योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-44

अहं तावदयं तात चिदाकाशो निरामयः ।
चेत्यसंवेद्यरहितः सर्वसंकल्पनातिगः ॥ ४४ ॥

ahaṃ tāvadayaṃ tāta cidākāśo nirāmayaḥ ,
cetyasaṃvedyarahitaḥ sarvasaṃkalpanātigaḥ 44

44. aham tāvat ayam tāta cidākāśaḥ nirāmayaḥ
cetyasaṃvedyarahitaḥ sarvasaṅkalpanātigaḥ

44. aham tāvat ayam tāta cidākāśaḥ nirāmayaḥ
cetyasaṃvedyarahitaḥ sarvasaṅkalpanātigaḥ

44. O dear one, I am indeed this ether of consciousness (cidākāśa), faultless, devoid of any object of knowledge or perception, and transcending all concepts.

44. אני, יקירי, הנני המרחב התודעתי הטהור (צִ'ידָאקָאשָׁה), ללא תחלואה, חופשי מכל מושג נתפס, ומעבר לכל ההרהורים.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तावत् (tāvat) - indeed, then, for now

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O child

• चिदाकाशः (cidākāśaḥ) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness

• निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - faultless, free from disease or affliction

• चेत्यसंवेद्यरहितः (cetyasaṁvedyarahitaḥ) - devoid of knowable objects, beyond objects of perception

• सर्वसङ्कल्पनातिगः (sarvasaṅkalpanātigaḥ) - transcending all concepts or mental formations

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

तावत् (tāvat) - indeed, then, for now

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O child

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son, child (term of address, often affectionate)

चिदाकाशः (cidākāśaḥ) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cidākāśa

cidākāśa - the ether of consciousness, infinite consciousness compared to space

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky, the fifth element in Hindu philosophy
  noun (masculine)

निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - faultless, free from disease or affliction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from disease, healthy, sound, faultless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+āmaya)

• nir – without, out of, free from (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• āmaya – disease, sickness, illness, affliction
  noun (masculine)

चेत्यसंवेद्यरहितः (cetyasaṁvedyarahitaḥ) - devoid of knowable objects, beyond objects of perception

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetyasaṃvedyarahita

cetyasaṁvedyarahita - devoid of what is knowable and perceivable (objects of consciousness)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetyasaṃvedya+rahita)

• cetyasaṃvedya – that which is to be known and perceived
  noun (neuter)
• rahita – devoid of, free from, destitute of
  adjective (masculine)

सर्वसङ्कल्पनातिगः (sarvasaṅkalpanātigaḥ) - transcending all concepts or mental formations

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvasaṅkalpanātiga

sarvasaṅkalpanātiga - one who has gone beyond all concepts or imaginings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvasaṅkalpanā+atiga)

• sarvasaṅkalpanā – all concepts/mental formations
  noun (feminine)
• atiga – gone beyond, transcending, surpassing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from prefix 'ati' and root 'gam' (to go)
  Prefix: ati
  Root: gam (class 1)

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