योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-11

मृन्मयं तु यथा भाण्डं मृच्छून्यं नोपलभ्यते ।
चिन्मयादितया चेत्यं चिच्छून्यं नोपलभ्यते ॥ ११ ॥

mṛnmayaṃ tu yathā bhāṇḍaṃ mṛcchūnyaṃ nopalabhyate ,
cinmayāditayā cetyaṃ cicchūnyaṃ nopalabhyate 11

11. mṛnmayam tu yathā bhāṇḍam mṛt śūnyam na upalabhyate
cinmayāditayā cetyam cit śūnyam na upalabhyate

11. yathā mṛnmayam bhāṇḍam tu mṛt śūnyam na upalabhyate
cinmayāditayā cetyam cit śūnyam na upalabhyate

11. Just as an earthen pot is not perceived to be devoid of clay, so too, the knowable object, being of the very nature of consciousness, is not perceived to be devoid of consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• मृन्मयम् (mṛnmayam) - made of clay, earthen

• तु (tu) - just (but, indeed, however, just)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• भाण्डम् (bhāṇḍam) - pot (pot, vessel, commodity)

• मृत् (mṛt) - clay (clay, earth)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - devoid of (empty, void, devoid of)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is found, is obtained)

• चिन्मयादितया (cinmayāditayā) - due to being of the nature of consciousness

• चेत्यम् (cetyam) - the knowable object (knowable, object of consciousness)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - devoid of (empty, void, devoid of)

Words meanings and morphology

मृन्मयम् (mṛnmayam) - made of clay, earthen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛnmaya

mṛnmaya - made of earth, earthen, made of clay

Derived from mṛt (earth) + mayat (suffix meaning 'made of').

तु (tu) - just (but, indeed, however, just)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

भाण्डम् (bhāṇḍam) - pot (pot, vessel, commodity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṇḍa

bhāṇḍa - pot, vessel, commodity, merchandise

मृत् (mṛt) - clay (clay, earth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛt

mṛt - earth, clay, soil, mud

Root: mṛd

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - devoid of (empty, void, devoid of)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, devoid of, vacant

Note: In `mṛt śūnyam`, it forms a compound `mṛcchūnyam` (devoid of clay).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived (is perceived, is found, is obtained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh

Present Passive

Root labh (class 1, Atm.) + ya (passive suffix) + te (3rd person singular present middle ending). Prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

चिन्मयादितया (cinmayāditayā) - due to being of the nature of consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cinmayāditā

cinmayāditā - the state of being of the nature of consciousness

Derived from cit-maya-ādi + tā. `cit` (consciousness) + `maya` (made of/nature of) + `ādi` (beginning/etc.) + `tā` (suffix for abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+maya+ādi+tā)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective
  Suffix -maya indicating composition or nature.
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable/noun (masculine)
• tā – state, nature, quality
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns.

चेत्यम् (cetyam) - the knowable object (knowable, object of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - to be thought, to be perceived, knowable, object of consciousness

Gerundive

From root cit (to perceive, know) + ya (gerundive suffix).

Root: cit (class 10)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, knowledge, pure thought, intellect

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - devoid of (empty, void, devoid of)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, devoid of, vacant

Note: In `cit śūnyam`, it forms a compound `cicchūnyam` (devoid of consciousness).

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