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.

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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