योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-105, verse-38

मृन्मयं तु यथा भाण्डं मृच्छून्यं नोपलभ्यते ।
चिन्मयं तु तथा चेत्यं चिच्छून्यं नोपलभ्यते ॥ ३८ ॥

mṛnmayaṃ tu yathā bhāṇḍaṃ mṛcchūnyaṃ nopalabhyate ,
cinmayaṃ tu tathā cetyaṃ cicchūnyaṃ nopalabhyate 38

38. mṛnmayam tu yathā bhāṇḍam mṛt-śūnyam na upalabhyate
cinmayam tu tathā cetyam cit-śūnyam na upalabhyate

38. yathā mṛnmayam bhāṇḍam tu mṛt-śūnyam na upalabhyate
tathā cinmayam cetyam tu cit-śūnyam na upalabhyate

38. Just as a vessel (bhāṇḍam) made of clay is indeed not found to be without clay, similarly, a perceptible object (cetyam) made of consciousness (cit) is indeed not found to be without consciousness (cit).

38. כשם שכלי חרס אינו קיים ללא חימר, כך האובייקט הנתפס בתודעה אינו קיים ללא תודעה.

Words meanings summery:

• मृन्मयम् (mṛnmayam) - made of clay, earthy

• तु (tu) - adds emphasis (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• भाण्डम् (bhāṇḍam) - pot, vessel, utensil, article

• मृत्-शून्यम् (mṛt-śūnyam) - devoid of clay, without clay

• न (na) - not, no

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is found, is perceived, is obtained

• चिन्मयम् (cinmayam) - made of consciousness, consisting of consciousness

• तु (tu) - adds emphasis (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in that manner

• चेत्यम् (cetyam) - to be thought, to be known, perceptible, object of thought

• चित्-शून्यम् (cit-śūnyam) - devoid of consciousness, without consciousness

• न (na) - not, no

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is found, is perceived, is obtained

Words meanings and morphology

मृन्मयम् (mṛnmayam) - made of clay, earthy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛn-maya

mṛn-maya - made of clay, earthy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛt+maya)

• mṛt – clay, earth
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of (suffix)
  adjective

तु (tu) - adds emphasis (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

भाण्डम् (bhāṇḍam) - pot, vessel, utensil, article

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṇḍa

bhāṇḍa - pot, vessel, utensil, article

मृत्-शून्यम् (mṛt-śūnyam) - devoid of clay, without clay

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛt-śūnya

mṛt-śūnya - devoid of clay, without clay

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛt+śūnya)

• mṛt – clay, earth
  noun (feminine)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of
  adjective

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is found, is perceived, is obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of labh

Present Indicative, Passive Voice

Root 'labh' with upasarga 'upa'. 3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, middle termination.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

चिन्मयम् (cinmayam) - made of consciousness, consisting of consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cin-maya

cin-maya - made of consciousness, consisting of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+maya)

• cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence (cit)
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of (suffix)
  adjective

तु (tu) - adds emphasis (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

चेत्यम् (cetyam) - to be thought, to be known, perceptible, object of thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cet-ya

cet-ya - to be thought, to be known, perceptible, object of thought

Gerundive

From root 'cit' (to perceive, know, think), with suffix '-ya' forming a gerundive or potential passive participle.

Root: cit (class 1)

चित्-शून्यम् (cit-śūnyam) - devoid of consciousness, without consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-śūnya

cit-śūnya - devoid of consciousness, without consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+śūnya)

• cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence (cit)
  noun (feminine)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of
  adjective

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is found, is perceived, is obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of labh

Present Indicative, Passive Voice

Root 'labh' with upasarga 'upa'. 3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, middle termination.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

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