योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-59

संविन्मात्रे समे स्वच्छे सबाह्याभ्यन्तरे तते ।
अभिन्ने भेदबुद्धिर्वा किमनर्थाय जृम्भते ॥ ५९ ॥

saṃvinmātre same svacche sabāhyābhyantare tate ,
abhinne bhedabuddhirvā kimanarthāya jṛmbhate 59

59. saṃvinmātre same svacche sabāhyābhyantare tate
| abhinne bhedabuddhiḥ vā kim anarthāya jṛmbhāte

59. same svacche sabāhyābhyantare tate abhinne
saṃvinmātre bhedabuddhiḥ kim vā anarthāya jṛmbhāte

59. Why does the perception of difference (bhedabuddhi) foolishly arise in the indivisible, pure consciousness (saṃvit) which is uniform, clear, and pervades both internally and externally?

Words meanings summery:

• संविन्मात्रे (saṁvinmātre) - in pure consciousness, in mere consciousness (saṃvit)

• समे (same) - in the equal, in the uniform

• स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the pure, in the clear

• सबाह्याभ्यन्तरे (sabāhyābhyantare) - in that which has external and internal, including external and internal

• तते (tate) - in the pervaded, in the extended

• अभिन्ने (abhinne) - in the indivisible, in the non-dual

• भेदबुद्धिः (bhedabuddhiḥ) - sense of difference, discriminative intellect

• वा (vā) - or, indeed, what? (interrogative particle)

• किम् (kim) - why, what for, how

• अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for no purpose, for harm, for misfortune

• जृम्भाते (jṛmbhāte) - arises, manifests, expands, yawns

Words meanings and morphology

संविन्मात्रे (saṁvinmātre) - in pure consciousness, in mere consciousness (saṃvit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃvinmātra

saṁvinmātra - pure consciousness, mere consciousness (saṃvit)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃvit+mātra)

• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere
  adjective (neuter)

समे (same) - in the equal, in the uniform

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, uniform, same, unvaried

Note: Agrees with 'saṃvinmātre'

स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the pure, in the clear

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clear, pellucid, unblemished

'su' (good, well) + 'accha' (clear, pure, transparent)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃvinmātre'

सबाह्याभ्यन्तरे (sabāhyābhyantare) - in that which has external and internal, including external and internal

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sabāhyābhyantara

sabāhyābhyantara - including external and internal, with outer and inner aspects

'sa' (with) + 'bāhya' (external) + 'ābhyantara' (internal)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or avyayībhāva (sa+bāhya+ābhyantara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix
• bāhya – external, outer
  adjective (masculine)
• ābhyantara – internal, inner
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃvinmātre'

तते (tate) - in the pervaded, in the extended

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - extended, spread, pervaded, stretched

Past Passive Participle

From root 'tan' (to extend, stretch)

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃvinmātre'

अभिन्ने (abhinne) - in the indivisible, in the non-dual

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of abhinna

abhinna - indivisible, non-separate, unseparated, non-dual

Past Passive Participle

'a' (not) + 'bhinna' (divided, broken). From root 'bhid' (to break, divide).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhinna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• bhinna – divided, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of 'bhid'
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃvinmātre'

भेदबुद्धिः (bhedabuddhiḥ) - sense of difference, discriminative intellect

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhedabuddhi

bhedabuddhi - sense of difference, discriminative intellect, intellect that perceives distinctions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bheda-buddhi) (bheda+buddhi)

• bheda – difference, distinction, division
  noun (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)

वा (vā) - or, indeed, what? (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - why, what for, how

(indeclinable)

अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for no purpose, for harm, for misfortune

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - misfortune, evil, useless, meaningless, for no purpose

'a' (not) + 'artha' (purpose, meaning, wealth, good)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, good
  noun (masculine)

जृम्भाते (jṛmbhāte) - arises, manifests, expands, yawns

(verb)

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

Present Middle

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

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