योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-163, verse-25
अकर्तृकर्मकरणमहं चिद्धनमात्रकम् ।
जगच्चेदमनिर्देश्यं स्वसंवेदनलक्षणम् ॥ २५ ॥
जगच्चेदमनिर्देश्यं स्वसंवेदनलक्षणम् ॥ २५ ॥
akartṛkarmakaraṇamahaṃ ciddhanamātrakam ,
jagaccedamanirdeśyaṃ svasaṃvedanalakṣaṇam 25
jagaccedamanirdeśyaṃ svasaṃvedanalakṣaṇam 25
25.
akartṛkarmakaraṇam aham cidghanamātrakam
jagat ca idam anirdeśyam svasaṃvedanalakṣaṇam
jagat ca idam anirdeśyam svasaṃvedanalakṣaṇam
25.
aham akartṛkarmakaraṇam cidghanamātrakam ca
idam jagat anirdeśyam svasaṃvedanalakṣaṇam
idam jagat anirdeśyam svasaṃvedanalakṣaṇam
25.
I am merely pure consciousness (cit), not an agent, action, or instrument. This world (jagat), too, is indefinable, characterized by self-awareness.
Words meanings summery:
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- अकर्तृकर्मकरणम् (akartṛkarmakaraṇam) - not an agent, action, or instrument
- अहम् (aham) - I
- चिद्घनमात्रकम् (cidghanamātrakam) - merely pure consciousness, only a mass of consciousness
- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- इदम् (idam) - this
- अनिर्देश्यम् (anirdeśyam) - indefinable, indescribable
- स्वसंवेदनलक्षणम् (svasaṁvedanalakṣaṇam) - characterized by self-awareness, having self-perception as its mark
Words meanings and morphology
अकर्तृकर्मकरणम् (akartṛkarmakaraṇam) - not an agent, action, or instrument
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akartṛkarmakaraṇa
akartṛkarmakaraṇa - without an agent, action, or instrument
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kartṛ+karma+karaṇa)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - kartṛkarmakaraṇa – agent, action, and instrument
noun (neuter)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
चिद्घनमात्रकम् (cidghanamātrakam) - merely pure consciousness, only a mass of consciousness
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cidghanamātra
cidghanamātra - merely a mass of consciousness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ghana+mātra)
- cit – consciousness, intelligence, spirit
noun (feminine) - ghana – dense, solid, mass, compact
adjective (masculine) - mātra – only, merely, nothing but
indeclinable
Suffix indicating limitation or measure.
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe; moving, living
Present Active Participle
From root √gam (to go) with reduplication and participial suffix.
Root: gam (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
अनिर्देश्यम् (anirdeśyam) - indefinable, indescribable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anirdeśya
anirdeśya - not to be pointed out, indescribable, indefinable
Gerundive
Derived from √diś with upasarga 'nir-' and negative prefix 'a', forming a kṛtya pratyaya (gerundive) with the suffix -ya.
Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+nirdeśya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - nirdeśya – to be pointed out, describable
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From root √diś with upasarga 'nir-'.
Prefix: nir
Root: diś (class 6)
स्वसंवेदनलक्षणम् (svasaṁvedanalakṣaṇam) - characterized by self-awareness, having self-perception as its mark
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of svasaṃvedanalakṣaṇa
svasaṁvedanalakṣaṇa - characterized by self-awareness
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+saṃvedana+lakṣaṇa)
- sva – self, own
pronoun - saṃvedana – awareness, perception, sensation
noun (neuter)
From root √vid with upasarga 'sam-'.
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2) - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
noun (neuter)