योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-171, verse-40
एकं चेत्यं त्यक्तवत्या अप्राप्तायाश्चितोऽपरम् ।
यद्रूपं जगतो रूपमस्य नानात्मनोऽपि तत् ॥ ४० ॥
यद्रूपं जगतो रूपमस्य नानात्मनोऽपि तत् ॥ ४० ॥
ekaṃ cetyaṃ tyaktavatyā aprāptāyāścito'param ,
yadrūpaṃ jagato rūpamasya nānātmano'pi tat 40
yadrūpaṃ jagato rūpamasya nānātmano'pi tat 40
40.
ekam cetyam tyaktavatyā aprāptāyāḥ citaḥ aparam
yat rūpam jagataḥ rūpam asya nānātmanaḥ api tat
yat rūpam jagataḥ rūpam asya nānātmanaḥ api tat
40.
citaḥ ekam cetyam tyaktavatyā aparam aprāptāyāḥ
yat rūpam jagataḥ rūpam asya nānātmanaḥ api tat
yat rūpam jagataḥ rūpam asya nānātmanaḥ api tat
40.
When consciousness (cit) has abandoned the single object of cognition (cetya) and has not grasped any other (aparam), then whatever form the world (jagat) assumes, that very form belongs to this diversified Self (ātman) itself.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकम् (ekam) - the single (one, single)
- चेत्यम् (cetyam) - object of cognition (cetya) (object of cognition, knowable, to be known)
- त्यक्तवत्या (tyaktavatyā) - by consciousness which has abandoned (by one who has abandoned)
- अप्राप्तायाः (aprāptāyāḥ) - by consciousness which has not grasped (of one who has not attained, by one who has not attained)
- चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, from consciousness)
- अपरम् (aparam) - any other (object) (another, other, anything else)
- यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, nature)
- जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (jagat) (of the world, from the world)
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, nature)
- अस्य (asya) - of this
- नानात्मनः (nānātmanaḥ) - of this diversified Self (ātman) (of the diversified self/nature)
- अपि (api) - itself, also (also, even)
- तत् (tat) - that very form (that)
Words meanings and morphology
एकम् (ekam) - the single (one, single)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique
Note: Qualifies 'cetyam'.
चेत्यम् (cetyam) - object of cognition (cetya) (object of cognition, knowable, to be known)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cetya
cetya - to be thought, to be known, object of thought
Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)
from root cit- (to perceive, think)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Object of 'tyaktavatyā'.
त्यक्तवत्या (tyaktavatyā) - by consciousness which has abandoned (by one who has abandoned)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tyaktavat
tyaktavat - one who has abandoned
Past Active Participle
from root tyaj- (to abandon) with suffix -vat
Root: tyaj (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'citaḥ'.
अप्राप्तायाः (aprāptāyāḥ) - by consciousness which has not grasped (of one who has not attained, by one who has not attained)
(adjective)
feminine, singular of aprāpta
aprāpta - not attained, not obtained, not reached
Past Passive Participle (negative)
from root āp- (to obtain) with prefix pra- and negative a-
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+prāpta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - prāpta – attained, obtained, reached
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root āp- (to obtain) with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Qualifies 'citaḥ'. In context, functions as an instrumental equivalent.
चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, from consciousness)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of citi
citi - consciousness, understanding, thought
from root cit- (to perceive)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Head noun for the preceding participles.
अपरम् (aparam) - any other (object) (another, other, anything else)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of apara
apara - other, another, posterior, inferior
Note: Object of 'aprāptāyāḥ'.
यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whoever
Note: Relative pronoun.
रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, nature)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty
Note: Predicate nominative for 'yat'.
जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (jagat) (of the world, from the world)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving
present participle of root gam- (to go), used as noun
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Possessive for 'rūpam'.
रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, nature)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty
Note: Predicate nominative for 'tat'.
अस्य (asya) - of this
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Possessive for 'nānātmanaḥ'.
नानात्मनः (nānātmanaḥ) - of this diversified Self (ātman) (of the diversified self/nature)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nānātman
nānātman - having various selves/natures, diversified self
compound of nānā + ātman
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+ātman)
- nānā – diverse, various, manifold
indeclinable/adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Possessive.
अपि (api) - itself, also (also, even)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic.
तत् (tat) - that very form (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'.