योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-31

बाह्यताभावनाद्बाह्यमात्मैवात्मत्वभावनात् ।
भवतीदं परे तत्त्वे भावनं तत्तदेव हि ॥ ३१ ॥

bāhyatābhāvanādbāhyamātmaivātmatvabhāvanāt ,
bhavatīdaṃ pare tattve bhāvanaṃ tattadeva hi 31

31. bāhyatā bhāvanāt bāhyam ātmā eva ātmatva bhāvanāt
bhavati idam pare tattve bhāvanam tat tat eva hi

31. bāhyatā bhāvanāt bāhyam (bhavati),
ātmatva bhāvanāt eva ātmā (bhavati).
pare tattve idam bhāvanam tat tat eva hi bhavati.

31. The external world (bāhya) is perceived as external (bāhya) due to the conception of externality (bāhyatā), and the self (ātman) as the self (ātman) due to the conception of selfness (ātmatva). In the supreme reality (pare tattve), whatever is conceived (bhāvanam) becomes exactly that (tat tat eva hi).

Words meanings summery:

• बाह्यता (bāhyatā) - externality (externality, external nature)

• भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - due to the conception (from conceiving, due to the notion, from the imagination)

• बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - the external world (as an object) (external, outward thing)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, soul)

• एव (eva) - exactly (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• आत्मत्व (ātmatva) - selfness (selfness, state of being the self)

• भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - due to the conception (from conceiving, due to the notion, from the imagination)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, happens, is)

• इदम् (idam) - this (conception) (this, this (thing))

• परे (pare) - in the supreme (in the supreme, in the ultimate, in the other)

• तत्त्वे (tattve) - in the reality (in the reality, in the principle, in the essence)

• भावनम् (bhāvanam) - the conception (conception, imagination, meditation, creation)

• तत् (tat) - that (very thing) (that, that (thing))

• तत् (tat) - that (very thing) (that, that (thing))

• एव (eva) - exactly (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because, surely)

Words meanings and morphology

बाह्यता (bāhyatā) - externality (externality, external nature)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāhyatā

bāhyatā - externality, external nature, outwardness

भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - due to the conception (from conceiving, due to the notion, from the imagination)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, notion, feeling, meditation, cultivation

Feminine noun derived from root bhū (class 1) with suffix -ana.

Root: bhū (class 1)

बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - the external world (as an object) (external, outward thing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outward, foreign

Derived from bahis (out, outside)

Note: Can function as a noun meaning "the external thing".

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath, mind

Root: an (class 2)

एव (eva) - exactly (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing particle.

आत्मत्व (ātmatva) - selfness (selfness, state of being the self)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmatva

ātmatva - selfness, identity, individuality, nature of the self

Derived from ātman with suffix -tva (neuter noun forming suffix)

Note: Often seen as the first part of a compound like 'ātmatvabhāvanāt'. Here it forms part of the phrase 'ātmatva bhāvanāt' where 'ātmatva' is the object of the conception 'bhāvanā'.

भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - due to the conception (from conceiving, due to the notion, from the imagination)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, notion, feeling, meditation, cultivation

Feminine noun derived from root bhū (class 1) with suffix -ana.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, happens, is)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

root 'bhū' (class 1) conjugated in present tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this (conception) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Can also be an adjective. Here it refers to the process of bhāvanam.

परे (pare) - in the supreme (in the supreme, in the ultimate, in the other)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, remote

Note: Modifies 'tattve'.

तत्त्वे (tattve) - in the reality (in the reality, in the principle, in the essence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - reality, truth, principle, essence, true state, element

भावनम् (bhāvanam) - the conception (conception, imagination, meditation, creation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvana

bhāvana - conception, imagination, contemplation, causing to be, creating

Neuter noun formed from root bhū (class 1) with suffix -ana.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Often implies the act of bringing something into being through thought.

तत् (tat) - that (very thing) (that, that (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the object of 'bhāvanam'.

तत् (tat) - that (very thing) (that, that (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Emphasizes the identity, "that very thing".

एव (eva) - exactly (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing particle.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing particle.

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