योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-176, verse-5
स्वप्ने चिन्मात्रमेवाद्यं स्वयं भाति जगत्तया ।
यथा तथैव सर्गादौ नात्रान्यदुपपद्यते ॥ ५ ॥
यथा तथैव सर्गादौ नात्रान्यदुपपद्यते ॥ ५ ॥
svapne cinmātramevādyaṃ svayaṃ bhāti jagattayā ,
yathā tathaiva sargādau nātrānyadupapadyate 5
yathā tathaiva sargādau nātrānyadupapadyate 5
5.
svapne cinmātram eva ādyam svayam bhāti jagattayā
yathā tathā eva sargādau na atra anyat upapadyate
yathā tathā eva sargādau na atra anyat upapadyate
5.
svapne cinmātram eva ādyam svayam jagattayā bhāti
yathā tathā eva sargādau na atra anyat upapadyate
yathā tathā eva sargādau na atra anyat upapadyate
5.
Just as in a dream, primordial consciousness (cit) alone spontaneously appears as the world, similarly, this occurs at the beginning of creation. Nothing else can be appropriately understood here.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in the state of sleep
- चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - mere consciousness, consciousness alone
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
- आद्यम् (ādyam) - primary, original, first
- स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, of its own accord
- भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
- जगत्तया (jagattayā) - as the world, by the state of being the world
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
- तथा (tathā) - so, in that way, thus
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
- सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation
- न (na) - not, no
- अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard
- अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, other
- उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is appropriate, is suitable, holds true, makes sense, is understood
Words meanings and morphology
स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in the state of sleep
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming
Root: svap (class 2)
चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - mere consciousness, consciousness alone
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra
cinmātra - mere consciousness, consisting only of thought
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)
- cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - mātra – only, mere, just
adjective (neuter)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
(indeclinable)
आद्यम् (ādyam) - primary, original, first
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ādya
ādya - first, initial, primary, original
Gerundive
Derived from 'ādi' (beginning) with suffix '-ya'
स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, of its own accord
(indeclinable)
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā
Root 'bhā' in present indicative, 3rd person singular
Root: bhā (class 2)
जगत्तया (jagattayā) - as the world, by the state of being the world
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of jagattā
jagattā - the state or condition of being the world, world-ness
Derived from 'jagat' with the suffix '-tā' (indicating state or condition)
Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+tā)
- jagat – world, universe; moving, living
noun (neuter)
Root: gam (class 1) - tā – state, condition, suffix forming abstract nouns
suffix (feminine)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - so, in that way, thus
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
(indeclinable)
सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi
sargādi - the beginning of creation
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)
- sarga – creation, emission, production
noun (masculine)
Root: sṛj (class 6) - ādi – beginning, first, start
noun (masculine)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else, other
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different, anything else
उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is appropriate, is suitable, holds true, makes sense, is understood
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upapad
Root 'pad' with prefix 'upa', present indicative, 3rd person singular, middle voice
Prefix: upa
Root: pad (class 4)