योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-105, verse-39

शैलात्मकं यथा भाण्डं शैलशून्यं न लभ्यते ।
चिन्मयं तु तथा चेत्यं चिच्छून्यं नोपलभ्यते ॥ ३९ ॥

śailātmakaṃ yathā bhāṇḍaṃ śailaśūnyaṃ na labhyate ,
cinmayaṃ tu tathā cetyaṃ cicchūnyaṃ nopalabhyate 39

39. śaila-ātmakam yathā bhāṇḍam śaila-śūnyam na labhyate
cinmayam tu tathā cetyam cit-śūnyam na upalabhyate

39. yathā śaila-ātmakam bhāṇḍam śaila-śūnyam na labhyate
tathā cinmayam cetyam tu cit-śūnyam na upalabhyate

39. Just as a vessel (bhāṇḍam) having the nature of stone is not found without stone, similarly, a perceptible object (cetyam) made of consciousness (cit) is indeed not found without consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• शैल-आत्मकम् (śaila-ātmakam) - having the nature of stone, made of stone

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

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

• शैल-शून्यम् (śaila-śūnyam) - devoid of stone, without stone

• न (na) - not, no

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found, is obtained, is perceived

• 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

शैल-आत्मकम् (śaila-ātmakam) - having the nature of stone, made of stone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śailātmaka

śailātmaka - having the nature of stone, made of stone, stony

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+ātmaka)

• śaila – stone, rock, mountain
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to
  adjective

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

शैल-शून्यम् (śaila-śūnyam) - devoid of stone, without stone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaila-śūnya

śaila-śūnya - devoid of stone, without stone

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+śūnya)

• śaila – stone, rock, mountain
  noun (masculine)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of
  adjective

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found, is obtained, is perceived

(verb)

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

Present Indicative, Passive Voice

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

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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