योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
देशाद्देशान्तरं दूरं प्राप्तायाः संविदः क्षणात् ।
यद्रूपममलं मध्ये परं तद्रूमात्मनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
deśāddeśāntaraṃ dūraṃ prāptāyāḥ saṃvidaḥ kṣaṇāt ,
yadrūpamamalaṃ madhye paraṃ tadrūmātmanaḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca deśāt deśāntaram dūram prāptāyāḥ saṃvidaḥ
kṣaṇāt yat rūpam amalam madhye param tat rūpam ātmanaḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca deśāt dūram deśāntaram kṣaṇāt prāptāyāḥ
saṃvidaḥ madhye yat amalam rūpam tat param ātmanaḥ rūpam

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: When consciousness (saṃvit) instantaneously traverses a great distance from one place to another, whatever pure form is found in the middle of that transition—that is the supreme form of the Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• देशात् (deśāt) - from a place, from a region

• देशान्तरम् (deśāntaram) - to another place, another country

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, to a distance

• प्राप्तायाः (prāptāyāḥ) - of the one who has attained/reached, of the attained (feminine)

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from an instant, in an instant, instantly

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

• अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless, stainless

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in between, among

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self (ātman), of the soul, of oneself

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - revered Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspicious, revered
  adjective
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

देशात् (deśāt) - from a place, from a region

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

देशान्तरम् (deśāntaram) - to another place, another country

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deśāntara

deśāntara - another place, a different country, a foreign land

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+antara)

• deśa – place
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, difference, interval
  noun (neuter)

दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, to a distance

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तायाः (prāptāyāḥ) - of the one who has attained/reached, of the attained (feminine)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - attained, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence

Prefix: sam

Root: vid

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - from an instant, in an instant, instantly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant, a twinkling of an eye

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that which

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, intrinsic character

अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless, stainless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - spotless, stainless, pure, clean, free from impurity

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• mala – impurity, dirt, stain
  noun (neuter)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in between, among

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, greatest, excellent, other

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, intrinsic character

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self (ātman), of the soul, of oneself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the Self, the individual soul, the Supreme Soul (ātman)

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