योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-105, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स्वभावं जगदाकारं चिद्भावोऽनुभवन्स्थितः ।
स्वतः स्वप्नमिवानन्यमात्मनः कल्पनाभिधम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
svabhāvaṃ jagadākāraṃ cidbhāvo'nubhavansthitaḥ ,
svataḥ svapnamivānanyamātmanaḥ kalpanābhidham 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca svabhāvam jagadākāram cidbhāvaḥ anubhavan
sthitaḥ svataḥ svapnam iva ananyam ātmanaḥ kalpanābhidham

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca cidbhāvaḥ svataḥ ātmanaḥ kalpanābhidham
ananyam jagadākāram svabhāvam svapnam iva anubhavan sthitaḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The conscious essence (cidbhāva) remains, experiencing its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva) as the form of the world, spontaneously, like a dream. This world-form is non-different from itself and is called the imagination of the Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (revered sage Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - one's own nature, intrinsic nature

• जगदाकारम् (jagadākāram) - having the form of the world, world-shaped

• चिद्भावः (cidbhāvaḥ) - the essence of consciousness, conscious being

• अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by itself, from itself

• स्वप्नम् (svapnam) - dream

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अनन्यम् (ananyam) - non-different, identical

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self

• कल्पनाभिधम् (kalpanābhidham) - named as imagination, called imagination

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (revered sage Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - revered Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense 3rd person singular of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - one's own nature, intrinsic nature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, own being, inherent disposition

जगदाकारम् (jagadākāram) - having the form of the world, world-shaped

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jagadākāra

jagadākāra - world-form, having the form of the world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jagat+ākāra)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

चिद्भावः (cidbhāvaḥ) - the essence of consciousness, conscious being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cidbhāva

cidbhāva - essence of consciousness, conscious state

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+bhāva)

• cit – consciousness, mind, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• bhāva – state, being, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhavat

anubhavat - experiencing

present active participle

root bhū with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, placed, situated, remained

past passive participle

root sthā with kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by itself, from itself

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नम् (svapnam) - dream

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अनन्यम् (ananyam) - non-different, identical

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ananya

ananya - not different, identical, no other

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essential nature

कल्पनाभिधम् (kalpanābhidham) - named as imagination, called imagination

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kalpanābhidha

kalpanābhidha - named imagination, called conception

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kalpanā+abhidhā)

• kalpanā – imagination, conception, mental creation
  noun (feminine)
• abhidhā – name, appellation, declaration
  noun (feminine)

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