योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-14, verse-17
मरिचस्यान्तरे तैक्ष्ण्यं शून्यत्वमिव चाम्बरे ।
त्रिजगत्सत्यसति च विद्यते चिन्मयात्मनि ॥ १७ ॥
त्रिजगत्सत्यसति च विद्यते चिन्मयात्मनि ॥ १७ ॥
maricasyāntare taikṣṇyaṃ śūnyatvamiva cāmbare ,
trijagatsatyasati ca vidyate cinmayātmani 17
trijagatsatyasati ca vidyate cinmayātmani 17
17.
maricasya antare taikṣṇyam śūnyatvam iva ca ambare
trijagat satya asati ca vidyate cinmayātmani
trijagat satya asati ca vidyate cinmayātmani
17.
maricasya antare taikṣṇyam ca ambare iva śūnyatvam,
trijagat satya asati ca cinmayātmani vidyate
trijagat satya asati ca cinmayātmani vidyate
17.
Just as pungency exists within pepper, and emptiness exists in the sky, so too the three worlds, both in their reality and in their unreality, are present within the pure consciousness (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- मरिचस्य (maricasya) - of pepper
- अन्तरे (antare) - in the interior, within
- तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - pungency, sharpness
- शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness
- इव (iva) - like, as, just as
- च (ca) - and
- अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere
- त्रिजगत् (trijagat) - the three worlds
- सत्य (satya) - real, true, reality, truth
- असति (asati) - in non-existence, in unreality
- च (ca) - and
- विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present
- चिन्मयात्मनि (cinmayātmani) - in the pure consciousness (ātman)
Words meanings and morphology
मरिचस्य (maricasya) - of pepper
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of marica
marica - pepper (Piper nigrum), a kind of plant
अन्तरे (antare) - in the interior, within
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of antara
antara - interior, space between, difference, interval
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'within'.
तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - pungency, sharpness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of taikṣṇya
taikṣṇya - sharpness, pungency, acuteness
शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva
śūnyatva - emptiness, void, nothingness
इव (iva) - like, as, just as
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ambara
ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing
त्रिजगत् (trijagat) - the three worlds
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of trijagat
trijagat - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the lower regions)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+jagat)
- tri – three
numeral - jagat – world, universe
noun (neuter)
Root: gam (class 1)
सत्य (satya) - real, true, reality, truth
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, real, true
Note: Here used adjectivally to describe 'trijagat'.
असति (asati) - in non-existence, in unreality
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of asat
asat - non-existent, unreal, non-being, false
From 'a' (negative prefix) + 'sat' (present participle of 'as' - to be)
Prefix: a
Root: as (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 4)
चिन्मयात्मनि (cinmayātmani) - in the pure consciousness (ātman)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of cinmayātman
cinmayātman - the self consisting of pure consciousness, the conscious (ātman)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+maya+ātman)
- cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
noun (feminine) - maya – consisting of, made of, full of
suffix
Suffix forming adjectives indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'. - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
noun (masculine)