योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-142, verse-13
यथा स्वप्ने पुरतया चिदेवाभाति केवला ।
न तु किंचित्पुराद्येवं जगच्चिन्मात्रमेव खे ॥ १३ ॥
न तु किंचित्पुराद्येवं जगच्चिन्मात्रमेव खे ॥ १३ ॥
yathā svapne puratayā cidevābhāti kevalā ,
na tu kiṃcitpurādyevaṃ jagaccinmātrameva khe 13
na tu kiṃcitpurādyevaṃ jagaccinmātrameva khe 13
13.
yathā svapne pura-tayā cit eva ābhāti kevalā na
tu kiṃcit pura-ādi evam jagat cit-mātram eva khe
tu kiṃcit pura-ādi evam jagat cit-mātram eva khe
13.
yathā svapne kevalā cit eva pura-tayā ābhāti tu kiṃcit
pura-ādi evam na (asti) tathā jagat khe cit-mātram eva
pura-ādi evam na (asti) tathā jagat khe cit-mātram eva
13.
Just as in a dream, pure consciousness (cit) alone appears as a city and so forth, yet there is no actual city or anything else, so too the world (jagat) in space (kha) is merely consciousness (cit) itself.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
- स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep
- पुर-तया (pura-tayā) - as a city, in the state of being a city
- चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, manifests
- केवला (kevalā) - alone, pure, mere
- न (na) - not, no
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something
- पुर-आदि (pura-ādi) - city and so forth, city etc.
- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
- चित्-मात्रम् (cit-mātram) - consciousness-only, merely consciousness
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- खे (khe) - in space, in the sky
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - dream, sleep
पुर-तया (pura-tayā) - as a city, in the state of being a city
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of pura-tā
pura-tā - the state of being a city, city-ness
Derived from 'pura' with the suffix '-tā'
Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+tā)
- pura – city, town
noun (neuter) - tā – state of being, abstract suffix
suffix (feminine)
Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns
चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought, pure spirit
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ābhā
From root 'bhā' with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: bhā (class 2)
केवला (kevalā) - alone, pure, mere
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kevala
kevala - alone, solitary, pure, mere, absolute
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something
(indeclinable)
पुर-आदि (pura-ādi) - city and so forth, city etc.
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pura-ādi
pura-ādi - city and so forth, things like a city
Compound type : dvandva (pura+ādi)
- pura – city, town
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
indeclinable
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
(indeclinable)
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'gam' (to go, move)
Root: gam (class 1)
चित्-मात्रम् (cit-mātram) - consciousness-only, merely consciousness
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-mātra
cit-mātra - consisting only of consciousness, consciousness alone
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+mātra)
- cit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
noun (feminine) - mātra – only, merely, measuring
adjective (neuter)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
खे (khe) - in space, in the sky
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - space, ether, sky, void