योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-128, verse-35

उह्यमानो विवेदासावात्मानं त्वातिवाहिकम् ।
चित्तमात्रात्मनः स्वस्य किमिवोह्यत इत्यपि ॥ ३५ ॥

uhyamāno vivedāsāvātmānaṃ tvātivāhikam ,
cittamātrātmanaḥ svasya kimivohyata ityapi 35

35. uhyamānaḥ viveda asau ātmānaṃ tu ātivāhikam
citta-mātra-ātmanaḥ svasya kim iva uhyate iti api

35. asau uhyamānaḥ ātivāhikam ātmānaṃ tu viveda.
svasya citta-mātra-ātmanaḥ kim iva uhyate iti api

35. While being carried, he (Vasiṣṭha) realized his self (ātman) to be the subtle, transitional body (ātivāhika). He further pondered, "What indeed is being carried of my own self (ātman), whose very nature is mind-only (citta-mātra)?"

Words meanings summery:

• उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried, being borne

• विवेद (viveda) - he knew, he realized

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - the self (ātman), his self

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• आतिवाहिकम् (ātivāhikam) - subtle, transitional body (subtle, transcendental, carrying beyond)

• चित्त-मात्र-आत्मनः (citta-mātra-ātmanaḥ) - of the self whose nature is pure consciousness/mind-only

• स्वस्य (svasya) - of his own

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• इव (iva) - indeed (for emphasis in a question) (as if, like, indeed)

• उह्यते (uhyate) - is being carried, is being borne

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way (quotes)

• अपि (api) - also (for "he also pondered") (also, even)

Words meanings and morphology

उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried, being borne

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uhyamāna

uhyamāna - being carried

Present Passive Participle

From root vah (to carry) with śānac suffix

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject or asau.

विवेद (viveda) - he knew, he realized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vid

Perfect active, 3rd person singular

Parasmaipada

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this

Note: Subject of viveda.

आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - the self (ātman), his self

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul

Root: at

Note: Object of viveda.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for emphasis.

आतिवाहिकम् (ātivāhikam) - subtle, transitional body (subtle, transcendental, carrying beyond)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātivāhika

ātivāhika - subtle, transitional body, that which carries beyond

From ati-vah (to carry beyond)

Prefix: ati

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Adjective for ātmānaṃ.

चित्त-मात्र-आत्मनः (citta-mātra-ātmanaḥ) - of the self whose nature is pure consciousness/mind-only

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citta-mātra-ātman

citta-mātra-ātman - of the self whose nature is pure consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citta+mātra+ātman)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root cit (to perceive)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at

Note: Refers to the self being carried.

स्वस्य (svasya) - of his own

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own

Note: Qualifies citta-mātra-ātmanaḥ.

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?

Note: Subject of uhyate.

इव (iva) - indeed (for emphasis in a question) (as if, like, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

उह्यते (uhyate) - is being carried, is being borne

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vah

Present passive, 3rd person singular

Root vah with passive ya suffix

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Verb for the question.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way (quotes)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (for "he also pondered") (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous realization.

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