योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-5

घनस्ततोऽचिदाभासः खादप्यतितरामणुः ।
जानाति यत्स्वभावं तदेतत्सर्गतया स्थितम् ॥ ५ ॥

ghanastato'cidābhāsaḥ khādapyatitarāmaṇuḥ ,
jānāti yatsvabhāvaṃ tadetatsargatayā sthitam 5

5. ghanaḥ tataḥ acit-ābhāsaḥ khāt api atitarām aṇuḥ
jānāti yat sva-bhāvam tat etat sarga-tayā sthitam

5. tataḥ ghanaḥ acit-ābhāsaḥ khāt api atitarām aṇuḥ
yat sva-bhāvam jānāti tat etat sarga-tayā sthitam

5. From that (consciousness), a dense manifestation of non-consciousness (acit) emerges, which is exceedingly more subtle than even space (kham). Whatever intrinsic nature (svabhāva) it apprehends, that very thing is established as creation (sarga).

5. מוצקה ממנה היא הופעת הלא-מודע, אך זעירה בהרבה מהחלל. מה שיודע את טבעו הופך להתגלמות הבריאה הזו.

Words meanings summery:

• घनः (ghanaḥ) - dense, thick, solid, compact

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

• अचित्-आभासः (acit-ābhāsaḥ) - appearance of non-consciousness, manifestation of unconsciousness, semblance of inertness

• खात् (khāt) - from space, than space, from the ether

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

• अणुः (aṇuḥ) - minute, subtle, atomic, small

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands, recognizes, apprehends

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• स्व-भावम् (sva-bhāvam) - one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), essential quality

• तत् (tat) - that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सर्ग-तया (sarga-tayā) - by way of creation, as creation, in the form of emanation

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, stands, exists, situated

Words meanings and morphology

घनः (ghanaḥ) - dense, thick, solid, compact

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghana

ghana - dense, thick, solid, compact, gross

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

अचित्-आभासः (acit-ābhāsaḥ) - appearance of non-consciousness, manifestation of unconsciousness, semblance of inertness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acit-ābhāsa

acit-ābhāsa - appearance of non-consciousness, semblance of inertness

Compound type : tatpurusha (acit+ābhāsa)

• acit – non-consciousness, inertness, unconscious
  noun (feminine)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection, manifestation
  noun (masculine)

खात् (khāt) - from space, than space, from the ether

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, empty space

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

(indeclinable)

अणुः (aṇuḥ) - minute, subtle, atomic, small

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - minute, subtle, atomic, small, particle

जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands, recognizes, apprehends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which, who

स्व-भावम् (sva-bhāvam) - one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), essential quality

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva-bhāva

sva-bhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), innate disposition

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), essential quality
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

सर्ग-तया (sarga-tayā) - by way of creation, as creation, in the form of emanation

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarga-tā

sarga-tā - the state of creation, creativeness

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+tā)

• sarga – creation, emanation, production, discharge
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract noun (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix -tā (feminine) to form abstract nouns.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, stands, exists, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - established, standing, existing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā ('to stand') with suffix -ta

Root: sthā (class 1)

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