योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-173, verse-10
चेतनाचेतनात्मैकं पुरुषस्य यथा वपुः ।
नखकेशजलाकाशधर्ममाकारभासुरम् ॥ १० ॥
नखकेशजलाकाशधर्ममाकारभासुरम् ॥ १० ॥
cetanācetanātmaikaṃ puruṣasya yathā vapuḥ ,
nakhakeśajalākāśadharmamākārabhāsuram 10
nakhakeśajalākāśadharmamākārabhāsuram 10
10.
cetana-acetana-ātma-ekam puruṣasya yathā vapuḥ
| nakha-keśa-jala-ākāśa-dharmam ākāra-bhāsuram
| nakha-keśa-jala-ākāśa-dharmam ākāra-bhāsuram
10.
yathā puruṣasya vapuḥ cetana-acetana-ātma-ekam
nakha-keśa-jala-ākāśa-dharmam ākāra-bhāsuram
nakha-keśa-jala-ākāśa-dharmam ākāra-bhāsuram
10.
Just as the body (vapu) of the cosmic person (puruṣa) is unified in its nature (ātman) as both conscious and unconscious, having the intrinsic nature (dharma) of nails, hair, water, and space, and shining with diverse forms.
Words meanings summery:
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- चेतन-अचेतन-आत्म-एकम् (cetana-acetana-ātma-ekam) - unified in its nature as both conscious and unconscious (one in nature with conscious and unconscious, having conscious and unconscious as its self)
- पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the cosmic person (puruṣa) (of the cosmic person, of the man, of the soul)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)
- वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (or manifest form) (body, form, figure, astonishing form)
- नख-केश-जल-आकाश-धर्मम् (nakha-keśa-jala-ākāśa-dharmam) - having the intrinsic nature (dharma) of nails, hair, water, and space (having the dharma of nails, hair, water, and space)
- आकार-भासुरम् (ākāra-bhāsuram) - shining with diverse forms (shining with forms, splendid in form)
Words meanings and morphology
चेतन-अचेतन-आत्म-एकम् (cetana-acetana-ātma-ekam) - unified in its nature as both conscious and unconscious (one in nature with conscious and unconscious, having conscious and unconscious as its self)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana-acetana-ātma-eka
cetana-acetana-ātma-eka - having a single nature of conscious and unconscious
Bahuvrihi compound: 'that whose self/nature is one with conscious and unconscious'
Compound type : bahuvrihi (cetana+acetana+ātman+eka)
- cetana – conscious, sentient, animate
adjective (masculine)
From root 'cit' (to perceive, know)
Root: cit (class 1) - acetana – unconscious, inanimate, inert
adjective (masculine)
From 'a' (not) + 'cetana'
Prefix: a
Root: cit (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2) - eka – one, single, unified
adjective (neuter)
Numeral or adjective
Note: Qualifies 'vapuḥ'.
पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the cosmic person (puruṣa) (of the cosmic person, of the man, of the soul)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, soul, spirit, cosmic person
Root: pṛ
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)
(indeclinable)
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (or manifest form) (body, form, figure, astonishing form)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, beauty
Neuter noun
Root: vap
Note: Subject.
नख-केश-जल-आकाश-धर्मम् (nakha-keśa-jala-ākāśa-dharmam) - having the intrinsic nature (dharma) of nails, hair, water, and space (having the dharma of nails, hair, water, and space)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nakha-keśa-jala-ākāśa-dharma
nakha-keśa-jala-ākāśa-dharma - having the nature of nails, hair, water, and space
Bahuvrihi compound: 'that whose dharma is (composed of) nails, hair, water, space'
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nakha+keśa+jala+ākāśa+dharma)
- nakha – nail, claw
noun (masculine)
Root: nakh - keśa – hair
noun (masculine)
Root: keś - jala – water
noun (neuter)
Root: jal - ākāśa – sky, space, ether
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1) - dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
noun (masculine)
From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'vapuḥ'. 'dharmam' is a neuter nominative singular, matching 'vapuḥ'.
आकार-भासुरम् (ākāra-bhāsuram) - shining with diverse forms (shining with forms, splendid in form)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāra-bhāsura
ākāra-bhāsura - shining with forms, splendid in form
Tatpurusha or Karmadharaya compound: 'shining by means of forms' or 'splendid form'
Compound type : tatpurusha (ākāra+bhāsura)
- ākāra – form, shape, appearance
noun (masculine)
From 'ā-√kṛ' (to make, form)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8) - bhāsura – shining, splendid, luminous
adjective (masculine)
From root 'bhās' (to shine) + 'ura' suffix
Root: bhās (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'vapuḥ'.