योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-104, verse-7

चेतनाकाश एवाहं तदेवेदं जगत्स्थितम् ।
इत्यहं जगदित्येकं खमेवैकं शिलाघनम् ॥ ७ ॥

cetanākāśa evāhaṃ tadevedaṃ jagatsthitam ,
ityahaṃ jagadityekaṃ khamevaikaṃ śilāghanam 7

7. cetana-ākāśe eva aham tat eva idam jagat sthitam
iti aham jagat iti ekam kham eva ekam śilā-ghanam

7. aham cetana-ākāśe eva.
tat eva idam jagat sthitam.
iti aham jagat iti ekam kham eva ekam śilā-ghanam.

7. I am indeed the ether of consciousness (cetana-ākāśa), and in that very (ether), this world is situated. Thus, 'I' and 'the world' are one – that single, undifferentiated space (kham) which is like a dense, solid mass.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतन-आकाशे (cetana-ākāśe) - in the ether of consciousness, in the space of consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तत् (tat) - in that (ether of consciousness) (that, in that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

• अहम् (aham) - I

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, void

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• शिला-घनम् (śilā-ghanam) - dense like a rock, a solid mass, a dense block

Words meanings and morphology

चेतन-आकाशे (cetana-ākāśe) - in the ether of consciousness, in the space of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cetana-ākāśa

cetana-ākāśa - ether of consciousness, space of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetana+ākāśa)

• cetana – consciousness, sentient, conscious
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तत् (tat) - in that (ether of consciousness) (that, in that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Implied locative sense from context.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this world

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, existing, standing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

खम् (kham) - space, ether, void

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, void, sky

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

शिला-घनम् (śilā-ghanam) - dense like a rock, a solid mass, a dense block

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śilā-ghana

śilā-ghana - dense like a rock, a solid mass, a dense block

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śilā+ghana)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• ghana – dense, solid, compact, cloud
  adjective (masculine)

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