योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-19

अन्तः स्वयं योगिना वा यथैतदनुभूयते ।
अमूर्तस्यैव मूर्तेन वेल्लनं तद्वदाशु मे ॥ १९ ॥

antaḥ svayaṃ yoginā vā yathaitadanubhūyate ,
amūrtasyaiva mūrtena vellanaṃ tadvadāśu me 19

19. antaḥ svayam yoginā vā yathā etat anubhūyate
amūrtasya eva mūrtena vellanam tat vada āśu me

19. Just as this (phenomenon of internal interaction) is experienced internally, either spontaneously or by a yogin, quickly explain to me that interaction (vellana) of the formless (amūrta) with the formed (mūrta).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally, within

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

• योगिना (yoginā) - by a yogin, by one who practices yoga

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• एतत् (etat) - this internal interaction or phenomenon (this, it)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

• अमूर्तस्य (amūrtasya) - of the formless consciousness (of the formless, of the bodiless)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• मूर्तेन (mūrtena) - by the formed matter (by the formed, by the embodied, by the concrete)

• वेल्लनम् (vellanam) - agitation, stirring, interaction

• तत् (tat) - that interaction (that, this)

• वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally, within

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'anubhūyate'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

Reflexive pronoun used adverbially.

Note: Emphasizes the spontaneous nature of the experience.

योगिना (yoginā) - by a yogin, by one who practices yoga

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - yogin, ascetic, practitioner of (yoga)

Agent noun formed with the suffix -in from 'yoga'.

Note: Agent of 'anubhūyate'.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

Note: Disjunctive particle.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative adverb, introducing a comparison.

एतत् (etat) - this internal interaction or phenomenon (this, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Subject of 'anubhūyate', referring to the concept of internal interaction.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū

From anu-√bhū (to be, to become).

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

अमूर्तस्य (amūrtasya) - of the formless consciousness (of the formless, of the bodiless)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amūrta

amūrta - formless, bodiless, incorporeal

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (negation) and 'mūrta' (formed, embodied).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+mūrta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• mūrta – formed, embodied, concrete
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle from root √mūrcch (to take form, solidify).
  Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Refers to consciousness, implying its formless nature.

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

मूर्तेन (mūrtena) - by the formed matter (by the formed, by the embodied, by the concrete)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūrta

mūrta - formed, embodied, concrete, solid

past passive participle

Past passive participle from root √mūrcch (to solidify, take form).

Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Refers to matter or physical objects, implying their formed nature.

वेल्लनम् (vellanam) - agitation, stirring, interaction

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vellana

vellana - agitation, stirring, waving, interaction

Derived from root √vell (to shake, stir).

Root: vell (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implicit question 'how does it occur?'

तत् (tat) - that interaction (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of 'vada', referring to the explanation of the interaction.

वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the adjective 'āśu'.

Note: Modifies 'vada'.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person singular dative/genitive enclitic form.

Note: Recipient of the action 'vada'.

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