योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-5

रूपालोकमनस्कारा सारश्चिन्मात्रतां विना ।
न लभ्यतेऽसावपरं व्योमेवात्र क्व विश्वता ॥ ५ ॥

rūpālokamanaskārā sāraścinmātratāṃ vinā ,
na labhyate'sāvaparaṃ vyomevātra kva viśvatā 5

5. rūpālokamanaskārāḥ sāraḥ cinmātratām vinā na
labhyate asau aparam vyoma eva atra kva viśvatā

5. rūpālokamanaskārāḥ sāraḥ cinmātratām vinā na labhyate.
asau atra aparam vyoma eva.
kva viśvatā?

5. The essence (sāra) of mental constructs based on the perception of forms is not attained without pure consciousness (cinmātratā). That essence (sāra) is not found; here, just like mere space (vyoman), where then is cosmic reality (viśvatā)?

Words meanings summery:

• रूपालोकमनस्काराः (rūpālokamanaskārāḥ) - mental constructs based on the perception of forms, mental operations regarding forms

• सारः (sāraḥ) - essence, core, fundamental principle

• चिन्मात्रताम् (cinmātratām) - the state of pure consciousness, mere consciousness

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• न (na) - not, no

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is realized, is found

• असौ (asau) - that one, that

• अपरम् (aparam) - other, another

• व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky, ether (vyoman)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just like

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• क्व (kva) - where, what, how

• विश्वता (viśvatā) - cosmic reality, universality, the state of being the universe

Words meanings and morphology

रूपालोकमनस्काराः (rūpālokamanaskārāḥ) - mental constructs based on the perception of forms, mental operations regarding forms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rūpālokamanaskāra

rūpālokamanaskāra - mental action/creation of perceiving forms

Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+āloka+manaskāra)

• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• āloka – perception, sight, vision
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root lok- with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)
• manaskāra – mental act, attention, mental creation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ- with prefix manas-
  Prefix: manas
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सारः (sāraḥ) - essence, core, fundamental principle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, pith, best part, strength

चिन्मात्रताम् (cinmātratām) - the state of pure consciousness, mere consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cinmātratā

cinmātratā - the state of being mere consciousness, pure consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+mātratā)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root cit-
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātratā – the state of being mere/only, mere-ness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from mātra with suffix -tā

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is realized, is found

(verb)

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

Root: labh (class 1)

असौ (asau) - that one, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (yonder), he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'sāraḥ'

अपरम् (aparam) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior, western

व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky, ether (vyoman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just like

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

Derived from idam with suffix -tra

क्व (kva) - where, what, how

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb

विश्वता (viśvatā) - cosmic reality, universality, the state of being the universe

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśvatā

viśvatā - universality, the state of being the universe, cosmic reality

Derived from viśva with suffix -tā

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