योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-177, verse-44
एषा च सिद्धेह हि वासनेति सा बोधसत्तैव निरन्तरैका ।
नानात्वनानारहितैव भाति स्वप्ने चिदेवेह पुरादिरूपा ॥ ४४ ॥
नानात्वनानारहितैव भाति स्वप्ने चिदेवेह पुरादिरूपा ॥ ४४ ॥
eṣā ca siddheha hi vāsaneti sā bodhasattaiva nirantaraikā ,
nānātvanānārahitaiva bhāti svapne cideveha purādirūpā 44
nānātvanānārahitaiva bhāti svapne cideveha purādirūpā 44
44.
eṣā ca siddhā iha hi vāsanā iti
sā bodhasattā eva nirantarā ekā
| nānātva nānā rahitā eva bhāti
svapne cit eva iha purā-ādi-rūpā ||
sā bodhasattā eva nirantarā ekā
| nānātva nānā rahitā eva bhāti
svapne cit eva iha purā-ādi-rūpā ||
44.
eṣā siddhā iha hi vāsanā iti sā
eva nirantarā ekā bodhasattā
eva bhāti nānātva nānā rahitā eva
svapne iha purā-ādi-rūpā cit eva
eva nirantarā ekā bodhasattā
eva bhāti nānātva nānā rahitā eva
svapne iha purā-ādi-rūpā cit eva
44.
And this perfected latent impression (vāsanā) is indeed that very single, uninterrupted essence of consciousness (bodha-sattā). It shines forth, devoid of all multiplicity and diversity, just as pure consciousness (cit) itself appears here in a primordial form during a dream.
Words meanings summery:
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- एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to vāsanā) (this, this one)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- सिद्धा (siddhā) - perfected (referring to vāsanā) (accomplished, perfected, successful, fulfilled)
- इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
- वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression or mental tendency (latent impression, mental predisposition, tendency, desire)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation
- सा (sā) - that (referring to bodhasattā) (that, she)
- बोधसत्ता (bodhasattā) - the very essence or reality of consciousness (essence of consciousness, conscious being)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
- निरन्तरा (nirantarā) - uninterrupted, continuous, constant, close
- एका (ekā) - one, single, unique
- नानात्व (nānātva) - manifoldness, diversity, variety
- नाना (nānā) - multiplicity, diversity (various, diverse, multiplicity)
- रहिता (rahitā) - devoid of (manifoldness and diversity) (devoid of, free from, abandoned)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
- भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks like
- स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep
- चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, mind, understanding)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
- इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
- पुरा-आदि-रूपा (purā-ādi-rūpā) - appearing in forms that resemble prior or primordial entities (having the form of primordial/ancient things or creations)
Words meanings and morphology
एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to vāsanā) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of etad
etad - this, that
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
सिद्धा (siddhā) - perfected (referring to vāsanā) (accomplished, perfected, successful, fulfilled)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of siddha
siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful, established
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √sidh (to succeed, accomplish) with the suffix -ta.
Root: sidh (class 4)
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
(indeclinable)
वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression or mental tendency (latent impression, mental predisposition, tendency, desire)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā
vāsanā - latent impression, mental predisposition, tendency, desire, perfume
From √vas (to dwell, perfume) + -anā suffix.
Root: vas (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation
(indeclinable)
सा (sā) - that (referring to bodhasattā) (that, she)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
बोधसत्ता (bodhasattā) - the very essence or reality of consciousness (essence of consciousness, conscious being)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bodhasattā
bodhasattā - essence of consciousness, conscious being, awakening reality
Compound type : tatpurusha (bodha+sattā)
- bodha – consciousness, awakening, knowledge, perception
noun (masculine)
From √budh (to awaken, know).
Root: budh (class 1) - sattā – existence, being, reality, essence
noun (feminine)
From √as (to be) + -tā suffix.
Root: as (class 2)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
(indeclinable)
निरन्तरा (nirantarā) - uninterrupted, continuous, constant, close
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirantara
nirantara - uninterrupted, continuous, constant, close, without interval
Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'antara' (interval).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+antara)
- nis – out, forth, without, negation
indeclinable
Prefix indicating negation or separation. - antara – interval, space, difference, within, inner
noun (neuter)
एका (ekā) - one, single, unique
(numeral)
नानात्व (nānātva) - manifoldness, diversity, variety
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nānātva
nānātva - manifoldness, diversity, variety
Derived from 'nānā' (various) with the suffix '-tva' (state of being).
Note: Part of a compound 'nānātva-nānā-rahitā'.
नाना (nānā) - multiplicity, diversity (various, diverse, multiplicity)
(indeclinable)
Can function as an adjective or an indeclinable noun.
Note: Used as a noun meaning multiplicity here, forming a Dvandva compound 'nānātva-nānā' within a Bahuvrihi compound 'nānātva-nānā-rahitā'.
रहिता (rahitā) - devoid of (manifoldness and diversity) (devoid of, free from, abandoned)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rahita
rahita - devoid of, free from, abandoned, left
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √rah (to abandon, quit) with the suffix -ta.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānātva-nānā+rahita)
- nānātva-nānā – manifoldness and diversity
noun (neuter)
Dvandva compound of 'nānātva' and 'nānā'. - rahita – devoid of, free from
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √rah (to abandon, quit) with the suffix -ta.
Root: rah (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
(indeclinable)
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks like
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - dream, sleep
From √svap (to sleep).
Root: svap (class 2)
चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, mind, understanding)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, mind, thought, understanding
From √cit (to perceive, understand).
Root: cit (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
(indeclinable)
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
(indeclinable)
पुरा-आदि-रूपा (purā-ādi-rūpā) - appearing in forms that resemble prior or primordial entities (having the form of primordial/ancient things or creations)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of purādirūpa
purādirūpa - having the form of primordial things, taking on ancient forms
Bahuvrihi compound: 'purā-ādi' (primordial/ancient and so on) + 'rūpa' (form).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (purā-ādi+rūpa)
- purā-ādi – ancient and so forth, primordial, beginning with the ancient
noun (neuter)
A dvandva compound implying 'ancient and other similar things', or a tatpurusha 'beginning of the ancient'. Here taken as a collective noun phrase 'primordial entities'. - rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
noun (neuter)