योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-167, verse-38
आकाश एव पृथ्वीयमिति धत्ते स्वसंविदम् ।
मनोराज्यपुरं बाल इव चिन्मात्रमव्ययम् ॥ ३८ ॥
मनोराज्यपुरं बाल इव चिन्मात्रमव्ययम् ॥ ३८ ॥
ākāśa eva pṛthvīyamiti dhatte svasaṃvidam ,
manorājyapuraṃ bāla iva cinmātramavyayam 38
manorājyapuraṃ bāla iva cinmātramavyayam 38
38.
ākāśe eva pṛthvī iyam iti dhatte svasaṃvidam
manorājyapuram bālaḥ iva cinmātram avyayam
manorājyapuram bālaḥ iva cinmātram avyayam
38.
avyayam cinmātram bālaḥ iva manorājyapuram
ākāśe eva iyam pṛthvī iti svasaṃvidam dhatte
ākāśe eva iyam pṛthvī iti svasaṃvidam dhatte
38.
The immutable (avyaya) pure consciousness (cinmātra) holds its own awareness, within space itself, as 'this is the earth,' just like a child imagines a city in a daydream.
Words meanings summery:
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- आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space, in ether, in the sky
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - earth
- इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
- इति (iti) - thus, saying, indicating quoted speech or thought
- धत्ते (dhatte) - it holds, bears, assumes, conceives
- स्वसंविदम् (svasaṁvidam) - its own consciousness, self-awareness
- मनोराज्यपुरम् (manorājyapuram) - a city of mental creation, an imaginary city, a daydream city
- बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, boy
- इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
- चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, merely consciousness
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable, undecaying, imperishable
Words meanings and morphology
आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space, in ether, in the sky
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - space, ether, sky
Root: kāś (class 1)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī
pṛthvī - earth, ground
इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
इति (iti) - thus, saying, indicating quoted speech or thought
(indeclinable)
धत्ते (dhatte) - it holds, bears, assumes, conceives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of dhā
Root: dhā (class 3)
स्वसंविदम् (svasaṁvidam) - its own consciousness, self-awareness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of svasaṃvid
svasaṁvid - self-awareness, self-consciousness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+saṃvid)
- sva – own, self
pronoun (neuter) - saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
noun (feminine)
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)
मनोराज्यपुरम् (manorājyapuram) - a city of mental creation, an imaginary city, a daydream city
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of manorājyapura
manorājyapura - imaginary city, city of thought or fancy
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rājya+pura)
- manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - rājya – kingdom, realm, rule
noun (neuter)
Root: rāj (class 1) - pura – city, town, fortress
noun (neuter)
बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, boy
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla
bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)
चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, merely consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra
cinmātra - pure consciousness, merely consciousness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)
- cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - mātra – only, mere, measuring
adjective (neuter)
Root: mā (class 2)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable, undecaying, imperishable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - immutable, undecaying, imperishable, indestructible
derived from root 'vyay' (to pass away, expend) with negative prefix 'a'
Root: vyay (class 1)