योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-33

कटकत्वं यथा हेम्नि तथाहंत्वं चिदात्मनि ।
जडं त्वसद्रूपतया तेन तन्नास्ति हे मुने ॥ ३३ ॥

kaṭakatvaṃ yathā hemni tathāhaṃtvaṃ cidātmani ,
jaḍaṃ tvasadrūpatayā tena tannāsti he mune 33

33. kaṭakatvam yathā hemni tathā ahaṃ-tvam cit-ātmani
jaḍam tu asat-rūpatayā tena tat na asti he mune

33. yathā hemni kaṭakatvam (asti) tathā cit-ātmani ahaṃ-tvam
(asti) tu jaḍam asat-rūpatayā (asti) tena he mune tat na asti

33. Just as the quality of being a bracelet exists in gold, so too does 'I-ness' (ahaṃ-tva) exist in the conscious (cit) Self (ātman). But the inert (jaḍa) is by nature unreal. Therefore, that inertness does not truly exist, O sage.

Words meanings summery:

• कटकत्वम् (kaṭakatvam) - bracelet-ness, the quality of being a bracelet

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• हेम्नि (hemni) - in gold

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• अहं-त्वम् (ahaṁ-tvam) - I-ness, egoism, individuality (ahaṃ-tva)

• चित्-आत्मनि (cit-ātmani) - in the conscious Self (ātman), in the Self of consciousness

• जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, insentient

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• असत्-रूपतया (asat-rūpatayā) - by the nature of non-existence, by being unreal

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that

• तत् (tat) - that (inertness/unreality)

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• हे (he) - O! (interjection)

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

Words meanings and morphology

कटकत्वम् (kaṭakatvam) - bracelet-ness, the quality of being a bracelet

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kaṭakatva

kaṭakatva - bracelet-ness, quality of being a bracelet

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaṭaka+tva)

• kaṭaka – bracelet, ring
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

हेम्नि (hemni) - in gold

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yathā'.

अहं-त्वम् (ahaṁ-tvam) - I-ness, egoism, individuality (ahaṃ-tva)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahaṃtva

ahaṁtva - I-ness, individuality, egoism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+tva)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable

चित्-आत्मनि (cit-ātmani) - in the conscious Self (ātman), in the Self of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cidātman

cidātman - conscious Self, Self of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ātman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, insentient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, insentient, dull

Note: Used as a substantive, "the inert thing".

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a contrast.

असत्-रूपतया (asat-rūpatayā) - by the nature of non-existence, by being unreal

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of asatrūpatā

asatrūpatā - non-existent nature, unreality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+rūpatā)

• asat – non-existent, unreal
  adjective (neuter)
• rūpatā – nature, form, quality
  noun (feminine)

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially here to mean "therefore".

तत् (tat) - that (inertness/unreality)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'jaḍam' and its 'asat-rūpatā'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Present 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

हे (he) - O! (interjection)

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

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