योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-175, verse-10
स्वयमेव कचत्यच्छाच्छा येयं स्वा महाचितिः ।
सर्गाभिधानमस्यैव नभ एवेह नेतरत् ॥ १० ॥
सर्गाभिधानमस्यैव नभ एवेह नेतरत् ॥ १० ॥
svayameva kacatyacchācchā yeyaṃ svā mahācitiḥ ,
sargābhidhānamasyaiva nabha eveha netarat 10
sargābhidhānamasyaiva nabha eveha netarat 10
10.
svayam eva kacati accha-accha yā iyam svā mahā-citiḥ
sarga-abhidhānam asya eva nabhaḥ eva iha na itarat
sarga-abhidhānam asya eva nabhaḥ eva iha na itarat
10.
yā iyam svā mahā-citiḥ svayam eva accha-accha kacati
asya eva sarga-abhidhānam iha nabhaḥ eva na itarat
asya eva sarga-abhidhānam iha nabhaḥ eva na itarat
10.
This very great consciousness (mahā-citiḥ), which is inherently pure, transparent, and shines spontaneously, is truly the designation of creation (sarga-abhidhāna) here; it is space (nabhas) itself, and nothing else.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously (by oneself, spontaneously)
- एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)
- कचति (kacati) - shines forth (shines, appears, manifests)
- अच्छ-अच्छ (accha-accha) - perfectly clear and transparent (very clear, extremely pure, transparent)
- या (yā) - which (which, what (feminine relative pronoun))
- इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine demonstrative pronoun))
- स्वा (svā) - inherent (one's own, inherent)
- महा-चितिः (mahā-citiḥ) - the ultimate supreme consciousness (the great consciousness, supreme consciousness)
- सर्ग-अभिधानम् (sarga-abhidhānam) - the term 'creation' (the name of creation, designation of creation)
- अस्य (asya) - of this (consciousness) (of this)
- एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)
- नभः (nabhaḥ) - pure space, emptiness (space, sky)
- एव (eva) - itself (only, just, indeed)
- इह (iha) - in this context (here, in this world, in this matter)
- न (na) - not
- इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, another, anything else)
Words meanings and morphology
स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously (by oneself, spontaneously)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies kacati.
एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes svayam.
कचति (kacati) - shines forth (shines, appears, manifests)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kac
Present Active Indicative 3rd Person Singular
From root kac.
Root: kac (class 1)
Note: Predicate for mahā-citiḥ.
अच्छ-अच्छ (accha-accha) - perfectly clear and transparent (very clear, extremely pure, transparent)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of accha-accha
accha-accha - very clear, extremely pure
Reduplication of accha (clear, pure) for emphasis.
Compound type : reduplicative (accha+accha)
- accha – clear, pure, transparent
adjective (masculine)
Note: Adjectival, modifying mahā-citiḥ.
या (yā) - which (which, what (feminine relative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
Note: Starts a relative clause.
इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine demonstrative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Used with yā to form 'this which'.
स्वा (svā) - inherent (one's own, inherent)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sva
sva - own, inherent, self
Note: Modifies mahā-citiḥ.
महा-चितिः (mahā-citiḥ) - the ultimate supreme consciousness (the great consciousness, supreme consciousness)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahā-citi
mahā-citi - great consciousness, supreme intelligence
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+citi)
- mahā – great, large
adjective (feminine) - citi – consciousness, understanding, accumulation
noun (feminine)
Derived from root cit.
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
सर्ग-अभिधानम् (sarga-abhidhānam) - the term 'creation' (the name of creation, designation of creation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarga-abhidhāna
sarga-abhidhāna - name of creation, designation of creation
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpurusha (sarga+abhidhāna)
- sarga – creation
noun (masculine)
Root: sṛj (class 6) - abhidhāna – name, appellation, designation
noun (neuter)
Derived from root dhā with prefixes abhi and ā.
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Subject of the second clause.
अस्य (asya) - of this (consciousness) (of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Possessive modifier for sarga-abhidhānam.
एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes asya.
नभः (nabhaḥ) - pure space, emptiness (space, sky)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud
Note: Predicate noun for sarga-abhidhānam, with implied 'is'.
एव (eva) - itself (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes nabhaḥ.
इह (iha) - in this context (here, in this world, in this matter)
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates the sphere of reference.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates itarat.
इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, another, anything else)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of itara
itara - other, another, different
Note: Contrasted with nabhaḥ.