योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-3, verse-12

यथा द्रवत्वं पयसि यथाऽऽलोकश्च तेजसि ।
तथा ब्रह्मण्यतद्भावं चित्त्वं चित्तं च विद्यते ॥ १२ ॥

yathā dravatvaṃ payasi yathā''lokaśca tejasi ,
tathā brahmaṇyatadbhāvaṃ cittvaṃ cittaṃ ca vidyate 12

12. yathā dravatvam payasi yathā ālokaḥ ca tejasi |
tathā brahmaṇi atad-bhāvam cit-tvam cittam ca vidyate

12. yathā द्रवत्वम् payasi (vidyate),
यथा आलोकः च tejasi (vidyate),
तथा ब्रह्मणि अतद्-भावम् चित्त्वम् च चित्तम् च विद्यते

12. Just as fluidity (dravatvam) exists in water (payasi), and light (ālokaḥ) exists in fire/radiance (tejasi), similarly, in (brahman), the state of non-otherness (atad-bhāva), consciousness (cit-tva), and mind (citta) all exist.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - fluidity, liquidity

• पयसि (payasi) - in water (in water, in milk)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light, luster, sight, appearance

• च (ca) - and, also

• तेजसि (tejasi) - in fire or brilliance (in brilliance, in light, in fire, in energy)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in the ultimate reality (brahman) (in Brahman)

• अतद्-भावम् (atad-bhāvam) - the state of not being other than Brahman, non-difference from Brahman (the state of not being that, non-otherness, non-difference)

• चित्-त्वम् (cit-tvam) - pure consciousness (consciousness, state of being conscious)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, intellect

• च (ca) - and, also

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - fluidity, liquidity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravatva

dravatva - fluidity, liquidity, state of being fluid

Derived from 'drava' (fluid) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix)

पयसि (payasi) - in water (in water, in milk)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, essence

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light, luster, sight, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - light, seeing, appearance, spectacle

From ā-lok (to see, perceive)

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तेजसि (tejasi) - in fire or brilliance (in brilliance, in light, in fire, in energy)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, light, fire, energy, spiritual power

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in the ultimate reality (brahman) (in Brahman)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred utterance, prayer

From root 'bṛh' (to grow, expand)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

अतद्-भावम् (atad-bhāvam) - the state of not being other than Brahman, non-difference from Brahman (the state of not being that, non-otherness, non-difference)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atad-bhāva

atad-bhāva - non-otherness, non-difference, the state of not being that (tad)

'a' (negation) + 'tad' (that) + 'bhāva' (state of being)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tad+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• bhāva – state of being, existence, nature, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Here treated as a neuter nominative singular subject.

चित्-त्वम् (cit-tvam) - pure consciousness (consciousness, state of being conscious)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-tva

cit-tva - consciousness, intelligence, nature of consciousness

'cit' (consciousness) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Past Passive Participle

From root 'cit' (to perceive, know), with 'kta' suffix (past passive participle), but primarily used as noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present (lat) of vid

Present Middle

Passive form of 'vid' (to be) or middle form of 'vid' (to know). Here, 'to be/exist'.

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Singular verb used with multiple subjects (atad-bhāvam, cittvam, cittam) suggesting collective existence or a philosophical statement not adhering strictly to dual number verb agreement.

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