योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-205, verse-29
अनाकारैव चिच्छान्ता स्वप्नवत्यत्स्वचेतनम् ।
वेत्ति तज्जगदित्युक्तं तच्चानाकारमेव सत् ॥ २९ ॥
वेत्ति तज्जगदित्युक्तं तच्चानाकारमेव सत् ॥ २९ ॥
anākāraiva cicchāntā svapnavatyatsvacetanam ,
vetti tajjagadityuktaṃ taccānākārameva sat 29
vetti tajjagadityuktaṃ taccānākārameva sat 29
29.
anākārā eva cit śāntā svapnavat yat sva-cetanam
vetti tat jagat iti uktam tat ca anākāram eva sat
vetti tat jagat iti uktam tat ca anākāram eva sat
29.
anākārā eva śāntā cit svapnavat yat sva-cetanam
tat jagat vetti iti uktam ca tat anākāram eva sat
tat jagat vetti iti uktam ca tat anākāram eva sat
29.
Formless and tranquil consciousness (cit) itself, like a dream, perceives that which is its own self-consciousness as the world. It is said that this (world) is also formless existence (sat) itself.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनाकारा (anākārā) - formless, without shape
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- चित् (cit) - consciousness
- शान्ता (śāntā) - peaceful, tranquil, calm
- स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream
- यत् (yat) - that which, whatever
- स्व-चेतनम् (sva-cetanam) - its own consciousness, self-consciousness
- वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives
- तत् (tat) - that
- जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe
- इति (iti) - thus, in this way (marks quotation)
- उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken
- तत् (tat) - that
- च (ca) - and, also
- अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless, without shape
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- सत् (sat) - existence, being, real
Words meanings and morphology
अनाकारा (anākārā) - formless, without shape
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anākāra
anākāra - formless, shapeless
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākāra)
- an – not
indeclinable - ākāra – form, shape, appearance
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with cit.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
चित् (cit) - consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, thought, understanding
शान्ता (śāntā) - peaceful, tranquil, calm
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śānta
śānta - calm, peaceful, quiet
Past Passive Participle
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Agrees with cit.
स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream
(indeclinable)
Derived from svapna with the suffix vat meaning 'like'.
यत् (yat) - that which, whatever
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whatever
Note: Object of vetti.
स्व-चेतनम् (sva-cetanam) - its own consciousness, self-consciousness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-cetana
sva-cetana - self-conscious, conscious of oneself, one's own consciousness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+cetana)
- sva – self, own
pronoun/adjective (neuter) - cetana – conscious, thinking, consciousness
adjective/noun (neuter)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Object of vetti, along with yat.
वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to yat sva-cetanam.
जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - moving, living world, universe
Present Active Participle
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative to tat.
इति (iti) - thus, in this way (marks quotation)
(indeclinable)
उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta
ukta - said, spoken, told
Past Passive Participle
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Refers to jagat.
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to jagat.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless, without shape
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anākāra
anākāra - formless, shapeless
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākāra)
- an – not
indeclinable - ākāra – form, shape, appearance
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with sat and tat.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
सत् (sat) - existence, being, real
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existing, real, good, being, reality
Present Active Participle
Used as a noun, derived from the root as (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative for tat.