योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-13

घनता चिद्धनेनेह चिद्व्योमैवाखिलं जगत् ।
इत्येव परमो बोध एतत्प्रौढिस्तु मुक्तता ॥ १३ ॥

ghanatā ciddhaneneha cidvyomaivākhilaṃ jagat ,
ityeva paramo bodha etatprauḍhistu muktatā 13

13. ghanatā cit-ghanena iha cit-vyoma eva akhilam jagat
iti eva paramaḥ bodhaḥ etat-prauḍhiḥ tu muktatā

13. iha ghanatā cit-ghanena.
akhilam jagat cit-vyoma eva.
iti eva paramaḥ bodhaḥ.
etat-prauḍhiḥ tu muktatā.

13. Here, solidity is perceived through concentrated consciousness (cit). The entire universe (jagat) is simply the space of consciousness (cit-vyoman). This is indeed the supreme understanding (bodha), and the full maturation of this understanding is liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• घनता (ghanatā) - solidity, density, compactness

• चित्-घनेन (cit-ghanena) - by concentrated consciousness, by the mass of consciousness

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - the space of consciousness, ether of consciousness

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, all

• जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving, living

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, utmost

• बोधः (bodhaḥ) - understanding, knowledge, awakening, perception

• एतत्-प्रौढिः (etat-prauḍhiḥ) - the maturity of this, full realization of this

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• मुक्तता (muktatā) - liberation, freedom

Words meanings and morphology

घनता (ghanatā) - solidity, density, compactness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghanatā

ghanatā - solidity, density, compactness, massiveness

From ghana (dense, solid) + suffix -tā

चित्-घनेन (cit-ghanena) - by concentrated consciousness, by the mass of consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cit-ghana

cit-ghana - mass of consciousness, dense consciousness, concentrated consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) and ghana (dense, mass)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ghana)

• cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root √cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ghana – dense, solid, compact, mass, cloud
  adjective (masculine)
  From √han (to strike, condense)
  Root: han (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - the space of consciousness, ether of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoman

cit-vyoman - the space of consciousness, the ether of consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) and vyoman (space, ether)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root √cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
  From root √vi (to go, move)
  Root: vi (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, all

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, complete, all

Negative prefix 'a' + 'khila' (part, portion)

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, moving, living (adj.)

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

From √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, utmost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, best

Superlative of para (other, superior)

बोधः (bodhaḥ) - understanding, knowledge, awakening, perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - understanding, knowledge, awakening, perception, spiritual knowledge

From root √budh (to know, awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

एतत्-प्रौढिः (etat-prauḍhiḥ) - the maturity of this, full realization of this

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etat-prauḍhi

etat-prauḍhi - the maturity of this, full development or realization of this

Compound of etat (this) and prauḍhi (maturity)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (etat+prauḍhi)

• etat – this, this one
  pronoun (neuter)
• prauḍhi – maturity, perfection, development, full growth
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-√vṛdh (to grow, increase)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

मुक्तता (muktatā) - liberation, freedom

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muktatā

muktatā - liberation (mokṣa), freedom, release

From mukta (liberated) + suffix -tā

Root: muc (class 6)

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