योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-1

मुनिरुवाच ।
बहिष्ठैर्बाह्यमेवान्तरन्तस्थैः स्वप्नमिन्द्रियैः ।
जीवो वेत्ति द्वयस्थातितीव्रसंवेगिभिर्द्वयम् ॥ १ ॥

muniruvāca ,
bahiṣṭhairbāhyamevāntarantasthaiḥ svapnamindriyaiḥ ,
jīvo vetti dvayasthātitīvrasaṃvegibhirdvayam 1

1. muniḥ uvāca .
bahiṣṭhaiḥ bāhyam eva antar antasthaiḥ svapnam indriyaiḥ .
jīvaḥ vetti dvayastha-atitīvra-saṃvegibhiḥ dvayam || 1 ||

1. muniḥ uvāca .
jīvaḥ bahiṣṭhaiḥ bāhyam eva,
antar antasthaiḥ svapnam,
dvayastha-atitīvra-saṃvegibhiḥ dvayam indriyaiḥ vetti .

1. The sage said: The individual soul (jīva) perceives only the external world through its outward-directed senses, and a dream state through its inward-directed senses. Moreover, through senses intensely stimulated in both these states, it comprehends both.

Words meanings summery:

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बहिष्ठैः (bahiṣṭhaiḥ) - by outward-directed senses (by those remaining outside, by external ones)

• बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - the external (world), external object

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

• अन्तर् (antar) - internally, within, inside

• अन्तस्थैः (antasthaiḥ) - by inward-directed senses (by those remaining inside, by internal ones)

• स्वप्नम् (svapnam) - dream, sleep

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses, by the sense organs

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

• द्वयस्थ-अतितीव्र-संवेगिभिः (dvayastha-atitīvra-saṁvegibhiḥ) - by those (senses) intensely agitated while being in both states

• द्वयम् (dvayam) - both the external world and the dream state (both, a pair, two (things))

Words meanings and morphology

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative, inspired person

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बहिष्ठैः (bahiṣṭhaiḥ) - by outward-directed senses (by those remaining outside, by external ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahiṣṭha

bahiṣṭha - situated outside, external, outward

Derived from 'bahis' (outside) + 'stha' (standing, situated)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to senses (indriyaiḥ) by implication.

बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - the external (world), external object

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outward, belonging to the outside

Derived from 'bahis' (outside) with suffix 'ya'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

(indeclinable)

अन्तर् (antar) - internally, within, inside

(indeclinable)

अन्तस्थैः (antasthaiḥ) - by inward-directed senses (by those remaining inside, by internal ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of antastha

antastha - situated inside, internal, inward

Derived from 'antar' (inside) + 'stha' (standing, situated)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to senses (indriyaiḥ) by implication.

स्वप्नम् (svapnam) - dream, sleep

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Can be masculine or neuter.

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses, by the sense organs

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty of sense

Derived from 'indra'

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life principle

Root: jīv (class 1)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

द्वयस्थ-अतितीव्र-संवेगिभिः (dvayastha-atitīvra-saṁvegibhiḥ) - by those (senses) intensely agitated while being in both states

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dvayastha-atitīvra-saṃvegin

dvayastha-atitīvra-saṁvegin - one who is in both states and extremely intensely agitated

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (dvayastha+atitīvra+saṃvegin)

• dvayastha – situated in both, existing in two ways
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• atitīvra – extremely intense, very sharp, excessively strong
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ati
• saṃvegin – agitated, impelled, having strong emotion or impulse
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective derived from root with suffix
  Formed from root 'vij' with prefix 'sam' and suffix 'ṇin'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Refers to senses (indriyaiḥ).

द्वयम् (dvayam) - both the external world and the dream state (both, a pair, two (things))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvaya

dvaya - pair, couple, duality, both

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