योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-5

नानावयववानेक एवेहावयवी यथा ।
चिद्ब्रह्मैकमिदं व्योम तथैवं प्रतिभात्मकम् ॥ ५ ॥

nānāvayavavāneka evehāvayavī yathā ,
cidbrahmaikamidaṃ vyoma tathaivaṃ pratibhātmakam 5

5. nānā avayavavān ekaḥ eva iha avayavī yathā cit
brahma ekam idam vyoma tathā evam pratibhā ātmakam

5. yathā nānā-avayavavān ekaḥ avayavī iha eva,
tathā evam idam ekam cit-brahma vyoma pratibhā-ātmakam (asti).

5. Just as a single whole, possessing various parts, exists here, so too is this one supreme consciousness (cit-brahman), which is like space, inherently constituted of manifestations (pratibhā).

5. כשם ששלם אחד מורכב מאיברים שונים, כך מרחב הַבְּרַהְמָן (המציאות הקוסמית) של התודעה הוא אחד, אף שמהותו היא ריבוי תפיסות.

Words meanings summery:

• नाना (nānā) - various (various, diverse, manifold)

• अवयववान् (avayavavān) - possessing various parts (possessing limbs/parts)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - a single (one, single)

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

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world/context)

• अवयवी (avayavī) - a whole entity (a whole, an entity having parts, organism)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure awareness)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (the Absolute, ultimate reality)

• एकम् (ekam) - one (single) (one, single)

• इदम् (idam) - this (one) (this, this one)

• व्योम (vyoma) - like space (space, sky, ether)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that way)

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner)

• प्रतिभाआत्मकम् (pratibhāātmakam) - inherently constituted of manifestations (pratibhā) (having the nature of manifestation, consisting of appearances)

Words meanings and morphology

नाना (nānā) - various (various, diverse, manifold)

(indeclinable)

अवयववान् (avayavavān) - possessing various parts (possessing limbs/parts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avayavavat

avayavavat - possessing parts, having members

Possessive suffix -vat

Derived from 'avayava' (part, limb) with the possessive suffix '-vat'. Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : taddhita (avayava+vat)

• avayava – part, limb, member, component
  noun (masculine)
• vat – possessing, like
  suffix
  Possessive suffix.

एकः (ekaḥ) - a single (one, single)

(numeral)

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

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world/context)

(indeclinable)

अवयवी (avayavī) - a whole entity (a whole, an entity having parts, organism)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avayavin

avayavin - a whole, an entity having parts, an organism

Derived from 'avayava' (part) with possessive suffix '-in'.

Compound type : taddhita (avayava+in)

• avayava – part, limb, member, component
  noun (masculine)
• in – possessing
  suffix
  Possessive suffix.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure awareness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, pure awareness, intelligence

Root: cit (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (the Absolute, ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, supreme spirit

Root: bṛh (class 1)

एकम् (ekam) - one (single) (one, single)

(numeral)

इदम् (idam) - this (one) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

व्योम (vyoma) - like space (space, sky, ether)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिभाआत्मकम् (pratibhāātmakam) - inherently constituted of manifestations (pratibhā) (having the nature of manifestation, consisting of appearances)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibhāātmaka

pratibhāātmaka - having the nature of manifestation, consisting of appearances, self-luminous

Compound of 'pratibhā' (manifestation) and 'ātmaka' (consisting of, having the nature of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratibhā+ātmaka)

• pratibhā – intuition, manifestation, appearance, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix 'prati' and root 'bhā' (to shine, appear).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• ātmaka – consisting of, having the nature of, self-related
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'ātman' (self).

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