योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-144, verse-41
तद्ब्रह्मैव निराकारं चिद्रूपत्वात्स्फुरद्वपुः ।
साकारमिव भातात्म भूत्वा स्थावरजंगमम् ॥ ४१ ॥
साकारमिव भातात्म भूत्वा स्थावरजंगमम् ॥ ४१ ॥
tadbrahmaiva nirākāraṃ cidrūpatvātsphuradvapuḥ ,
sākāramiva bhātātma bhūtvā sthāvarajaṃgamam 41
sākāramiva bhātātma bhūtvā sthāvarajaṃgamam 41
41.
tad brahma eva nirākāram cit-rūpatvāt sphurat vapuḥ
sā-ākāram iva bhāta-ātma bhūtvā sthāvara-jaṅgamam
sā-ākāram iva bhāta-ātma bhūtvā sthāvara-jaṅgamam
41.
tad brahma eva nirākāram cit-rūpatvāt sphurat vapuḥ
bhūtvā sthāvara-jaṅgamam sā-ākāram iva bhāta-ātma
bhūtvā sthāvara-jaṅgamam sā-ākāram iva bhāta-ātma
41.
That very supreme reality (brahman), though formless because of its nature as consciousness, manifests as a radiant body. Having become the entire mobile and immobile creation, it appears as if endowed with form, shining forth as the self (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- तद् (tad) - that, that one
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the ultimate reality, the absolute
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just, quite
- निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, without shape, bodiless
- चित्-रूपत्वात् (cit-rūpatvāt) - because of its nature as consciousness, due to being of the form of consciousness
- स्फुरत् (sphurat) - shining, throbbing, vibrating, manifesting
- वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure, essence
- सा-आकारम् (sā-ākāram) - with form, embodied, having a shape
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- भात-आत्म (bhāta-ātma) - whose self is shining, shining self, appearing as the self
- भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been
- स्थावर-जङ्गमम् (sthāvara-jaṅgamam) - the entire creation, comprising both stationary (plants, mountains) and moving (animals, humans) entities (immobile and mobile (creation), stationary and moving beings)
Words meanings and morphology
तद् (tad) - that, that one
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that one, such
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the ultimate reality, the absolute
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the ultimate reality, the absolute, sacred word, Veda, prayer
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just, quite
(indeclinable)
निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, without shape, bodiless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nirākāra
nirākāra - formless, bodiless, without specific shape
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+ākāra)
- nir – without, out of, free from
indeclinable - ākāra – form, shape, appearance, figure
noun (masculine)
चित्-रूपत्वात् (cit-rūpatvāt) - because of its nature as consciousness, due to being of the form of consciousness
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of cit-rūpatva
cit-rūpatva - the state of being of the form of consciousness
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+rūpa+tva)
- cit – consciousness, intelligence, spirit
noun (feminine) - rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
noun (neuter) - tva – state, condition, -ness, -hood
suffix (neuter)
Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns
स्फुरत् (sphurat) - shining, throbbing, vibrating, manifesting
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sphurat
sphurat - shining, throbbing, vibrating, flashing, manifesting
Present Active Participle
Derived from root √sphur (class 6, 'to throb, flash, manifest')
Root: sphur (class 6)
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure, essence
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, essence, nature
सा-आकारम् (sā-ākāram) - with form, embodied, having a shape
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sākāra
sākāra - with form, having shape, embodied, concrete
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ākāra)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - ākāra – form, shape, appearance, figure
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
भात-आत्म (bhāta-ātma) - whose self is shining, shining self, appearing as the self
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhātātman
bhātātman - whose self shines, having a shining self
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhāta+ātman)
- bhāta – shone, appeared, enlightened
participle
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √bhā (class 2, 'to shine')
Root: bhā (class 2) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root √bhū ('to be, become') with suffix -tvā
Root: bhū (class 1)
स्थावर-जङ्गमम् (sthāvara-jaṅgamam) - the entire creation, comprising both stationary (plants, mountains) and moving (animals, humans) entities (immobile and mobile (creation), stationary and moving beings)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāvarajaṅgama
sthāvarajaṅgama - immobile and mobile; the whole creation (of stationary and moving beings)
Compound type : dvandva (sthāvara+jaṅgama)
- sthāvara – stationary, immobile, fixed (e.g., plants, mountains)
adjective - jaṅgama – moving, mobile, animate (e.g., animals, humans)
adjective