योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-184, verse-41

चित्त्वाच्चिद्व्योम्नि कचति जगत्संकल्पपत्तनम् ।
न सन्नासदिदं तस्माद्भाताभातं यतः स्वतः ॥ ४१ ॥

cittvāccidvyomni kacati jagatsaṃkalpapattanam ,
na sannāsadidaṃ tasmādbhātābhātaṃ yataḥ svataḥ 41

41. cittvāt citvyomni kacati jagatsaṅkalpapattanam na
sat na asat idam tasmāt bhātam abhātam yataḥ svataḥ

41. cittvāt citvyomni jagatsaṅkalpapattanam kacati idam na sat
na asat tasmāt yataḥ svataḥ bhātam abhātam (ca bhavati)

41. By virtue of consciousness (cit), the city of world-conception (saṅkalpa) manifests in the ether of consciousness. This [world] is neither truly existent nor truly non-existent, because it manifests and unmanifests spontaneously from its own nature (svataḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - by virtue of consciousness, from the nature of consciousness

• चित्व्योम्नि (citvyomni) - in the ether/space of consciousness

• कचति (kacati) - manifests (appears, shines, manifests)

• जगत्सङ्कल्पपत्तनम् (jagatsaṅkalpapattanam) - the city of world-conception/world-imagination

• न (na) - not, no

• सत् (sat) - truly existent (existent, real, being)

• न (na) - not, no

• असत् (asat) - truly non-existent (non-existent, unreal)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• भातम् (bhātam) - manifests (manifested, appeared)

• अभातम् (abhātam) - unmanifests (unmanifested, unappeared)

• यतः (yataḥ) - because (because, since, from which)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously from its own nature (from itself, by itself, spontaneously)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - by virtue of consciousness, from the nature of consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - the state or nature of consciousness

Abstract noun from cit (consciousness) with suffix tva.

Note: Expresses cause or origin.

चित्व्योम्नि (citvyomni) - in the ether/space of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - the space or ether of consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) and vyoman (sky, ether).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

कचति (kacati) - manifests (appears, shines, manifests)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kac

present stem

Present tense, third person singular, active voice of root kac.

Root: kac (class 1)

जगत्सङ्कल्पपत्तनम् (jagatsaṅkalpapattanam) - the city of world-conception/world-imagination

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagatsaṅkalpapattana

jagatsaṅkalpapattana - the city that is the world-conception/world-imagination

Compound of jagat (world), saṅkalpa (conception/resolve), and pattana (city).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jagat+saṅkalpa+pattana)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  From gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• saṅkalpa – conception, intention, resolve, imagination
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + kḷp
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• pattana – city, town
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of kacati.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

Note: Repeated for "neither...nor".

सत् (sat) - truly existent (existent, real, being)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to ultimate reality or true existence.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

असत् (asat) - truly non-existent (non-existent, unreal)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Present Active Participle (negated)

Negation of sat.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sat – existent, real, being
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (world/phenomenon) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this world

Nominative singular neuter of idam.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of demonstrative pronoun tad.

भातम् (bhātam) - manifests (manifested, appeared)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāta

bhāta - appeared, manifested, shone

Past Passive Participle

From root bhā (to shine/appear) with suffix kta.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Acts as a predicate noun/adjective.

अभातम् (abhātam) - unmanifests (unmanifested, unappeared)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhāta

abhāta - unmanifested, unappeared

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Negation of bhāta.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhāta – manifested, appeared
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhā (to shine/appear)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Acts as a predicate noun/adjective.

यतः (yataḥ) - because (because, since, from which)

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix tas from yad (which).

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously from its own nature (from itself, by itself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix tas from sva (self, own).

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