योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-30, verse-9
अहंत्वसर्गरूपेण संवित्संविन्मये परे ।
स्फुरत्यम्भोम्भसीवातो नानातेयं किमात्मिका ॥ ९ ॥
स्फुरत्यम्भोम्भसीवातो नानातेयं किमात्मिका ॥ ९ ॥
ahaṃtvasargarūpeṇa saṃvitsaṃvinmaye pare ,
sphuratyambhombhasīvāto nānāteyaṃ kimātmikā 9
sphuratyambhombhasīvāto nānāteyaṃ kimātmikā 9
9.
ahaṃtva-sarga-rūpeṇa saṃvit saṃvinmaye pare sphurati
ambhaḥ ambhasi iva vātaḥ nānātā iyam kim-ātmikā
ambhaḥ ambhasi iva vātaḥ nānātā iyam kim-ātmikā
9.
vātaḥ ambhasi iva pare saṃvinmaye saṃvit
ahaṃtva-sarga-rūpeṇa sphurati iyam nānātā kim-ātmikā
ahaṃtva-sarga-rūpeṇa sphurati iyam nānātā kim-ātmikā
9.
Just as wind manifests within water, so too does consciousness (saṃvit) appear in the supreme (brahman), which is pure consciousness (saṃvinmaya), taking the form of the creation of the ego-sense (ahaṃtva-sarga). What then is the intrinsic nature (ātman) of this apparent manifoldness?
Words meanings summery:
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- अहंत्व-सर्ग-रूपेण (ahaṁtva-sarga-rūpeṇa) - in the form of the creation of the ego-sense
- संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
- संविन्मये (saṁvinmaye) - consisting of pure consciousness, full of consciousness
- परे (pare) - in the supreme (brahman) (in the supreme, in the highest)
- स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears, manifests, shines, vibrates, throbs
- अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water
- अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- वातः (vātaḥ) - wind, air
- नानाता (nānātā) - diversity, manifoldness, variety
- इयम् (iyam) - this, this one
- किम्-आत्मिका (kim-ātmikā) - of what nature, having what essence
Words meanings and morphology
अहंत्व-सर्ग-रूपेण (ahaṁtva-sarga-rūpeṇa) - in the form of the creation of the ego-sense
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ahaṃtva-sarga-rūpa
ahaṁtva-sarga-rūpa - in the form of the manifestation of 'I-ness' or ego
Compound: 'ahaṃtva' (ego-sense) + 'sarga' (creation, manifestation) + 'rūpa' (form).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtva+sarga+rūpa)
- ahaṃtva – ego-sense, I-ness
noun (neuter)
Compound of 'aham' (I) and '-tva' (suffix of abstraction) - sarga – creation, emission, manifestation
noun (masculine)
From root sṛj (to emit, create)
Root: sṛj (class 6) - rūpa – form, nature, appearance
noun (neuter)
संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid
saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, pure intelligence
From prefix sam + root vid (to know). Nominative singular feminine.
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)
संविन्मये (saṁvinmaye) - consisting of pure consciousness, full of consciousness
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṃvinmaya
saṁvinmaya - consisting of consciousness, formed of pure intelligence
Compound: 'saṃvid' (consciousness) + 'maya' (made of, consisting of). Locative singular masculine/neuter.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+maya)
- saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge
noun (feminine)
From prefix sam + root vid (to know)
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2) - maya – made of, consisting of, full of
suffix/adjective (masculine)
Taddhita suffix -maya
परे (pare) - in the supreme (brahman) (in the supreme, in the highest)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, other
Locative singular masculine/neuter of 'para'.
स्फुरति (sphurati) - appears, manifests, shines, vibrates, throbs
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sphur
Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice.
From root sphur (6th class).
Root: sphur (class 6)
अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ambhas
ambhas - water
Nominative singular neuter of 'ambhas' (s-stem).
अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas
ambhas - water
Locative singular neuter of 'ambhas' (s-stem).
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Particle of comparison.
वातः (vātaḥ) - wind, air
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāta
vāta - wind, air, atmosphere
Nominative singular masculine. From root vā (to blow).
Root: vā (class 2)
नानाता (nānātā) - diversity, manifoldness, variety
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nānātā
nānātā - diversity, manifoldness, variety, distinctness
From 'nānā' (various) + 'tā' (suffix for abstraction, 'ness'). Nominative singular feminine.
इयम् (iyam) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)
Nominative singular feminine of 'idam'.
किम्-आत्मिका (kim-ātmikā) - of what nature, having what essence
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim-ātmika
kim-ātmika - of what nature, having what essence, what is its essence (ātman)
Compound: 'kim' (what) + 'ātmika' (relating to ātman, having the nature of). Nominative singular feminine.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+ātmika)
- kim – what, which
pronoun (neuter)
Interrogative pronoun - ātmika – relating to the self, pertaining to the soul or essence
adjective (masculine)
From ātman + ika suffix