योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-5

अविद्यासंभवाच्चेत्यचित्त्वे संभवतः क्व किम् ।
चेत्यते कथमेवान्तः शान्तिरेव बलोदिता ॥ ५ ॥

avidyāsaṃbhavāccetyacittve saṃbhavataḥ kva kim ,
cetyate kathamevāntaḥ śāntireva baloditā 5

5. avidyāsaṃbhavāt ca cetyacittve saṃbhavataḥ kva
kim cetyate katham eva antaḥ śāntiḥ eva baloditā

5. avidyāsaṃbhavāt ca cetyacittve kva kim saṃbhavataḥ
katham eva antaḥ cetyate śāntiḥ eva baloditā

5. From the origin of nescience (avidyā), and in the state of non-consciousness concerning objects of thought, what, and where, can possibly originate? How can mentation (cetya) indeed arise within? Verily, peace (śānti) alone is declared as strength.

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्यासंभवात् (avidyāsaṁbhavāt) - from the origin of nescience, from the arising of avidyā

• च (ca) - and, also

• चेत्यचित्त्वे (cetyacittve) - in the state of non-consciousness regarding objects of thought/mentation

• संभवतः (saṁbhavataḥ) - can originate, arises, appears, are possible

• क्व (kva) - where? to what place?

• किम् (kim) - what? who? which?

• चेत्यते (cetyate) - is thought, is cognized, arises as mentation

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly, even

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally, inside, interior

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, calm, śānti

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly, even

• बलोदिता (baloditā) - proclaimed as strength, arisen as strength, empowered by strength

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्यासंभवात् (avidyāsaṁbhavāt) - from the origin of nescience, from the arising of avidyā

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of avidyāsaṃbhava

avidyāsaṁbhava - origin/arising of nescience (avidyā)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (avidyā+saṃbhava)

• avidyā – nescience, ignorance
  noun (feminine)
• saṃbhava – origin, arising, birth, possibility
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `bhū` (to be, become) with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चेत्यचित्त्वे (cetyacittve) - in the state of non-consciousness regarding objects of thought/mentation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cetyacittva

cetyacittva - state of non-mind, non-consciousness concerning objects of thought

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cetya+acittva)

• cetya – to be thought, object of thought, mentation
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root `cit` (to perceive, think) with suffix `ya`.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• acittva – state of non-mind, non-consciousness, non-intellection
  noun (neuter)

संभवतः (saṁbhavataḥ) - can originate, arises, appears, are possible

(adjective)

masculine, singular of saṃbhavat

saṁbhavat - arising, existing, being possible

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `bhū` (to be, become) with prefix `sam` and suffix `śatṛ`.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here adjectivally to question existence.

क्व (kva) - where? to what place?

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what? who? which?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? who? which? why?

चेत्यते (cetyate) - is thought, is cognized, arises as mentation

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of cit

Root: cit (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally, inside, interior

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, calm, śānti

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, calm, cessation, śānti

Derived from root `śam` (to be calm, quiet) with suffix `ti`.

Root: śam (class 4)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

बलोदिता (baloditā) - proclaimed as strength, arisen as strength, empowered by strength

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of balodita

balodita - proclaimed as strength, arisen as strength, having strength revealed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bala+udita)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• udita – risen, appeared, spoken, proclaimed, stated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `vad` (to speak) with prefix `ud` and suffix `kta`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vad (class 1)

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