योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-23

सर्वेश्वरत्वादीशस्य विभातीदं प्रचेतितम् ।
अचेतितं च नो भाति तेनाचेतितमस्तु ते ॥ २३ ॥

sarveśvaratvādīśasya vibhātīdaṃ pracetitam ,
acetitaṃ ca no bhāti tenācetitamastu te 23

23. sarveśvaratvāt īśasya vibhāti idam pracetitam
acetitam ca na u bhāti tena acetitam astu te

23. īśasya sarveśvaratvāt idam pracetitam vibhāti
ca acetitam na u bhāti tena te acetitam astu

23. Because of the Lord's (īśa) sovereignty over all, this perceived (pracetitam) world appears. And what is unperceived (acetitam) does not manifest. Therefore, may that unperceived state be yours.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेश्वरत्वात् (sarveśvaratvāt) - due to the lordship over all, due to omnipotence

• ईशस्य (īśasya) - of the Supreme Lord (īśa) (of the Lord, of God, of the master)

• विभाति (vibhāti) - shines forth, appears, manifests

• इदम् (idam) - this (world, universe) (this)

• प्रचेतितम् (pracetitam) - perceived or made conscious by the Lord (perceived, known, conscious)

• अचेतितम् (acetitam) - unperceived, unknown, unconscious

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not

• उ (u) - Often just a filler particle, here combined with na to form no. (indeed, certainly, and, also)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• तेन (tena) - therefore (therefore, by that, with that)

• अचेतितम् (acetitam) - unperceived, unknown, unconscious

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• ते (te) - yours (possessive sense implied here) (to you, for you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेश्वरत्वात् (sarveśvaratvāt) - due to the lordship over all, due to omnipotence

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarveśvaratva

sarveśvaratva - lordship over all, omnipotence, universal sovereignty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+īśvara+tva)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller, God
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (to rule) + vara (suffix)
  Root: īś (class 2)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)

ईशस्य (īśasya) - of the Supreme Lord (īśa) (of the Lord, of God, of the master)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of īśa

īśa - lord, master, ruler, God

From root īś (to rule)

Root: īś (class 2)

विभाति (vibhāti) - shines forth, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (world, universe) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

प्रचेतितम् (pracetitam) - perceived or made conscious by the Lord (perceived, known, conscious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pracetita

pracetita - made conscious, perceived, known, manifested

Past Passive Participle

From root cit with prefix pra. pra-cit means to perceive, observe, become conscious.

Prefix: pra

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Adjectival form derived from a verb.

अचेतितम् (acetitam) - unperceived, unknown, unconscious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acetita

acetita - unperceived, unknown, unconscious, unmanifested

Past Passive Participle negated

Negated form of cetita with prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cetita – perceived, known, conscious
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cit (to perceive, observe, become conscious).
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Adjectival form.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - Often just a filler particle, here combined with na to form no. (indeed, certainly, and, also)

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

तेन (tena) - therefore (therefore, by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Can function as an adverb 'therefore' when in instrumental singular.

अचेतितम् (acetitam) - unperceived, unknown, unconscious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acetita

acetita - unperceived, unknown, unconscious, unmanifested

Past Passive Participle negated

Negated form of cetita with prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cetita – perceived, known, conscious
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cit (to perceive, observe, become conscious).
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Adjectival form.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - yours (possessive sense implied here) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (pronoun)

Pronominal stem for second person.

Note: Enclitic form.

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