योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-163, verse-22
इदं चिद्व्योम्नि चिच्छाया जगदित्येव भासते ।
शून्यशून्यैव चिच्चासौ शून्या चेत्येव निश्चयः ॥ २२ ॥
शून्यशून्यैव चिच्चासौ शून्या चेत्येव निश्चयः ॥ २२ ॥
idaṃ cidvyomni cicchāyā jagadityeva bhāsate ,
śūnyaśūnyaiva ciccāsau śūnyā cetyeva niścayaḥ 22
śūnyaśūnyaiva ciccāsau śūnyā cetyeva niścayaḥ 22
22.
idam citvyomni cicchāyā jagat iti eva bhāsate |
śūnyaśūnyā eva cit ca asau śūnyā ca iti eva niścayaḥ ||
śūnyaśūnyā eva cit ca asau śūnyā ca iti eva niścayaḥ ||
22.
idam citvyomni cicchāyā jagat iti eva bhāsate asau cit ca śūnyaśūnyā eva,
ca śūnyā iti eva niścayaḥ
ca śūnyā iti eva niścayaḥ
22.
This reflection of consciousness (cit) within the expanse of pure consciousness (cit-vyoman) appears as "the world." And that consciousness (cit) itself is utterly devoid of anything, a mere emptiness; this is indeed the firm conclusion.
Words meanings summery:
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- इदम् (idam) - this
- चित्व्योम्नि (citvyomni) - in the space of consciousness, in the pure expanse of consciousness
- चिच्छाया (cicchāyā) - reflection of consciousness
- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or example
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- भासते (bhāsate) - appears, shines, manifests
- शून्यशून्या (śūnyaśūnyā) - utterly empty, purely empty, nothing but emptiness
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure knowledge
- च (ca) - and, also
- असौ (asau) - that, that one
- शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void
- च (ca) - and, also
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or example
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conclusion, ascertainment
Words meanings and morphology
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
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)
चिच्छाया (cicchāyā) - reflection of consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cicchāyā
cicchāyā - reflection of consciousness, shadow of consciousness
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+chāyā)
- cit – consciousness, pure knowledge
noun (feminine) - chāyā – shadow, reflection, image
noun (feminine)
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving (as participle)
Present Active Participle
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or example
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
भासते (bhāsate) - appears, shines, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhās
Present Indicative
Root bhās, ātmanepada, 1st conjugation
Root: bhās (class 1)
शून्यशून्या (śūnyaśūnyā) - utterly empty, purely empty, nothing but emptiness
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyaśūnyā
śūnyaśūnyā - utterly empty, purely empty, nothing but emptiness
Compound type : karmadharaya (śūnya+śūnyā)
- śūnya – empty, void
adjective (feminine) - śūnyā – empty, void (feminine form)
adjective (feminine)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure knowledge, intellect
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
असौ (asau) - that, that one
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of adas
adas - that, that one (referring to something distant or pointed out)
शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, naught
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or example
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conclusion, ascertainment
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya
niścaya - certainty, firm conclusion, ascertainment
From ni-ści (to ascertain)
Prefix: nis
Root: ci (class 5)