योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-43

शुद्धा सिद्धपुराण्येव पश्यत्यनुभवत्यपि ।
चिदशुद्धानि रूपाणि दुःखानि नरकेष्वति ॥ ४३ ॥

śuddhā siddhapurāṇyeva paśyatyanubhavatyapi ,
cidaśuddhāni rūpāṇi duḥkhāni narakeṣvati 43

43. śuddhā siddhapurāṇi eva paśyati anubhavati api
| cit aśuddhāni rūpāṇi duḥkhāni narakeṣu ati ||

43. śuddhā (cit) siddhapurāṇi eva paśyati api anubhavati cit
aśuddhāni rūpāṇi duḥkhāni narakeṣu ati (paśyati anubhavati ca)

43. A pure consciousness (cit) sees and experiences only the realms of perfected beings (siddhas). Conversely, consciousness also (sees) impure forms and (experiences) great sufferings (duḥkha) in the hells.

43. התודעה הזכה רואה וחווה את ערייהם של הַסִידְהִים (המושלמים); אך כשהיא לא זכה, היא חווה צורות טמאות וייאוש כבד במעמקי הגיהנום.

Words meanings summery:

• शुद्धा (śuddhā) - a pure (consciousness) (pure, clean, undefiled)

• सिद्धपुराणि (siddhapurāṇi) - cities of perfected beings, realms of the accomplished ones

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives, undergoes

• अपि (api) - also, even, and

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind, intelligence

• अशुद्धानि (aśuddhāni) - impure, sullied, unclean

• रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances, objects, images

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sufferings, miseries, pains

• नरकेषु (narakeṣu) - in hells, in purgatories

• अति (ati) - intensifies 'sufferings' (excessively, greatly, very, beyond)

Words meanings and morphology

शुद्धा (śuddhā) - a pure (consciousness) (pure, clean, undefiled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, undefiled, holy

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root śudh (to purify)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with implied 'cit' (consciousness).

सिद्धपुराणि (siddhapurāṇi) - cities of perfected beings, realms of the accomplished ones

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of siddhapura

siddhapura - city of perfected beings, realm of the accomplished

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (siddha+pura)

• siddha – perfected, accomplished, fulfilled; a perfected being, adept
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root sidh (to succeed, accomplish)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice (from paśya stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives, undergoes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of anu-bhū

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root bhū (to be) with upasarga anu

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, and

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, mind, intelligence, thought

From root cit (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Explicit subject for the second clause.

अशुद्धानि (aśuddhāni) - impure, sullied, unclean

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aśuddha

aśuddha - impure, unclean, unholy, incorrect

Negative (a-) of śuddha (pure)

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śuddha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• śuddha – pure, clean, clear
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root śudh (to purify)
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'rūpāṇi' and 'duḥkhāni'.

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances, objects, images

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image, phenomenon

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sufferings, miseries, pains

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery, unhappiness

नरकेषु (narakeṣu) - in hells, in purgatories

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of naraka

naraka - hell, purgatory, infernal region

अति (ati) - intensifies 'sufferings' (excessively, greatly, very, beyond)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb.

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