योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-49

चिन्मात्रखकुलालेन स्वदेहचलचक्रके ।
स्वशरीरमृदा सर्गः कुतोयं क्रियतेऽनिशम् ॥ ४९ ॥

cinmātrakhakulālena svadehacalacakrake ,
svaśarīramṛdā sargaḥ kutoyaṃ kriyate'niśam 49

49. cit-mātra-kha-kulālena sva-deha-cala-cakrake
sva-śarīra-mṛdā sargaḥ kutaḥ ayam kriyate aniśam

49. cit-mātra-kha-kulālena sva-deha-cala-cakrake
sva-śarīra-mṛdā ayam sargaḥ aniśam kutaḥ kriyate?

49. By the potter, who is merely consciousness (cit)-space, using his own body as the moving wheel and the substance of his own body as the clay, how is this creation constantly brought forth?

49. מדוע נוצרת הבריאה הזו ללא הרף בידי הקדר של התודעה הטהורה בחלל, על אופן האובניים הנע של גופו, תוך שימוש בחומר היוצרים של דמותו שלו?

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-मात्र-ख-कुलालेन (cit-mātra-kha-kulālena) - by the potter who is merely consciousness-space

• स्व-देह-चल-चक्रके (sva-deha-cala-cakrake) - on the moving wheel of his own body

• स्व-शरीर-मृदा (sva-śarīra-mṛdā) - with the clay of his own body

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - In this context, implies 'by what means' or 'how'. (from where, why, how)

• अयम् (ayam) - Referring to 'sargaḥ' (creation). (this (masculine))

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is made, is done, is created

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, ceaselessly, always

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-मात्र-ख-कुलालेन (cit-mātra-kha-kulālena) - by the potter who is merely consciousness-space

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cit-mātra-kha-kulāla

cit-mātra-kha-kulāla - potter who is nothing but consciousness and space

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit-mātra+kha+kulāla)

• cit-mātra – merely consciousness, pure consciousness
  adjective
• kha – space, ether, sky, vacuum
  noun (neuter)
• kulāla – potter
  noun (masculine)

स्व-देह-चल-चक्रके (sva-deha-cala-cakrake) - on the moving wheel of his own body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva-deha-cala-cakra

sva-deha-cala-cakra - moving wheel of one's own body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva-deha+cala-cakra)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• cala – moving, trembling, unsteady
  adjective
  From root 'cal' (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ

Note: The locative 'ke' is for 'cakra'.

स्व-शरीर-मृदा (sva-śarīra-mṛdā) - with the clay of his own body

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva-śarīra-mṛd

sva-śarīra-mṛd - clay that is one's own body

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva-śarīra+mṛd)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• śarīra – body, form, substance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ
• mṛd – clay, earth, soil
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mṛd

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, discharge, emanation, chapter

From root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) with prefix 'saṃ'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - In this context, implies 'by what means' or 'how'. (from where, why, how)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'kim' (what).

अयम् (ayam) - Referring to 'sargaḥ' (creation). (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

क्रियते (kriyate) - is made, is done, is created

(verb)

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

Passive voice, present tense.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The agent ('kulālena') is in instrumental.

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, ceaselessly, always

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'aniśa' (sleepless).

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