योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-3

निर्भागावयवा सूक्ष्मा व्योम्नः शून्यतरैव चित् ।
सैवाहंजगदाकारा सती किं तत्तयेष्यते ॥ ३ ॥

nirbhāgāvayavā sūkṣmā vyomnaḥ śūnyataraiva cit ,
saivāhaṃjagadākārā satī kiṃ tattayeṣyate 3

3. nirbhāga-avayavā sūkṣmā vyomnaḥ śūnyatarā eva cit sā
eva aham-jagad-ākārā satī kim tat-tathatayā iṣyate

3. nirbhāga-avayavā sūkṣmā vyomnaḥ śūnyatarā eva cit sā
eva aham-jagad-ākārā satī tat-tathatayā kim iṣyate

3. Consciousness (cit) itself, which is subtle, without divisions, and even emptier than space, although existing as the form of the 'I' and the world – why is its true nature (tathatā) desired (as something separate)?

3. התודעה הטהורה היא ללא חלקים, מעודנת וריקה אף יותר מהחלל. כיוון שהיא עצמה עוטה את צורת ה'אני' והעולם, מה טעם לרצות בה כאובייקט חיצוני?

Words meanings summery:

• निर्भाग-अवयवा (nirbhāga-avayavā) - without parts or divisions, indivisible

• सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, fine, minute, delicate

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from space, than space, of space

• शून्यतरा (śūnyatarā) - emptier, more void

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'śūnyatarā' and 'cit'. (only, indeed, just, very)

• चित् (cit) - The ultimate, pure consciousness (consciousness, mind, understanding)

• सा (sā) - That very consciousness (cit) (she, that (feminine))

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'sā'. (only, indeed, just, very)

• अहम्-जगद्-आकारा (aham-jagad-ākārā) - having the form of 'I' and the world, appearing as 'I' and the world

• सती (satī) - although existing (as such) (existing, being)

• किम् (kim) - why (interrogative adverb) (what, why, how)

• तत्-तथतया (tat-tathatayā) - by that suchness, by that true nature, as that reality

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is sought

Words meanings and morphology

निर्भाग-अवयवा (nirbhāga-avayavā) - without parts or divisions, indivisible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirbhāga-avayava

nirbhāga-avayava - without parts, indivisible

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+bhāga+avayava)

• nir – without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• bhāga – part, share, portion, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• avayava – limb, part, member, component
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: yu (class 2)

सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, fine, minute, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, fine, minute, delicate, atomic, imperceptible

Root: sūc (class 10)

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from space, than space, of space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Root: vi

शून्यतरा (śūnyatarā) - emptier, more void

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyatara

śūnyatara - emptier, more void, more empty

Comparative degree of `śūnya` (empty, void) using `-tara` suffix.

Root: śū (class 5)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'śūnyatarā' and 'cit'. (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

चित् (cit) - The ultimate, pure consciousness (consciousness, mind, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure consciousness, intellect, understanding, mind, soul

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सा (sā) - That very consciousness (cit) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'sā'. (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अहम्-जगद्-आकारा (aham-jagad-ākārā) - having the form of 'I' and the world, appearing as 'I' and the world

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aham-jagad-ākāra

aham-jagad-ākāra - having the form of 'I' and the world

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aham+jagat+ākāra)

• aham – I
  pronoun
  First person singular pronoun.
• jagat – world, universe, all that moves
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle from `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, aspect
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सती (satī) - although existing (as such) (existing, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, true, real, good

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of 'sat' (from root `as`, to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `cit`.

किम् (kim) - why (interrogative adverb) (what, why, how)

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially as an interrogative.

तत्-तथतया (tat-tathatayā) - by that suchness, by that true nature, as that reality

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tat-tathatā

tat-tathatā - that suchness, that reality, the true nature of that

Compound of 'tat' (that) and 'tathatā' (suchness, reality, true state).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+tathatā)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• tathatā – suchness, reality, the state of being so, true nature
  noun (feminine)
  From 'tathā' (thus) + suffix 'tā'.

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is sought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present passive

3rd person singular Present Passive Ātmanepada.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

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