योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-15

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संवित्सत्यास्त्वसत्या वा तावन्मात्रः स्मृतः पुमान् ।
स यथानिश्चयो नूनं तत्सत्यमिति निश्चयः ॥ १५ ॥

saṃvitsatyāstvasatyā vā tāvanmātraḥ smṛtaḥ pumān ,
sa yathāniścayo nūnaṃ tatsatyamiti niścayaḥ 15

15. saṃvit satyā astu asatyā vā tāvat mātraḥ smṛtaḥ pumān
saḥ yathā niścayaḥ nūnam tat satyam iti niścayaḥ

15. saṃvit satyā astu vā asatyā (astu).
pumān tāvat mātraḥ smṛtaḥ.
saḥ yathā niścayaḥ nūnam tat satyam iti (eva) niścayaḥ (asti).

15. Whether consciousness (saṃvit) is real or unreal, the individual (puruṣa) is understood to be only that. Indeed, this is the firm conclusion: whatever one determines (to be real), that truly is real.

Words meanings summery:

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संवित् (saṁvit) - the fundamental principle of awareness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

सत्या (satyā) - pertaining to the reality or truth of consciousness (real, true, existent)

अस्तु (astu) - expressing a hypothesis or concession (let it be, may it be)

असत्या (asatyā) - pertaining to the unreality or falsehood of consciousness (unreal, untrue, false)

वा (vā) - connecting alternatives (or, either...or)

तावत् (tāvat) - limiting the nature of `pumān` to `saṃvit` (so much, so far, thus, only that)

मात्रः (mātraḥ) - emphasizing that `pumān` is *only* consciousness, nothing more (only, mere, consisting of)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - indicating a traditional or authoritative statement (remembered, considered, declared, traditionally known)

पुमान् (pumān) - the individual or cosmic conscious being (puruṣa) (man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

सः (saḥ) - refers back to `pumān` (he, that)

यथा (yathā) - modifies `niścayaḥ` to mean "according to determination" (as, just as, according to)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - one's own settled conviction or resolution (certainty, conviction, determination, conclusion)

नूनम् (nūnam) - emphasizes the certainty of the statement (surely, certainly, indeed)

तत् (tat) - refers to the object of conviction, i.e., what one determines to be real (that, it)

सत्यम् (satyam) - the quality of being real or true (truth, reality, real)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or an embedded clause (thus, so, in this way)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - the ultimate definitive conclusion on the matter (certainty, conviction, determination, conclusion)

Words meanings and morphology

संवित् (saṁvit) - the fundamental principle of awareness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, intellect, understanding, agreement, signal

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of the hypothetical clause.

सत्या (satyā) - pertaining to the reality or truth of consciousness (real, true, existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real, virtuous

Note: Agrees with `saṃvit`.

अस्तु (astu) - expressing a hypothesis or concession (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (loṭ) of as

Root verb 'as' (to be) in optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here to introduce a hypothetical condition.

असत्या (asatyā) - pertaining to the unreality or falsehood of consciousness (unreal, untrue, false)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatya

asatya - untrue, unreal, false

Derived from 'satya' with negative prefix 'a-'. Feminine form.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix.
satya – truth, reality, true, real, virtuous
adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `saṃvit`.

वा (vā) - connecting alternatives (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - limiting the nature of `pumān` to `saṃvit` (so much, so far, thus, only that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the compound `tāvanmātraḥ`.

मात्रः (mātraḥ) - emphasizing that `pumān` is *only* consciousness, nothing more (only, mere, consisting of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātra

mātra - measure, quantity, only, mere, consisting of, as much as

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāvat+mātra)

tāvat – so much, so many, so far, thus, meanwhile
indeclinable
mātra – measure, quantity, only, mere, consisting of, as much as
adjective (masculine)

Note: Forms a compound with `tāvat` (`tāvanmātraḥ`). Agrees with `pumān`.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - indicating a traditional or authoritative statement (remembered, considered, declared, traditionally known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, declared, known by tradition

Past Passive Participle

From root 'smṛ' (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, often translated as "is regarded as" or "is declared".

पुमान् (pumān) - the individual or cosmic conscious being (puruṣa) (man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, human being, person, the self, the soul (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of the first clause's main statement.

सः (saḥ) - refers back to `pumān` (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `pumān`.

यथा (yathā) - modifies `niścayaḥ` to mean "according to determination" (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms a compound with `niścayaḥ`.

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - one's own settled conviction or resolution (certainty, conviction, determination, conclusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, conviction, determination, conclusion, resolve

From prefix 'nis' and root 'ci' (to collect, observe).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+niścaya)

yathā – as, just as, according to
indeclinable
niścaya – certainty, conviction, determination, conclusion
noun (masculine)
Prefix: nis
Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Appears to form an adverbial compound `yathāniścayaḥ` which modifies `niścayaḥ` later, or means "one whose determination is such".

नूनम् (nūnam) - emphasizes the certainty of the statement (surely, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of emphasis.

तत् (tat) - refers to the object of conviction, i.e., what one determines to be real (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of the statement `satyam`.

सत्यम् (satyam) - the quality of being real or true (truth, reality, real)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya