योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-34

चित्स्वभावो बुध्यमानः प्रालेयपरमाणुताम् ।
यदादौ भावयत्याशु तदा तत्रैव तिष्ठति ॥ ३४ ॥

citsvabhāvo budhyamānaḥ prāleyaparamāṇutām ,
yadādau bhāvayatyāśu tadā tatraiva tiṣṭhati 34

34. cit-svabhāvaḥ budhyamānaḥ prāleya-paramāṇutām
yadā ādau bhāvayati āśu tadā tatra eva tiṣṭhati

34. yadā cit-svabhāvaḥ budhyamānaḥ prāleya-paramāṇutām ādau āśu bhāvayati,
tadā tatra eva tiṣṭhati

34. When that which is of the nature of pure consciousness (cit-svabhāvaḥ) initially conceives itself, realizing its own state as a minute particle (paramāṇutām) of dew (prāleya), then it remains fixed in that very state.

34. כאשר צִטְ (טבע התודעה) מבינה את עצמה בתחילה כחלקיק זעיר של כפור, ככל שהיא מדמיינת זאת במהירות, כך היא נשארת קבועה שם באותו מצב.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-स्वभावः (cit-svabhāvaḥ) - that which is of the nature of pure consciousness (one whose nature is consciousness, having the nature of intelligence)

• बुध्यमानः (budhyamānaḥ) - perceiving, realizing (perceiving, understanding, realizing)

• प्रालेय-परमाणुताम् (prāleya-paramāṇutām) - its own state as a minute particle of dew (the state of being a particle of ice/dew)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

• आदौ (ādau) - initially (in the beginning, at first, initially)

• भावयति (bhāvayati) - conceives, imagines (he conceives, he creates, he imagines, he makes exist)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that state (there, in that place)

• एव (eva) - very, indeed (only, just, indeed, very)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains fixed (he stands, he remains, he stays)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-स्वभावः (cit-svabhāvaḥ) - that which is of the nature of pure consciousness (one whose nature is consciousness, having the nature of intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-svabhāva

cit-svabhāva - nature of consciousness, intelligent nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+svabhāva)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, pure awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √cit (class 1)
• svabhāva – one's own nature, inherent disposition, essential property
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sva' (own) + 'bhāva' (nature, state of being).

बुध्यमानः (budhyamānaḥ) - perceiving, realizing (perceiving, understanding, realizing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budhyamāna

budhyamāna - perceiving, understanding, becoming aware

present middle participle

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive), 4th class, middle voice.

Root: √budh (class 4)

प्रालेय-परमाणुताम् (prāleya-paramāṇutām) - its own state as a minute particle of dew (the state of being a particle of ice/dew)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāleya-paramāṇutā

prāleya-paramāṇutā - the state of being a particle of hoarfrost or dew

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāleya+paramāṇu+tā)

• prāleya – hoarfrost, dew, mist, ice
  noun (neuter)
• paramāṇu – atom, minute particle, ultimate particle
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix indicating 'state of being', 'ness'
  suffix (feminine)
  Feminine suffix forming abstract nouns.

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

(indeclinable)

आदौ (ādau) - initially (in the beginning, at first, initially)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, start, origin

भावयति (bhāvayati) - conceives, imagines (he conceives, he creates, he imagines, he makes exist)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhāvay

causative stem

Causative of root 'bhū' (to be, to become).

Root: √bhū (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that state (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - very, indeed (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains fixed (he stands, he remains, he stays)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā

Root: √sthā (class 1)

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