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7,163

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-21

अविद्यामात्रमेवेदमहमित्यादिकं जगत् ।
चिद्व्योम्न्येव स्थितं शान्तं शून्यमात्रशरीरकम् ॥ २१ ॥
avidyāmātramevedamahamityādikaṃ jagat ,
cidvyomnyeva sthitaṃ śāntaṃ śūnyamātraśarīrakam 21
21. avidyāmātram eva idam aham iti ādikam jagat |
citvyomni eva sthitam śāntam śūnyamātraśarīrakam ||
21. idam aham iti ādikam jagat avidyāmātram eva
citvyomni eva sthitam śāntam śūnyamātraśarīrakam
21. This world, including concepts like "I" and so forth, is nothing but ignorance. It resides in the pure expanse of consciousness (cit-vyoman), inherently peaceful, and its entire substance is merely emptiness.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अविद्यामात्रम् (avidyāmātram) - merely ignorance, only ignorance
  • एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
  • इदम् (idam) - this
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or example
  • आदिकम् (ādikam) - beginning with, and so on, etc.
  • जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving
  • चित्व्योम्नि (citvyomni) - in the space of consciousness, in the pure expanse of consciousness
  • एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
  • स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing
  • शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, pacified
  • शून्यमात्रशरीरकम् (śūnyamātraśarīrakam) - whose body is merely emptiness, having only emptiness as its form

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्यामात्रम् (avidyāmātram) - merely ignorance, only ignorance
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avidyāmātra
avidyāmātra - merely ignorance, only ignorance
Compound type : tatpurusha (avidyā+mātra)
  • avidyā – ignorance, nescience
    noun (feminine)
  • mātra – only, merely, a measure
    adjective (neuter)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I, ego
First person singular pronoun
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or example
(indeclinable)
आदिकम् (ādikam) - beginning with, and so on, etc.
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ādika
ādika - beginning with, and so on, etc.
Derived from 'ādi' (beginning) with suffix '-ka'
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving (as participle)
Present Active Participle
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
चित्व्योम्नि (citvyomni) - in the space of consciousness, in the pure expanse of consciousness
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of citvyoman
citvyoman - space of consciousness, pure expanse of consciousness
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vyoman)
  • cit – consciousness, pure knowledge
    noun (feminine)
  • vyoman – sky, space, ether
    noun (neuter)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - situated, existing, standing, firm
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, pacified
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta
śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, pacified
Past Passive Participle
From root śam (to be calm)
Root: śam (class 4)
शून्यमात्रशरीरकम् (śūnyamātraśarīrakam) - whose body is merely emptiness, having only emptiness as its form
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyamātraśarīraka
śūnyamātraśarīraka - whose body is merely emptiness, having only emptiness as its form
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śūnya+mātra+śarīra)
  • śūnya – empty, void, naught
    adjective (neuter)
  • mātra – only, merely, a measure
    adjective (neuter)
  • śarīra – body, form, physical frame
    noun (neuter)