योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-60

संविन्मात्रस्य शुद्धस्य शून्यस्य च किमन्तरम् ।
यच्चान्तरं तद्विबुधा विदन्त्येति न वाग्गतिम् ॥ ६० ॥

saṃvinmātrasya śuddhasya śūnyasya ca kimantaram ,
yaccāntaraṃ tadvibudhā vidantyeti na vāggatim 60

60. saṃvinmātrasyā śuddhasyā śūnyasyā ca kim antaram |
yat ca antaram tat vibudhāḥ vidanti eti na vāggatim

60. saṃvinmātrasyā śuddhasyā śūnyasyā ca kim antaram
yat ca antaram tat vibudhāḥ vidanti vāggatim na eti

60. What is the distinction between pure consciousness (saṃvit) and emptiness? And whatever subtle difference exists between them is known only to the enlightened, for it cannot be expressed by words.

Words meanings summery:

• संविन्मात्रस्या (saṁvinmātrasyā) - of pure consciousness (saṃvit)

• शुद्धस्या (śuddhasyā) - of the pure, of the unblemished

• शून्यस्या (śūnyasyā) - of the void, of emptiness

• च (ca) - and, also

• किम् (kim) - what

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference, interval, distinction

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference, interval, distinction

• तत् (tat) - that

• विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - the wise, the enlightened ones, gods

• विदन्ति (vidanti) - they know, they understand

• एति (eti) - goes, reaches, comes

• न (na) - not, no

• वाग्गतिम् (vāggatim) - the reach of speech, the scope of words

Words meanings and morphology

संविन्मात्रस्या (saṁvinmātrasyā) - of pure consciousness (saṃvit)

(noun)

Genitive, 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)

शुद्धस्या (śuddhasyā) - of the pure, of the unblemished

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, unblemished, free from impurity

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śudh' (to purify)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃvinmātrasyā'

शून्यस्या (śūnyasyā) - of the void, of emptiness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, nothingness

Root: śū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what

(indeclinable)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference, interval, distinction

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - difference, distinction, interval, space, inside, inner

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference, interval, distinction

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - difference, distinction, interval, space, inside, inner

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - the wise, the enlightened ones, gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vibudha

vibudha - wise, intelligent, enlightened, a god, a learned person

'vi' (intensifier) + 'budh' (to know)

Prefix: vi

Root: budh (class 1)

विदन्ति (vidanti) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Active

From root 'vid' (ādi class). 'vidanti' is the 3rd person plural present active form.

Root: vid (class 2)

एति (eti) - goes, reaches, comes

(verb)

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

Present Active

From root 'i' (adādi class). 'eti' is the 3rd person singular present active form.

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वाग्गतिम् (vāggatim) - the reach of speech, the scope of words

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāggati

vāggati - reach of speech, scope of words, verbal expression

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc-gati) (vāc+gati)

• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
• gati – going, movement, reach, understanding
  noun (feminine)

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