योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-28

एतच्चेतनशब्दार्थभावनावलितं यदि ।
तत्कर्म बीजतामेति नो चेत्सत्परमं पदम् ॥ २८ ॥

etaccetanaśabdārthabhāvanāvalitaṃ yadi ,
tatkarma bījatāmeti no cetsatparamaṃ padam 28

28. etat cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalitam yadi |
tat karma bījatām eti na u cet sat paramam padam

28. yadi etat cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalitam (asti),
tat karma bījatām eti; u na cet (etat) sat paramam padam (asti)

28. If this (consciousness) is infused with the profound contemplation of the meaning of the word 'consciousness' (i.e., understood in a way that fuels action), then action (karma) attains the state of being a seed (perpetuating the cycle). If not, (it is) the supreme reality (sat).

28. אם תפיסה זו ארוגה במחשבה על המשמעות של מילות התודעה והחוויה, היא הופכת לזרע של קַרְמַה. אך אם לא - מגיעים למצב העליון והאמיתי.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (consciousness, as discussed in the previous verse) (this, this one)

• चेतन-शब्द-अर्थ-भावना-आवलितम् (cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalitam) - imbued with the deep understanding of the concept 'consciousness' (imbued with the contemplation of the meaning of the word 'consciousness')

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• तत् (tat) - then (as a correlative to `yadi`) (then, that)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, karma)

• बीजताम् (bījatām) - the state of being a seed (of future existence/reincarnation) (to the state of being a seed, the nature of a seed)

• एति (eti) - attains, reaches (goes, attains, reaches)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उ (u) - or (or, and)

• चेत् (cet) - if (if, supposing that)

• सत् (sat) - the real, reality (sat) (real, existent, good, true)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode (state, condition, abode, place, footstep)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (consciousness, as discussed in the previous verse) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the subject of the previous verse, `cetanam`.

चेतन-शब्द-अर्थ-भावना-आवलितम् (cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalitam) - imbued with the deep understanding of the concept 'consciousness' (imbued with the contemplation of the meaning of the word 'consciousness')

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalita

cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalita - imbued/surrounded by the realization/contemplation of the meaning of the word 'consciousness'

Compound ending in a past passive participle.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetana+śabda+artha+bhāvanā+āvalita)

• cetana – consciousness, conscious
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  From root `cit` + `ana`.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, sense, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, meditation, realization, understanding, creation
  noun (feminine)
  Verbal noun
  From causative of `bhū` (to be) + `ana` suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• āvalita – surrounded, encircled, enveloped, permeated, imbued
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `val` (to cover/surround) with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: val (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then (as a correlative to `yadi`) (then, that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to `yadi`.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action, destiny, the law of cause and effect

From root `kṛ` (to do) + `man` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `eti`.

बीजताम् (bījatām) - the state of being a seed (of future existence/reincarnation) (to the state of being a seed, the nature of a seed)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bījatā

bījatā - the state or nature of a seed

From `bīja` (seed) + `tā` (suffix for abstract feminine nouns, 'state of being').

Note: Object of `eti`.

एति (eti) - attains, reaches (goes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

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

Present tense, third person singular

From root `i` (class 2).

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if (if, supposing that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of `na u cet` (if not).

सत् (sat) - the real, reality (sat) (real, existent, good, true)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being

Present active participle

From root `as` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best, most distant

Superlative of `para` (other, beyond).

पदम् (padam) - state, abode (state, condition, abode, place, footstep)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - footstep, step, place, abode, state, condition, goal

From root `pad` (to go, fall).

Root: pad (class 4)

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