योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-163, verse-20
वेदनं व्योममात्रं त्वमहमित्यादिरूपधृक् ।
वर्जयित्वैतदन्यत्स्यादहमित्यादिकं जगत् ॥ २० ॥
वर्जयित्वैतदन्यत्स्यादहमित्यादिकं जगत् ॥ २० ॥
vedanaṃ vyomamātraṃ tvamahamityādirūpadhṛk ,
varjayitvaitadanyatsyādahamityādikaṃ jagat 20
varjayitvaitadanyatsyādahamityādikaṃ jagat 20
20.
vedanam vyomamātram tvamahamityādirūpadhṛk
varjayitvā etat anyat syāt ahamityādikam jagat
varjayitvā etat anyat syāt ahamityādikam jagat
20.
vedanam vyomamātram tvamahamityādirūpadhṛk
etat varjayitvā anyat ahamityādikam jagat syāt
etat varjayitvā anyat ahamityādikam jagat syāt
20.
Perception (vedana), which takes on forms like 'you' and 'I' and so forth, is merely like space (vyoman) [all-pervading and subtle]. Excluding this (consciousness itself), would there be any other world (jagat) existing, characterized by 'I' and similar concepts?
Words meanings summery:
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- वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, consciousness, feeling, knowledge
- व्योममात्रम् (vyomamātram) - emphasizes the subtle, all-pervading, and non-dual nature of consciousness, similar to the concept of ether or space (merely space-like, only ether-like, subtle and all-pervading like space (vyoman))
- त्वमहमित्यादिरूपधृक् (tvamahamityādirūpadhṛk) - consciousness appearing as differentiated subject-object relationships (you, I, etc.) (assuming forms like 'you', 'I', and so on)
- वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having abandoned, having excluded, leaving aside
- एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the consciousness described previously)
- अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another
- स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, exists, let it be
- अहमित्यादिकम् (ahamityādikam) - the world of subjective perception and identification, beginning with the ego-sense ('I') (beginning with 'I' and so on, characterized by 'I' and similar concepts)
- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
Words meanings and morphology
वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, consciousness, feeling, knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana
vedana - perception, feeling, sensation, knowledge
nominalization
From root 'vid' (to know, perceive) + 'ana' suffix.
Root: vid (class 2)
व्योममात्रम् (vyomamātram) - emphasizes the subtle, all-pervading, and non-dual nature of consciousness, similar to the concept of ether or space (merely space-like, only ether-like, subtle and all-pervading like space (vyoman))
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyomamātra
vyomamātra - merely space, only ether
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vyoman+mātra)
- vyoman – sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether
noun (neuter) - mātra – mere, only, purely, as much as
adjective (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'vedanam'.
त्वमहमित्यादिरूपधृक् (tvamahamityādirūpadhṛk) - consciousness appearing as differentiated subject-object relationships (you, I, etc.) (assuming forms like 'you', 'I', and so on)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tvamahamityādirūpadhṛk
tvamahamityādirūpadhṛk - bearing/assuming forms such as 'you' and 'I' etc.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tvam+aham+iti+ādi+rūpa+dhṛk)
- tvam – you
pronoun - aham – I
pronoun - iti – thus
indeclinable - ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine) - rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
noun (neuter) - dhṛk – holding, bearing, assuming
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
From root 'dhṛ' (to bear, hold) + kvip suffix.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'vedanam'.
वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having abandoned, having excluded, leaving aside
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From causative of root 'vṛj' (to avoid, abandon) + 'tvā' suffix.
Root: vṛj (class 1)
एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the consciousness described previously)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this here
अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.
स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, exists, let it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
अहमित्यादिकम् (ahamityādikam) - the world of subjective perception and identification, beginning with the ego-sense ('I') (beginning with 'I' and so on, characterized by 'I' and similar concepts)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ahamityādika
ahamityādika - beginning with 'I' and so on
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aham+iti+ādi+ka)
- aham – I
pronoun - iti – thus
indeclinable - ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine) - ka – suffix indicating 'related to' or 'belonging to'
suffix
Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, that which moves
present active participle (used as noun)
From root 'gam' (to go) + present participle suffix. Often used substantively.
Root: gam (class 1)