योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-207, verse-17
ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मरूपस्य संकल्पनगरं ततम् ।
इदं तावज्जगद्भानं तव स्वप्नपुरं यथा ॥ १७ ॥
इदं तावज्जगद्भानं तव स्वप्नपुरं यथा ॥ १७ ॥
brahmaṇo brahmarūpasya saṃkalpanagaraṃ tatam ,
idaṃ tāvajjagadbhānaṃ tava svapnapuraṃ yathā 17
idaṃ tāvajjagadbhānaṃ tava svapnapuraṃ yathā 17
17.
brahmaṇaḥ brahmarūpasya saṃkalpanagaram tatam
| idam tāvat jagadbhānam tava svapnapuraṃ yathā
| idam tāvat jagadbhānam tava svapnapuraṃ yathā
17.
brahmaṇaḥ brahmarūpasya tatam saṃkalpanagaram (asti).
idam jagadbhānam tāvat tava svapnapuraṃ yathā (asti).
idam jagadbhānam tāvat tava svapnapuraṃ yathā (asti).
17.
This entire manifestation of the world is, for now, like your dream-city; it is an extensive city born of the creative intention (saṃkalpa) of Brahman, who is of the very nature of Brahman (the Ultimate Reality).
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman, of the Ultimate Reality
- ब्रह्मरूपस्य (brahmarūpasya) - of the nature of Brahman, whose form is Brahman
- संकल्पनगरम् (saṁkalpanagaram) - a city of creative intention, a city born of will
- ततम् (tatam) - extended, widespread, pervasive, vast
- इदम् (idam) - this
- तावत् (tāvat) - for now, for the time being, just, so much
- जगद्भानम् (jagadbhānam) - the manifestation of the world, the world-appearance
- तव (tava) - your, of you
- स्वप्नपुरं (svapnapuraṁ) - dream-city
- यथा (yathā) - just as, like
Words meanings and morphology
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman, of the Ultimate Reality
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman (the Ultimate Reality), sacred word, holy power
ब्रह्मरूपस्य (brahmarūpasya) - of the nature of Brahman, whose form is Brahman
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of brahmarūpa
brahmarūpa - whose form is Brahman, of the nature of Brahman
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+rūpa)
- brahman – Brahman (the Ultimate Reality)
noun (neuter) - rūpa – form, shape, nature, essential character
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'brahmaṇaḥ'.
संकल्पनगरम् (saṁkalpanagaram) - a city of creative intention, a city born of will
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃkalpanagara
saṁkalpanagara - a city of (made by) resolve or creative intention
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃkalpa+nagara)
- saṃkalpa – resolve, intention, creative will, thought, imagination
noun (masculine)
From root kḷp with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1) - nagara – city, town
noun (neuter)
ततम् (tatam) - extended, widespread, pervasive, vast
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tata
tata - stretched, spread, extended, vast
Past Passive Participle
From root tan (to stretch, extend)
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'saṃkalpanagaram'.
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, these (near to the speaker)
Note: Refers to 'jagadbhānam'.
तावत् (tāvat) - for now, for the time being, just, so much
(indeclinable)
जगद्भानम् (jagadbhānam) - the manifestation of the world, the world-appearance
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagadbhāna
jagadbhāna - world-manifestation, appearance of the world
Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+bhāna)
- jagat – world, universe, moving
noun (neuter)
From root gam (to go) with suffix -at
Root: gam (class 1) - bhāna – shining, appearing, manifestation, appearance
noun (neuter)
From root bhā (to shine, appear)
Root: bhā (class 2)
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
स्वप्नपुरं (svapnapuraṁ) - dream-city
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnapura
svapnapura - city of dreams, dream-city
Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+pura)
- svapna – sleep, dream
noun (masculine)
From root svap (to sleep)
Root: svap (class 2) - pura – city, town, stronghold
noun (neuter)
यथा (yathā) - just as, like
(indeclinable)