योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-105, verse-40

द्रवरूपं यथा वारि द्रवरिक्तं न लभ्यते ।
चिन्मयं तु तथा चेत्यं चिच्छून्यं नोपलभ्यते ॥ ४० ॥

dravarūpaṃ yathā vāri dravariktaṃ na labhyate ,
cinmayaṃ tu tathā cetyaṃ cicchūnyaṃ nopalabhyate 40

40. dravarūpam yathā vāri drava-riktam na labhyate
cinmayam tu tathā cetyam cit-śūnyam na upalabhyate

40. yathā dravarūpam vāri drava-riktam na labhyate
tathā cinmayam cetyam tu cit-śūnyam na upalabhyate

40. Just as water (vāri) in liquid form is not found empty of liquid, similarly, a perceptible object (cetyam) made of consciousness (cit) is indeed not found without consciousness (cit).

40. כשם שמים, שמהותם נוזלית, אינם קיימים ללא נוזליות, כך האובייקט הנתפס אינו קיים ללא תודעה.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रवरूपम् (dravarūpam) - having the form of a liquid, liquid in nature

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

• वारि (vāri) - water

• द्रव-रिक्तम् (drava-riktam) - empty of liquid, devoid of liquid

• 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

द्रवरूपम् (dravarūpam) - having the form of a liquid, liquid in nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravarūpa

dravarūpa - having the form of a liquid, liquid in nature, fluid-shaped

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (drava+rūpa)

• drava – liquid, fluid, flowing
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

द्रव-रिक्तम् (drava-riktam) - empty of liquid, devoid of liquid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravarikta

dravarikta - empty of liquid, devoid of liquid

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (drava+rikta)

• drava – liquid, fluid, flowing
  noun (masculine)
• rikta – empty, void, devoid of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ric' (to empty, leave).
  Root: ric (class 7)

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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