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7,191

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-191, verse-3

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
काकतालीयवद्ब्रह्म यद्भातीवात्मनात्मनि ।
स तेनैवात्मनात्मैव जगदित्यवबुध्यते ॥ ३ ॥
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kākatālīyavadbrahma yadbhātīvātmanātmani ,
sa tenaivātmanātmaiva jagadityavabudhyate 3
3. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca kākatālīyavat brahma yat bhāti iva ātmanā
ātmani saḥ tena eva ātmanā ātmā eva jagat iti avabudhyate
3. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
yat brahma ātmanā ātmani kākatālīyavat iva bhāti,
saḥ tena eva ātmanā ātmā eva jagat iti avabudhyate.
3. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That Brahman, which appears spontaneously within itself through its own nature (ātman), resembling an accidental "crow-and-palm-fruit" event, is understood by that very self (ātman) as the world, indeed, as the self (ātman) itself.

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage) (The venerable Vasiṣṭha)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)
  • काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like a "crow-and-palm-fruit" event (spontaneous, coincidental) (like a crow and a palm fruit (accidental, spontaneous occurrence))
  • ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute Reality) (Brahman (the Absolute Reality), ultimate truth)
  • यत् (yat) - which (which, that which)
  • भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, seems)
  • इव (iva) - as if, resembling (as if, like, as it were)
  • आत्मना (ātmanā) - by its own nature (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by its nature)
  • आत्मनि (ātmani) - within itself (ātman) (in the self, within oneself)
  • सः (saḥ) - that (Brahman) (that (masculine))
  • तेन (tena) - by that (ātman/self) (by that (masculine/neuter))
  • एव (eva) - very (indeed, certainly, only, merely)
  • आत्मना (ātmanā) - by that very self (ātman), the cognizing consciousness (by the self, by oneself, by its nature)
  • आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit, essence)
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only, merely)
  • जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)
  • इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, so, which means, quoting particle)
  • अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - is understood (is understood, is perceived, is known)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage) (The venerable Vasiṣṭha)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha
śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha, name of a revered Vedic sage
Compound
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)
  • śrī – glory, wealth, beauty, revered
    adjective (feminine)
  • vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; name of a Vedic sage
    proper noun (masculine)
उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac
perfect active third singular
Perfect form of √vac
Root: vac (class 2)
काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like a "crow-and-palm-fruit" event (spontaneous, coincidental) (like a crow and a palm fruit (accidental, spontaneous occurrence))
(indeclinable)
From kāka (crow) + tāla (palm tree) + īya (suffix)
Compound type : dvandva (kāka+tāla)
  • kāka – crow
    noun (masculine)
  • tāla – palm tree, musical measure
    noun (masculine)
Note: The suffix -vat makes it adverbial.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute Reality) (Brahman (the Absolute Reality), ultimate truth)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the Absolute Reality), sacred word/knowledge, supreme being
Root: bṛh (class 1)
यत् (yat) - which (which, that which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that which
भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, seems)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √bhā
present active third singular
From root √bhā (to shine)
Root: bhā (class 2)
इव (iva) - as if, resembling (as if, like, as it were)
(indeclinable)
आत्मना (ātmanā) - by its own nature (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by its nature)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
Root: an (class 2)
आत्मनि (ātmani) - within itself (ātman) (in the self, within oneself)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
Root: an (class 2)
सः (saḥ) - that (Brahman) (that (masculine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, that one
तेन (tena) - by that (ātman/self) (by that (masculine/neuter))
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, that one
एव (eva) - very (indeed, certainly, only, merely)
(indeclinable)
आत्मना (ātmanā) - by that very self (ātman), the cognizing consciousness (by the self, by oneself, by its nature)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
Root: an (class 2)
आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit, essence)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative with `iti`.
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only, merely)
(indeclinable)
जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving
Present Active Participle (from √gam)
From root √gam (to go, move)
Root: gam (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, so, which means, quoting particle)
(indeclinable)
अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - is understood (is understood, is perceived, is known)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √budh
present passive third singular
From root √budh (to awaken, know) with prefix ava- (4th class middle/passive)
Prefix: ava
Root: budh (class 4)