योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-175, verse-29
चिद्व्योम ब्रह्मचिन्मात्रमात्मा चिति महानिति ।
परमात्मेति पर्याया ज्ञेया ज्ञानवतां वर ॥ २९ ॥
परमात्मेति पर्याया ज्ञेया ज्ञानवतां वर ॥ २९ ॥
cidvyoma brahmacinmātramātmā citi mahāniti ,
paramātmeti paryāyā jñeyā jñānavatāṃ vara 29
paramātmeti paryāyā jñeyā jñānavatāṃ vara 29
29.
cit vyoma brahma cinmātram ātmā citi mahān iti
paramātmā iti paryāyāḥ jñeyāḥ jñānavatām vara
paramātmā iti paryāyāḥ jñeyāḥ jñānavatām vara
29.
vara jñānavatām cit vyoma brahma cinmātram ātmā
citi mahān iti paramātmā iti paryāyāḥ jñeyāḥ
citi mahān iti paramātmā iti paryāyāḥ jñeyāḥ
29.
O best among the wise (jñānavatām vara)! Terms like "consciousness-space" (cidvyoma), "Brahman" (brahma), "pure consciousness" (cinmātram), "Self" (ātman), "consciousness" (citi), "the Great" (mahān), and "the supreme Self" (paramātman) are to be understood as synonyms (paryāyāḥ).
Words meanings summery:
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- चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure thought, spirit
- व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality
- चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, mere consciousness
- आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, soul
- चिति (citi) - consciousness, understanding
- महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty (the Great One)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, marking a quote or enumeration
- परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the supreme Self
- इति (iti) - thus, so, marking a quote or enumeration
- पर्यायाः (paryāyāḥ) - synonyms, interchangeable terms
- ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - to be known, understandable
- ज्ञानवताम् (jñānavatām) - of the wise, among the knowledgeable
- वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one
Words meanings and morphology
चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure thought, spirit
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure thought, spirit, understanding
from root cit (to perceive, understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: First member of the compound cidvyoma.
व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman
vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether
from root vi (to go, move)
Root: vi (class 2)
Note: Second member of the compound cidvyoma.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit
from root bṛh (to grow, expand)
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: One of the synonyms.
चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, mere consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra
cinmātra - consisting of nothing but consciousness, pure consciousness, mere consciousness
compound
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)
- cit – consciousness, pure thought, spirit
noun (feminine)
from root cit (to perceive, understand)
Root: cit (class 1) - mātra – mere, only, pure, consisting only of
adjective (masculine)
Note: One of the synonyms.
आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - Self, soul, individual soul, essence, true nature
Note: One of the synonyms.
चिति (citi) - consciousness, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of citi
citi - consciousness, intelligence, understanding, perception
from root cit (to perceive, understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: One of the synonyms.
महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty (the Great One)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, eminent; also the principle of intellect (buddhi) in Sāṅkhya
Note: One of the synonyms.
इति (iti) - thus, so, marking a quote or enumeration
(indeclinable)
परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the supreme Self
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman
paramātman - the supreme Self (ātman), the highest soul, the Absolute
compound
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)
- parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
adjective (masculine) - ātman – Self, soul, individual soul, essence
noun (masculine)
Note: One of the synonyms.
इति (iti) - thus, so, marking a quote or enumeration
(indeclinable)
पर्यायाः (paryāyāḥ) - synonyms, interchangeable terms
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paryāya
paryāya - synonym, turn, course, order, succession
from pari-i (to go around)
Prefix: pari
Root: i (class 2)
ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - to be known, understandable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jñeya
jñeya - to be known, knowable, intelligible, what should be known
Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)
formed from root jñā with suffix -eya
Root: jñā (class 9)
ज्ञानवताम् (jñānavatām) - of the wise, among the knowledgeable
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of jñānavat
jñānavat - wise, knowledgeable, possessing knowledge
formed from jñāna (knowledge) + possessive suffix -vat
वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, bridegroom
from root vṛ (to choose)
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Address to the listener.