योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-211, verse-20
संकल्पे चित्तमाकारं यथोदेत्यद्रिलीलया ।
न च सोऽद्रिर्न तद्व्योम तथा ब्रह्म जगत्स्थितिः ॥ २० ॥
न च सोऽद्रिर्न तद्व्योम तथा ब्रह्म जगत्स्थितिः ॥ २० ॥
saṃkalpe cittamākāraṃ yathodetyadrilīlayā ,
na ca so'drirna tadvyoma tathā brahma jagatsthitiḥ 20
na ca so'drirna tadvyoma tathā brahma jagatsthitiḥ 20
20.
saṅkalpe cittam ākāram yathā udeti adri-līlayā na ca
saḥ adriḥ na tat vyoma tathā brahma jagat-sthitiḥ
saḥ adriḥ na tat vyoma tathā brahma jagat-sthitiḥ
20.
yathā saṅkalpe cittam adri-līlayā ākāram udeti ca
saḥ na adriḥ na tat vyoma tathā brahma jagat-sthitiḥ
saḥ na adriḥ na tat vyoma tathā brahma jagat-sthitiḥ
20.
Just as the mind (citta), through intention (saṅkalpa), generates a form, appearing playfully like a mountain – yet that is neither a real mountain nor actual space (vyoma) – similarly, the cosmic existence (brahman) is the reality of the world.
Words meanings summery:
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- सङ्कल्पे (saṅkalpe) - in mental resolve, in intention, in imagination
- चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind, consciousness
- आकारम् (ākāram) - a form, shape, appearance
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- उदेति (udeti) - rises, appears, originates
- अद्रि-लीलया (adri-līlayā) - by the play/sport of a mountain, like a mountain's appearance
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- सः (saḥ) - that, he
- अद्रिः (adriḥ) - mountain
- न (na) - not, no
- तत् (tat) - that
- व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality
- जगत्-स्थितिः (jagat-sthitiḥ) - the existence/steadiness of the world
Words meanings and morphology
सङ्कल्पे (saṅkalpe) - in mental resolve, in intention, in imagination
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa
saṅkalpa - mental resolve, intention, conception (saṅkalpa)
चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind, consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind (citta), consciousness
आकारम् (ākāram) - a form, shape, appearance
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāra
ākāra - form, shape, appearance
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
उदेति (udeti) - rises, appears, originates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of udi
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
अद्रि-लीलया (adri-līlayā) - by the play/sport of a mountain, like a mountain's appearance
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of adri-līlā
adri-līlā - the sport/play of a mountain
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (adri+līlā)
- adri – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - līlā – play, sport, ease, mere appearance
noun (feminine)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - that, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this
अद्रिः (adriḥ) - mountain
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adri
adri - mountain, rock
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman
vyoman - sky, space, ether
तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute Reality (brahman), the ultimate principle of the universe
जगत्-स्थितिः (jagat-sthitiḥ) - the existence/steadiness of the world
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jagat-sthiti
jagat-sthiti - the existence/steadiness/abode of the world
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+sthiti)
- jagat – world, universe
noun (neuter) - sthiti – standing, abiding, existence, state
noun (feminine)