योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-56

दिक्कालाद्यनवच्छिन्ने शान्ते शान्तात्मनि स्थिते ।
चेत्यं न संभवत्येव कः किं चेतयते कथम् ॥ ५६ ॥

dikkālādyanavacchinne śānte śāntātmani sthite ,
cetyaṃ na saṃbhavatyeva kaḥ kiṃ cetayate katham 56

56. dikkālādi anavacchinne śānte śānta ātmani sthite
cetyam na saṃbhavati eva kaḥ kim cetayate katham

56. dikkālādi anavacchinne śānte śānta ātmani sthite
cetyam na eva saṃbhavati kaḥ kim cetayate katham

56. When consciousness is established in the peaceful, tranquil Self (ātman), unbounded by space, time, and similar limitations, an object of thought simply cannot exist. Who, then, can perceive what, and how?

Words meanings summery:

• दिक्कालादि (dikkālādi) - space, time, and so on; beginning with direction and time

• अनवच्छिन्ने (anavacchinne) - unbounded, unlimited, unrestricted

• शान्ते (śānte) - in the peaceful, in the tranquil

• शान्त (śānta) - peaceful, tranquil

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the soul, in the essence

• स्थिते (sthite) - when established, when situated, in the state of being

• चेत्यम् (cetyam) - object of thought, object of perception

• न (na) - not, no

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, arises, exists

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• चेतयते (cetayate) - perceives, thinks, causes to perceive

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

दिक्कालादि (dikkālādi) - space, time, and so on; beginning with direction and time

(noun)

of dikkālādi

dikkālādi - space, time, and so on; beginning with direction and time

Compound type : dvandva (dik+kāla+ādi)

• dik – direction, quarter of space
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

Note: This form is part of a larger compound 'dikkālādynavacchinne'. It's functioning as the prior member of a compound here, thus its case is subsumed.

अनवच्छिन्ने (anavacchinne) - unbounded, unlimited, unrestricted

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anavacchinna

anavacchinna - unbounded, unlimited, unrestricted, undivided

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Derived from `a` (negation) + `ava-chid` (to cut off, limit) with past passive participle suffix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+avacchinna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• avacchinna – limited, separated, cut off
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `chid` (to cut, divide) with prefix `ava`.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmani'.

शान्ते (śānte) - in the peaceful, in the tranquil

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `śam` (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmani'.

शान्त (śānta) - peaceful, tranquil

(adjective)

masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `śam` (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Used as the prior member of the compound 'śāntātmani'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the soul, in the essence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath

स्थिते (sthite) - when established, when situated, in the state of being

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sthā` (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmani'.

चेत्यम् (cetyam) - object of thought, object of perception

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - that which is to be perceived or thought, object of perception/thought

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root `cit` (to perceive, think) with suffix `-ya`.

Root: cit (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, arises, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃbhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

चेतयते (cetayate) - perceives, thinks, causes to perceive

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of cet

Causative conjugation

Derived from root `cit` (to perceive, know) in its causative form.

Root: cit (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

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