योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-167, verse-37
स्वमेव भानमाकाशमात्रमेव महाचितिः ।
पृथ्व्यादिव्यपदेशेन पश्चाद्व्यपदिशत्यजा ॥ ३७ ॥
पृथ्व्यादिव्यपदेशेन पश्चाद्व्यपदिशत्यजा ॥ ३७ ॥
svameva bhānamākāśamātrameva mahācitiḥ ,
pṛthvyādivyapadeśena paścādvyapadiśatyajā 37
pṛthvyādivyapadeśena paścādvyapadiśatyajā 37
37.
svam eva bhānam ākāśamātram eva mahācitiḥ
pṛthvyādivyapadeśena paścāt vyapadēśati ajā
pṛthvyādivyapadeśena paścāt vyapadēśati ajā
37.
ajā mahācitiḥ svam eva bhānam ākāśamātram
eva paścāt pṛthvyādivyapadeśena vyapadēśati
eva paścāt pṛthvyādivyapadeśena vyapadēśati
37.
The unborn (ajñā) great consciousness (mahāciti) is itself merely a manifestation and simply infinite space. Later, it designates itself by terms such as 'earth' and others.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वम् (svam) - its own (referring to mahāciti) (one's own, self)
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- भानम् (bhānam) - shining, light, manifestation, appearance
- आकाशमात्रम् (ākāśamātram) - merely space, only space
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- महाचितिः (mahācitiḥ) - great consciousness
- पृथ्व्यादिव्यपदेशेन (pṛthvyādivyapadeśena) - by the designation of earth and so on
- पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later
- व्यपदेशति (vyapadēśati) - it designates, names, indicates
- अजा (ajā) - the unborn one (referring to mahāciti) (unborn)
Words meanings and morphology
स्वम् (svam) - its own (referring to mahāciti) (one's own, self)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - own, self, property
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
भानम् (bhānam) - shining, light, manifestation, appearance
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāna
bhāna - shining, light, appearance, manifestation
Root: bhā (class 2)
आकाशमात्रम् (ākāśamātram) - merely space, only space
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśamātra
ākāśamātra - merely space, just space
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ākāśa+mātra)
- ākāśa – space, ether, sky
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1) - mātra – only, mere, measuring
adjective (neuter)
Root: mā (class 2)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
महाचितिः (mahācitiḥ) - great consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāciti
mahāciti - great consciousness, supreme intelligence
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+citi)
- mahā – great, large
adjective (feminine)
feminine stem of 'mahat' - citi – consciousness, knowledge, heap, collection
noun (feminine)
Root: ci (class 5)
पृथ्व्यादिव्यपदेशेन (pṛthvyādivyapadeśena) - by the designation of earth and so on
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādivyapadeśa
pṛthvyādivyapadeśa - designation of earth etc.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvyādi+vyapadeśa)
- pṛthvyādi – earth and so on
noun (masculine) - vyapadeśa – designation, name, instruction
noun (masculine)
Prefixes: vi+apa
Root: diś (class 6)
पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later
(indeclinable)
व्यपदेशति (vyapadēśati) - it designates, names, indicates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vyapadiś
Prefixes: vi+apa
Root: diś (class 6)
अजा (ajā) - the unborn one (referring to mahāciti) (unborn)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aja
aja - unborn, not born
derived from root jan (to be born) with negative prefix 'a'
Root: jan (class 4)