योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-106, verse-57

तत्तत्स्वरूपमुत्सृज्य बुद्ध्वा चिन्मात्रखं जगत् ।
अश्मना चेतनेनैव स्थेयं नास्थेतरोत्तमा ॥ ५७ ॥

tattatsvarūpamutsṛjya buddhvā cinmātrakhaṃ jagat ,
aśmanā cetanenaiva stheyaṃ nāsthetarottamā 57

57. tat tat svarūpam utsṛjya buddhvā cit-mātra-kham jagat
| aśmanā cetanena eva stheyam na āste itara-uttamā

57. Having abandoned their individual natures and having realized that the world (jagat) consists solely of consciousness (cit) and space, one should remain like a stone, imbued with consciousness. One should not be a superior individual (i.e., distinguishing oneself as superior to others).

57. לאחר שמותרים את הצורות השונות ומבינים שהעולם אינו אלא מרחב התודעה הטהורה, יש לשכון כמו אבן בעלת מודעות, מבלי לחפש מצב נעלה אחר.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - their respective (that, its)

• तत् (tat) - their respective (that, its)

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - one's own nature, true form, intrinsic nature

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, renouncing

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having realized, having known

• चित्-मात्र-खम् (cit-mātra-kham) - consisting only of consciousness and space

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• अश्मना (aśmanā) - by a stone, like a stone

• चेतनेन (cetanena) - imbued with consciousness (by consciousness, by a conscious being, conscious)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• स्थेयम् (stheyam) - one should remain, one should stand

• न (na) - not, no

• आस्ते (āste) - does not exist as (exists, sits, remains)

• इतर-उत्तमा (itara-uttamā) - a superior individual, one who distinguishes oneself as better (excellent other, superior to others)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - their respective (that, its)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used distributively with repetition 'tat tat' to mean 'their respective'.

तत् (tat) - their respective (that, its)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used distributively with repetition 'tat tat' to mean 'their respective'.

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - one's own nature, true form, intrinsic nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, true nature, intrinsic character

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rūpa)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, renouncing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √sṛj with prefix 'ut'

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having realized, having known

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √budh (to know, understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

चित्-मात्र-खम् (cit-mātra-kham) - consisting only of consciousness and space

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cit-mātra-kha

cit-mātra-kha - consisting solely of consciousness and space/ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+mātra+kha)

• cit – consciousness (cit), thought
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely, consisting of, solely
  adjective (neuter)
• kha – space, ether, emptiness
  noun (neuter)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present Active Participle (from √gam, 'to go')

Root: gam (class 1)

अश्मना (aśmanā) - by a stone, like a stone

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśman

aśman - stone, rock, thunderbolt

चेतनेन (cetanena) - imbued with consciousness (by consciousness, by a conscious being, conscious)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, perceiving, consciousness

From root √cit (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

स्थेयम् (stheyam) - one should remain, one should stand

(verbal adjective)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आस्ते (āste) - does not exist as (exists, sits, remains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

इतर-उत्तमा (itara-uttamā) - a superior individual, one who distinguishes oneself as better (excellent other, superior to others)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of itara-uttamā

itara-uttama - other excellent, superior to others

Compound type : karmadhāraya (itara+uttama)

• itara – other, another, different
  adjective (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

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