योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-46

शुद्धे द्रष्टेव चिद्व्योम दृश्यतामिव भावयत् ।
स्वमात्मानं जगदिति पश्येत्तिष्ठेदनामयम् ॥ ४६ ॥

śuddhe draṣṭeva cidvyoma dṛśyatāmiva bhāvayat ,
svamātmānaṃ jagaditi paśyettiṣṭhedanāmayam 46

46. śuddhe draṣṭā iva citvyoma dṛśyatām iva bhāvayat
| svam ātmānam jagat iti paśyet tiṣṭhet anāmayam

46. The seer, in its pure state, like the consciousness-space, conceiving itself as the seen, beholds its own Self (ātman) as the world. In this way, it remains free from affliction.

46. מרחב התודעה הטהור, כמו רואה, כשהוא מגלם את עצמיותו הפנימית כאילו היתה העולם הנראה, עליו לראות את עצמו כעולם ולעמוד ללא כל מזור ונגע.

Words meanings summery:

• शुद्धे (śuddhe) - in its pure state (in the pure, in the clean, purely)

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the perceiving subject (seer, observer, witness)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

• चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - the boundless realm of consciousness (consciousness-space, ethereal expanse of consciousness)

• दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - the aspect of being an object of perception (the state of being seen, visibility, the visible, an object of sight)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

• भावयत् (bhāvayat) - conceiving itself (the Self) as (causing to be, conceiving, imagining, contemplating, considering)

• स्वम् (svam) - its own (one's own, own)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's true Self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essence)

• जगत् (jagat) - the manifest universe (world, universe, living beings, moving)

• इति (iti) - as (thus, so, in this manner, (marks direct speech or thought))

• पश्येत् (paśyet) - beholds (should see, may see, he/she/it beholds)

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - remains (should remain, may stand, persists, he/she/it stays)

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from suffering or disturbance (free from illness, healthy, auspicious, well, without affliction)

Words meanings and morphology

शुद्धे (śuddhe) - in its pure state (in the pure, in the clean, purely)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, unblemished, holy

Past Passive Participle

derived from root śudh (to purify) + kta suffix

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially.

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the perceiving subject (seer, observer, witness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, witness, one who sees

agent noun

derived from root dṛś (to see) + tṛc suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - the boundless realm of consciousness (consciousness-space, ethereal expanse of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - consciousness-space, ethereal expanse of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - the aspect of being an object of perception (the state of being seen, visibility, the visible, an object of sight)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā

dṛśyatā - the state of being seen, visibility, the visible, an object of sight

derived from dṛśya (visible) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

भावयत् (bhāvayat) - conceiving itself (the Self) as (causing to be, conceiving, imagining, contemplating, considering)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvayat

bhāvayat - causing to be, creating, conceiving, contemplating, imagining

Present Active Participle

causative stem of root bhū (to be) + śatṛ suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject (the seer/Self).

स्वम् (svam) - its own (one's own, own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, property, wealth

Note: Qualifies ātmānam.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's true Self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

Note: Object of bhāvayat and paśyet.

जगत् (jagat) - the manifest universe (world, universe, living beings, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, living beings, moving, terrestrial

Present Active Participle (from gam)

from root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix, often substantivized

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative/accusative with iti.

इति (iti) - as (thus, so, in this manner, (marks direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce jagat as the perceived identity of ātmānam.

पश्येत् (paśyet) - beholds (should see, may see, he/she/it beholds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dṛś

Optative 3rd person singular, root dṛś (paśya stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - remains (should remain, may stand, persists, he/she/it stays)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sthā

Optative 3rd person singular, root sthā (tiṣṭha stem)

Root: sthā (class 1)

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from suffering or disturbance (free from illness, healthy, auspicious, well, without affliction)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - free from illness, healthy, auspicious, well, without affliction

negative prefix 'an-' + āmaya (illness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+āmaya)

• an – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• āmaya – illness, sickness, disease, affliction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying tiṣṭhet.

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