योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-178, verse-58
जगन्त्यात्मेव संकल्पमयान्येतानि वेत्ति खे ।
खात्मकानि तथेदं च ब्रह्म संकल्पजं जगत् ॥ ५८ ॥
खात्मकानि तथेदं च ब्रह्म संकल्पजं जगत् ॥ ५८ ॥
jagantyātmeva saṃkalpamayānyetāni vetti khe ,
khātmakāni tathedaṃ ca brahma saṃkalpajaṃ jagat 58
khātmakāni tathedaṃ ca brahma saṃkalpajaṃ jagat 58
58.
jaganti ātma-iva saṃkalpa-mayāni etāni vetti khe
khātmakāni tathā idam ca brahma saṃkalpa-jam jagat
khātmakāni tathā idam ca brahma saṃkalpa-jam jagat
58.
khe etāni jaganti ātma-iva saṃkalpa-mayāni khātmakāni vetti.
tathā ca idam saṃkalpa-jam jagat brahma (asti).
tathā ca idam saṃkalpa-jam jagat brahma (asti).
58.
One understands that these worlds (jagat), like the Self (ātman), are composed of mental conception (saṃkalpa-maya) and are of the nature of space (kha), existing in space (kha). And similarly, this (entire) world (jagat), which originates from mental conception (saṃkalpa), is (ultimately) the ultimate reality (brahman).
Words meanings summery:
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- जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, universes
- आत्म-इव (ātma-iva) - like the self, as the Self
- संकल्प-मयानि (saṁkalpa-mayāni) - consisting of mental creation/resolve
- एतानि (etāni) - these
- वेत्ति (vetti) - he knows, one knows
- खे (khe) - in space, in the ether
- खात्मकानि (khātmakāni) - whose nature is space, ethereal
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus
- इदम् (idam) - this
- च (ca) - and, also
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality)
- संकल्प-जम् (saṁkalpa-jam) - born of mental creation/resolve
- जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves
Words meanings and morphology
जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, universes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat
jagat - moving, living; the world, universe, moving beings
Present Active Participle
From root 'gam' (to go, move) with reduplication 'ja-ga-' + suffix 'śatṛ'. Neut. nom/acc plural.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Object of 'vetti'.
आत्म-इव (ātma-iva) - like the self, as the Self
(indeclinable)
From 'ātman' (self) and 'iva' (like, as). 'ātma' here is a stem or sandhi form of 'ātman'.
Note: Acts adverbially, modifying 'saṃkalpa-mayāni' etc.
संकल्प-मयानि (saṁkalpa-mayāni) - consisting of mental creation/resolve
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of saṃkalpa-maya
saṁkalpa-maya - consisting of mental resolve, formed from thought/intention, conceptual
Compound of 'saṃkalpa' (mental resolve, intention) and 'maya' (consisting of). Neut. nom/acc plural.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+maya)
- saṃkalpa – mental resolve, intention, thought, conception, creation
noun (masculine)
From 'sam-kḷp'.
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1) - maya – consisting of, made of, full of
suffix (masculine)
Derived suffix forming adjectives.
Note: Agrees with 'jaganti'.
एतानि (etāni) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Neuter nom/acc plural. Demonstrative pronoun. Refers to 'jaganti'.
Note: Agrees with 'jaganti'.
वेत्ति (vetti) - he knows, one knows
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid
Root 'vid' (to know), 2nd class, parasmaipada. Present, 3rd person singular. Subject is implied (e.g., a knower, 'jña').
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Main verb of the first part of the sentence.
खे (khe) - in space, in the ether
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - space, ether, sky, void
Neut. locative singular. Refers to the omnipresent space.
Note: Locative of place.
खात्मकानि (khātmakāni) - whose nature is space, ethereal
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of khātmaka
khātmaka - whose nature is space/ether, composed of space, like space
Compound of 'kha' (space) and 'ātman' (self, nature) + suffix 'ka'. Neut. nom/acc plural.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kha+ātman)
- kha – space, ether, sky, void
noun (neuter) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature
noun (masculine)
Root: at (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'jaganti'.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus
(indeclinable)
Adverb. Connects the two parts of the verse.
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, here
Neuter nom/acc singular. Demonstrative pronoun. Refers to 'jagat'.
Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit, the Self-existent
Neut. nom/acc. singular form. Refers to the supreme universal consciousness.
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'jagat'.
संकल्प-जम् (saṁkalpa-jam) - born of mental creation/resolve
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃkalpa-ja
saṁkalpa-ja - born from mental conception, originating from thought/intention
Compound of 'saṃkalpa' (mental resolve) and 'ja' (born, produced). Neut. nom/acc singular.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+ja)
- saṃkalpa – mental resolve, intention, thought, conception, creation
noun (masculine)
From 'sam-kḷp'.
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1) - ja – born, produced, arising from
suffix (masculine)
Derived from root 'jan' (to be born). Used as a suffix in compounds.
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - moving, living; the world, universe, moving beings
Present Active Participle
From root 'gam' (to go, move) with reduplication 'ja-ga-' + suffix 'śatṛ'. Refers to the phenomenal world.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: The subject of the sentence.