being
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √vṛt
Present middle 3rd singular
From 'pra' (forth, onward) + √vṛt (to turn, exist). The prefix 'pra' intensifies the sense of manifestation or activity.
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (world/universe) (all, whole, entire)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, whole, entire, every
Universal pronoun/adjective.
Note: Subject of 'pravartate'.
चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - consciousness, mind, thought, understanding (citta)
Derived from root √cit (to perceive, observe, understand).
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Acts as the agent or source from which the world manifests.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
जगत्तया (jagattayā) - as the world, by means of being the world
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of jagattā
jagattā - the state of being the world, world-ness
From 'jagat' (world) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract nouns).
देहादि-आकार-जालेन (dehādi-ākāra-jālena) - by the network of forms beginning with the body
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of dehādi-ākāra-jāla
dehādi-ākāra-jāla - the network or multitude of forms such as the body (deha)
Compound of 'deha' (body), 'ādi' (etc., beginning with), 'ākāra' (form), and 'jāla' (net, multitude).
Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+ādi+ākāra+jāla)
- deha – body, form
noun (masculine)
Root: dih (class 1) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
indeclinable - ākāra – form, shape, appearance, external manifestation
noun (masculine)
From 'ā' (towards) + √kṛ (to do, make).
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8) - jāla – net, web, multitude, collection
noun (neuter)
Note: Indicates the means or instrument through which 'citta' becomes 'jīva'.
चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - consciousness, mind, thought, understanding (citta)
Derived from root √cit (to perceive, observe, understand).
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: The primary subject which takes on the form of 'jīva'.
जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - living being, individual soul (jīva), life, principle of life
Derived from root √jīv (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Predicative nominative, identifying 'cittam' as 'jīva'.
मनोमयम् (manomayam) - consisting of mind, made of mind
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manomaya
manomaya - consisting of mind, made of mind, mental, characterized by thought
From 'manas' (mind) + 'maya' (suffix meaning 'consisting of' or 'full of').
Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+maya)
- manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter) - maya – made of, consisting of, full of
suffix
A secondary suffix (pratyaya) that forms adjectives from nouns, indicating material composition or prevalence.
Note: Agrees with 'cittam' in gender, number, and case, further describing the nature of 'jīva'.