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).

39. כשם שכלי העשוי אבן אינו קיים ללא אבן, כך האובייקט הנתפס בתודעה אינו קיים ללא תודעה.

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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