योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-186, verse-22
अयमादिरयं चान्तः सर्गस्येत्यवभासते ।
चितः सुघननिद्रायाः सुषुप्तस्वप्नकोष्ठतः ॥ २२ ॥
चितः सुघननिद्रायाः सुषुप्तस्वप्नकोष्ठतः ॥ २२ ॥
ayamādirayaṃ cāntaḥ sargasyetyavabhāsate ,
citaḥ sughananidrāyāḥ suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭhataḥ 22
citaḥ sughananidrāyāḥ suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭhataḥ 22
22.
ayam ādiḥ ayam ca antaḥ sargasya iti avabhāsate
citaḥ sughananidrāyāḥ suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭhataḥ
citaḥ sughananidrāyāḥ suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭhataḥ
22.
ayam ādiḥ ayam ca antaḥ sargasya iti citaḥ
sughananidrāyāḥ suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭhataḥ avabhāsate
sughananidrāyāḥ suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭhataḥ avabhāsate
22.
"This is the beginning, and this is the end of creation" – such an appearance arises from consciousness (cit), from its state of profoundly deep sleep, specifically from the domain of deep sleep and dream.
Words meanings summery:
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- अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the perceived beginning of creation. (this)
- आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, origin
- अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the perceived end of creation. (this)
- च (ca) - and
- अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, conclusion
- सर्गस्य (sargasya) - of creation
- इति (iti) - Marks the preceding phrase as a statement or perception. (thus, in this way)
- अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears, shines forth, is perceived
- चितः (citaḥ) - from consciousness, of consciousness
- सुघननिद्रायाः (sughananidrāyāḥ) - Refers to a state of consciousness, akin to deep sleep but signifying an undifferentiated state. (from very dense sleep, from profound sleep)
- सुषुप्तस्वप्नकोष्ठतः (suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭhataḥ) - This compound refers to the state of consciousness from which dualities like creation and dissolution (beginning and end) are projected, akin to how dreams arise from sleep states. (from the chamber of deep sleep and dream, from the domain of deep sleep and dream)
Words meanings and morphology
अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the perceived beginning of creation. (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Refers to `sargasya ādiḥ`.
आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, origin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, origin, first
Note: Predicate noun to `ayam`.
अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the perceived end of creation. (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Refers to `sargasya antaḥ`.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects "beginning" and "end".
अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, conclusion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anta
anta - end, limit, conclusion, death
Note: Predicate noun to `ayam`.
सर्गस्य (sargasya) - of creation
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sarga
sarga - creation, emission, discharge
From √sṛj + ghañ
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Possessive, modifies `ādiḥ` and `antaḥ`.
इति (iti) - Marks the preceding phrase as a statement or perception. (thus, in this way)
(indeclinable)
अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears, shines forth, is perceived
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avabhās
From prefix ava- + √bhās; ātmanepada, 3rd person singular
Prefix: ava
Root: bhās (class 1)
चितः (citaḥ) - from consciousness, of consciousness
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, mind, understanding
From √cit
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Here used in an ablative sense: "from consciousness".
सुघननिद्रायाः (sughananidrāyāḥ) - Refers to a state of consciousness, akin to deep sleep but signifying an undifferentiated state. (from very dense sleep, from profound sleep)
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of sughananidrā
sughananidrā - very deep sleep, profoundly dense sleep
Compound "sughana" (very dense) + "nidrā" (sleep)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sughana+nidrā)
- sughana – very dense, profound
adjective
Compound 'su' (good/very) + 'ghana' (dense) - nidrā – sleep, slumber
noun (feminine)
From √drā (sleep) with ni
Prefix: ni
Root: drā (class 2)
Note: Ablative of source, in apposition to `citaḥ`.
सुषुप्तस्वप्नकोष्ठतः (suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭhataḥ) - This compound refers to the state of consciousness from which dualities like creation and dissolution (beginning and end) are projected, akin to how dreams arise from sleep states. (from the chamber of deep sleep and dream, from the domain of deep sleep and dream)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭha
suṣuptasvapnakoṣṭha - chamber/domain of deep sleep and dream
Compound "suṣupti" (deep sleep) + "svapna" (dream) + "koṣṭha" (chamber/cell)
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (suṣupti+svapna+koṣṭha)
- suṣupti – deep sleep
noun (feminine)
From su-√svap
Prefix: su
Root: svap (class 2) - svapna – dream, sleep
noun (masculine)
From √svap
Root: svap (class 2) - koṣṭha – chamber, cell, repository, interior
noun (masculine)
Note: The suffix -taḥ implies "from".