योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-9

चित एव यथा स्वप्ने भवेत्काष्ठोपलादिता ।
चिदाकाशस्य सर्गादौ तथैवावयवादिता ॥ ९ ॥

cita eva yathā svapne bhavetkāṣṭhopalāditā ,
cidākāśasya sargādau tathaivāvayavāditā 9

9. citaḥ eva yathā svapne bhavet kāṣṭha-upala-āditā
| cit-ākāśasya sarga-ādau tathā eva avayava-āditā

9. yathā citaḥ eva svapne kāṣṭha-upala-āditā bhavet
tathā eva sarga-ādau cit-ākāśasya avayava-āditā

9. Just as consciousness (cit) itself takes on the appearance of wood, stone, etc., in a dream, so too, at the beginning of creation, the pure consciousness (citākāśa) takes on the nature of having parts and divisions.

Words meanings summery:

• चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of the conscious being)

• एव (eva) - itself (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream (in a dream, in sleep)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - takes on (the appearance of) (may be, should be, it happens, it becomes)

• काष्ठ-उपल-आदिता (kāṣṭha-upala-āditā) - the appearance of wood, stone, and other inert objects (the state of being wood, stone, etc.)

• चित्-आकाशस्य (cit-ākāśasya) - of the pure consciousness (citākāśa) (of the sky of consciousness, of the pure consciousness)

• सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, in the same way)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• अवयव-आदिता (avayava-āditā) - the nature of having parts and divisions (the state of having parts, composed of parts, divisibility)

Words meanings and morphology

चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of the conscious being)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, spirit

Feminine noun, often used in philosophy

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Can also be ablative singular.

एव (eva) - itself (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream (in a dream, in sleep)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

From root 'svap' (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

भवेत् (bhavet) - takes on (the appearance of) (may be, should be, it happens, it becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Formed from root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

काष्ठ-उपल-आदिता (kāṣṭha-upala-āditā) - the appearance of wood, stone, and other inert objects (the state of being wood, stone, etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāṣṭha-upala-āditā

kāṣṭha-upala-āditā - the state of being wood, stone, etc.

Compound of 'kāṣṭha' (wood), 'upala' (stone), and 'āditā' (state of being etc., from 'ādi' + 'tā')

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (kāṣṭha+upala+āditā)

• kāṣṭha – wood, stick, timber
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kas
• upala – stone, rock, gem
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: upa-lal
• āditā – state of being 'etc.', beginning-ness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ādi' (beginning, etc.) + 'tā' (abstract suffix)

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

चित्-आकाशस्य (cit-ākāśasya) - of the pure consciousness (citākāśa) (of the sky of consciousness, of the pure consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cit-ākāśa

cit-ākāśa - the sky of consciousness, pure consciousness, consciousness as space

Compound formed from 'cit' (consciousness) and 'ākāśa' (sky, space)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, thought, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun, often used in philosophy
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga-ādi

sarga-ādi - the beginning of creation

Compound formed from 'sarga' (creation) and 'ādi' (beginning)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sṛj' (to create, emit) + 'ghan' suffix
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, etc., first
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Intensifier.

अवयव-आदिता (avayava-āditā) - the nature of having parts and divisions (the state of having parts, composed of parts, divisibility)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avayava-āditā

avayava-āditā - the state of having parts, divisible nature

Compound of 'avayava' (part) and 'āditā' (state of being etc., from 'ādi' + 'tā')

Compound type : tatpurusha (avayava+āditā)

• avayava – part, limb, component
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ava-√yā' (to go down, separate)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: yā (class 2)
• āditā – state of being 'etc.', beginning-ness, primacy
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ādi' (beginning, etc.) + 'tā' (abstract suffix)

Note: Subject of 'bhavet' (implied in the previous clause).

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