योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-173, verse-32
विराडात्मैवमाकाशं भाति चिन्मयमाततम् ।
स्वभावस्वप्ननगरं नगनागमयात्मकम् ॥ ३२ ॥
स्वभावस्वप्ननगरं नगनागमयात्मकम् ॥ ३२ ॥
virāḍātmaivamākāśaṃ bhāti cinmayamātatam ,
svabhāvasvapnanagaraṃ naganāgamayātmakam 32
svabhāvasvapnanagaraṃ naganāgamayātmakam 32
32.
virāṭ ātmā evam ākāśam bhāti cinmayam ātatam
svabhāvasvapnanagaram naganāgamayātmakam
svabhāvasvapnanagaram naganāgamayātmakam
32.
virāṭ ātmā evam ātatam cinmayam ākāśam bhāti
svabhāvasvapnanagaram naganāgamayātmakam
svabhāvasvapnanagaram naganāgamayātmakam
32.
The Cosmic Self (ātman), the Virāṭ (Cosmic Being), thus shines forth as a vast, all-pervading expanse of pure consciousness (ākāśa), appearing like a dream-city born of its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva), embodying mountains and rivers.
Words meanings summery:
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- विराट् (virāṭ) - the Cosmic Being, the Universal Form, immense
- आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, soul
- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, like this
- आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether, the expanse
- भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
- चिन्मयम् (cinmayam) - consisting of consciousness, full of consciousness
- आततम् (ātatam) - pervading, vast, extended, spread out
- स्वभावस्वप्ननगरम् (svabhāvasvapnanagaram) - a dream-city of its own nature, a city of dreams inherent to its nature
- नगनागमयात्मकम् (naganāgamayātmakam) - embodying mountains and rivers/elephants/trees, consisting of mountains and nāgas as its essence
Words meanings and morphology
विराट् (virāṭ) - the Cosmic Being, the Universal Form, immense
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of virāj
virāj - shining, splendid, sovereign; the Cosmic Being or Universal Form
Prefix: vi
Root: rāj
आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - Self, soul, essence, spirit
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, like this
(indeclinable)
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether, the expanse
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - space, ether, sky
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
चिन्मयम् (cinmayam) - consisting of consciousness, full of consciousness
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of cinmaya
cinmaya - consisting of thought or consciousness
Suffix -maya indicates 'made of' or 'consisting of'.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+maya)
- cit – consciousness, pure thought
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - maya – consisting of, full of, made of
suffix/adjective
Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.
आततम् (ātatam) - pervading, vast, extended, spread out
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātata
ātata - extended, vast, pervading, spread out
Past Passive Participle
From the root 'tan' (to stretch, extend) with prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: tan
Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.
स्वभावस्वप्ननगरम् (svabhāvasvapnanagaram) - a dream-city of its own nature, a city of dreams inherent to its nature
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svabhāvasvapnanagara
svabhāvasvapnanagara - dream-city of one's own nature
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+svapnanagara)
- svabhāva – one's own being, intrinsic nature, essential quality
noun (masculine) - svapnanagara – dream-city
noun (neuter)
नगनागमयात्मकम् (naganāgamayātmakam) - embodying mountains and rivers/elephants/trees, consisting of mountains and nāgas as its essence
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of naganāgamayātmaka
naganāgamayātmaka - whose essence is composed of mountains (naga) and nāgas (e.g., rivers, elephants, trees)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naga+nāga+maya+ātmaka)
- naga – mountain (lit. that which does not move)
noun (masculine) - nāga – snake, elephant, tree, river
noun (masculine) - maya – consisting of, full of, made of
suffix/adjective - ātmaka – essential nature, consisting of, having the nature of
adjective
Note: Agrees with 'svabhāvasvapnanagaram'.