योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-175, verse-14
स्वप्नवत्तच्च निर्धर्म मनागपि न भिद्यते ।
तस्माच्चिद्व्योम चिद्व्योम शून्यत्वं गगनादिवत् ॥ १४ ॥
तस्माच्चिद्व्योम चिद्व्योम शून्यत्वं गगनादिवत् ॥ १४ ॥
svapnavattacca nirdharma manāgapi na bhidyate ,
tasmāccidvyoma cidvyoma śūnyatvaṃ gaganādivat 14
tasmāccidvyoma cidvyoma śūnyatvaṃ gaganādivat 14
14.
svapnavat tat ca nirdharma manāk api na bhidyate
tasmāt cidvyoma cidvyoma śūnyatvaṁ gaganādivat
tasmāt cidvyoma cidvyoma śūnyatvaṁ gaganādivat
14.
tat ca svapnavat nirdharma (ca asti).
manāk api na bhidyate.
tasmāt cidvyoma cidvyoma śūnyatvaṁ gaganādivat (asti).
manāk api na bhidyate.
tasmāt cidvyoma cidvyoma śūnyatvaṁ gaganādivat (asti).
14.
And that (reality) is like a dream, devoid of any intrinsic nature (dharma); it does not differentiate even slightly. Therefore, consciousness-space (cidvyoma) is indeed consciousness-space; its voidness (śūnyatva) is like that of the sky (gagana) and so forth.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - dream-like, like a dream
- तत् (tat) - that (reality/consciousness) (that)
- च (ca) - and, also
- निर्धर्म (nirdharma) - devoid of intrinsic nature (dharma) (without attributes, devoid of intrinsic nature)
- मनाक् (manāk) - even a little bit (a little, slightly, for a moment)
- अपि (api) - even (a little bit) (even, also, too)
- न (na) - not, no
- भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is differentiated, varies (is divided, is broken, differs, is differentiated)
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
- चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space
- चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space
- शून्यत्वं (śūnyatvaṁ) - its voidness (śūnyatva) (voidness, emptiness, nihility)
- गगनादिवत् (gaganādivat) - like that of the sky (gagana) and so forth (like the sky and so forth, similar to space etc.)
Words meanings and morphology
स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - dream-like, like a dream
(indeclinable)
Formed from `svapna` (dream) + suffix `vat` (like).
तत् (tat) - that (reality/consciousness) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Neuter nominative singular form of `tad`.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
निर्धर्म (nirdharma) - devoid of intrinsic nature (dharma) (without attributes, devoid of intrinsic nature)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nirdharma
nirdharma - without qualities/attributes, devoid of intrinsic nature
Compound. Neuter nominative singular.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+dharma)
- nis – out, forth, without, negation
indeclinable (upasarga) - dharma – intrinsic nature, constitution, law, duty, righteousness (dharma)
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for `tat`.
मनाक् (manāk) - even a little bit (a little, slightly, for a moment)
(indeclinable)
Adverb.
अपि (api) - even (a little bit) (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
Particle of emphasis or conjunction.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
भिद्यते (bhidyate) - is differentiated, varies (is divided, is broken, differs, is differentiated)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bhid
Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice.
Root `bhid` (to split, break). Passive voice, 3rd person singular.
Root: bhid (class 7)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
Ablative singular of `tad`, used adverbially.
Note: Functions as an indeclinable connective.
चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoman
cit-vyoman - consciousness-space, the vastness of consciousness
Compound. Neuter nominative singular.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)
- cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
noun (feminine) - vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
noun (neuter)
Note: Subject.
चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoman
cit-vyoman - consciousness-space, the vastness of consciousness
Compound. Neuter nominative singular.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)
- cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
noun (feminine) - vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
noun (neuter)
Note: Repetition for emphasis.
शून्यत्वं (śūnyatvaṁ) - its voidness (śūnyatva) (voidness, emptiness, nihility)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva
śūnyatva - voidness, emptiness, state of being empty/void
Abstract noun formed from `śūnya` (empty, void) + suffix `tva`. Neuter nominative singular.
गगनादिवत् (gaganādivat) - like that of the sky (gagana) and so forth (like the sky and so forth, similar to space etc.)
(indeclinable)
Compound with `vat` suffix.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gagana+ādi+vat)
- gagana – sky, atmosphere, space
noun (neuter)
Root: gam (class 1) - ādi – beginning, initial, first, et cetera
noun (masculine) - vat – like, similar to, as
indeclinable (suffix)
Suffix indicating similarity.
Note: Adverbial phrase of comparison.