योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-146, verse-11
अग्न्यादौ च यथोष्णत्वं जलादौ द्रवता यथा ।
मरीचादौ यथा तैक्ष्ण्यं चिद्व्योम्नश्च जगत्तथा ॥ ११ ॥
मरीचादौ यथा तैक्ष्ण्यं चिद्व्योम्नश्च जगत्तथा ॥ ११ ॥
agnyādau ca yathoṣṇatvaṃ jalādau dravatā yathā ,
marīcādau yathā taikṣṇyaṃ cidvyomnaśca jagattathā 11
marīcādau yathā taikṣṇyaṃ cidvyomnaśca jagattathā 11
11.
agni ādau ca yathā uṣṇatvam jala ādau dravatā yathā
marīca ādau yathā taikṣṇyam cidvyomnaḥ ca jagat tathā
marīca ādau yathā taikṣṇyam cidvyomnaḥ ca jagat tathā
11.
yathā agni ādau ca uṣṇatvam yathā jala ādau dravatā
yathā marīca ādau taikṣṇyam ca tathā cidvyomnaḥ jagat
yathā marīca ādau taikṣṇyam ca tathā cidvyomnaḥ jagat
11.
Just as warmth is inherent in fire and similar elements, just as liquidity is in water and the like, and just as pungency is in pepper and similar substances, so too is the world (jagat) in the space of consciousness.
Words meanings summery:
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- अग्नि (agni) - fire
- आदौ (ādau) - and similar elements / and the like (in the beginning, and so on, among others)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)
- उष्णत्वम् (uṣṇatvam) - warmth (warmth, heat)
- जल (jala) - water
- आदौ (ādau) - and the like (in the beginning, and so on, among others)
- द्रवता (dravatā) - liquidity (liquidity, fluidity)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)
- मरीच (marīca) - pepper
- आदौ (ādau) - and similar substances (in the beginning, and so on, among others)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)
- तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - pungency (pungency, sharpness, keenness)
- चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the space of consciousness
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe, moving)
- तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, similarly)
Words meanings and morphology
अग्नि (agni) - fire
(noun)
masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire
Note: First part of the phrase 'agni ādau'.
आदौ (ādau) - and similar elements / and the like (in the beginning, and so on, among others)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, first, and so on, etc.
Note: Forms part of the `agni ādau` phrase, meaning 'in fire etc.'
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)
(indeclinable)
उष्णत्वम् (uṣṇatvam) - warmth (warmth, heat)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uṣṇatva
uṣṇatva - warmth, heat, hotness
from uṣṇa + tva (abstract noun suffix)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uṣṇa+tva)
- uṣṇa – hot, warm
adjective (neuter)
from root uṣ
Root: uṣ (class 1) - tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
indeclinable (neuter)
Note: Subject of the clause.
जल (jala) - water
(noun)
neuter, singular of jala
jala - water
Note: First part of the phrase 'jala ādau'.
आदौ (ādau) - and the like (in the beginning, and so on, among others)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, first, and so on, etc.
Note: Forms part of the `jala ādau` phrase, meaning 'in water etc.'
द्रवता (dravatā) - liquidity (liquidity, fluidity)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dravatā
dravatā - liquidity, fluidity, wetness
from drava + tā (abstract noun suffix)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (drava+tā)
- drava – fluid, liquid
adjective (masculine)
from root dru
Root: dru (class 1) - tā – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
indeclinable (feminine)
Note: Subject of the clause.
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)
(indeclinable)
मरीच (marīca) - pepper
(noun)
masculine, singular of marīca
marīca - pepper, black pepper
Note: First part of the phrase 'marīca ādau'.
आदौ (ādau) - and similar substances (in the beginning, and so on, among others)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, first, and so on, etc.
Note: Forms part of the `marīca ādau` phrase, meaning 'in pepper etc.'
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)
(indeclinable)
तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - pungency (pungency, sharpness, keenness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of taikṣṇya
taikṣṇya - pungency, sharpness, keenness, acuteness
from tīkṣṇa + ya (abstract noun suffix)
Note: Subject of the clause.
चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the space of consciousness
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of cidvyoman
cidvyoman - space of consciousness
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)
- cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence
noun (feminine)
from root cit
Root: cit (class 1) - vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
noun (neuter)
Note: Indicates possession or location for 'jagat'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe, moving)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving, what moves
Present Active Participle (used as noun)
from root gam, reduplicated
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Subject of the main clause.
तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, similarly)
(indeclinable)