योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-179, verse-16
संवित्तिरेवानुभवात्सैवाननुभवात्मिका ।
द्रष्टृदृश्यदृशा भाति चिद्व्योमैकमतो जगत् ॥ १६ ॥
द्रष्टृदृश्यदृशा भाति चिद्व्योमैकमतो जगत् ॥ १६ ॥
saṃvittirevānubhavātsaivānanubhavātmikā ,
draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛśā bhāti cidvyomaikamato jagat 16
draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛśā bhāti cidvyomaikamato jagat 16
16.
saṃvittiḥ eva anubhavāt sā eva ananubhavātmikā
draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛśā bhāti citvyoma ekam ataḥ jagat
draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛśā bhāti citvyoma ekam ataḥ jagat
16.
saṃvittiḥ eva anubhavāt sā eva ananubhavātmikā.
ataḥ jagat ekam citvyoma draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛśā bhāti.
ataḥ jagat ekam citvyoma draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛśā bhāti.
16.
Consciousness (saṃvitti) itself is experience, yet that very consciousness is also non-experiential in its intrinsic nature (ātman). Therefore, the world (jagat) shines forth as one with the space of consciousness, appearing as the seer, the seen, and the act of seeing.
Words meanings summery:
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- संवित्तिः (saṁvittiḥ) - consciousness, cognition, perfect knowledge
- एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very
- अनुभवात् (anubhavāt) - from experience, due to experience
- सा (sā) - that (feminine)
- एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very
- अननुभवात्मिका (ananubhavātmikā) - non-experiential in nature, whose nature is non-experience
- द्रष्टृदृश्यदृशा (draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛśā) - by the seer, the seen, and the act of seeing (the triad of perception)
- भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
- चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - space of consciousness, consciousness-ether
- एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
- अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
- जगत् (jagat) - the world, the moving, universe
Words meanings and morphology
संवित्तिः (saṁvittiḥ) - consciousness, cognition, perfect knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvitti
saṁvitti - consciousness, cognition, perfect knowledge, understanding
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)
एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very
(indeclinable)
अनुभवात् (anubhavāt) - from experience, due to experience
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of anubhava
anubhava - experience, perception, apprehension
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1)
सा (sā) - that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that
एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very
(indeclinable)
अननुभवात्मिका (ananubhavātmikā) - non-experiential in nature, whose nature is non-experience
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ananubhavātmikā
ananubhavātmikā - whose nature is non-experience
Compound adjective
Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+anubhava+ātmikā)
- an – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - anubhava – experience, perception
noun (masculine)
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1) - ātmikā – having the nature of, intrinsic nature (feminine form)
adjective (feminine)
Derived from ātman with -ika suffix
द्रष्टृदृश्यदृशा (draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛśā) - by the seer, the seen, and the act of seeing (the triad of perception)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛś
draṣṭṛdṛśyadṛś - the seer, the seen, and the act of seeing (triad)
Compound noun
Compound type : dvandva (draṣṭṛ+dṛśya+dṛś)
- draṣṭṛ – seer, observer, subject
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root dṛś with -tṛc suffix
Root: dṛś (class 1) - dṛśya – seen, visible, object
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Passive Participle
Derived from root dṛś with -ya suffix
Root: dṛś (class 1) - dṛś – seeing, vision, perception
noun (feminine)
Root noun
Root: dṛś (class 1)
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā
Present Active
Root bhā (2nd class), Parasmaipada
Root: bhā (class 2)
चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - space of consciousness, consciousness-ether
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citvyoman
citvyoman - space of consciousness, consciousness-ether
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vyoman)
- cit – consciousness, intelligence
noun (feminine) - vyoman – sky, space, ether, atmosphere
noun (neuter)
एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'jagat'
अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
(indeclinable)
Ablative suffix -tas
जगत् (jagat) - the world, the moving, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - the world, the moving, universe
Present Active Participle (derived from root gam)
From root gam (to go) with -at suffix, used as a noun.
Root: gam (class 1)