योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-37, verse-60
चित्त्वादनुभवत्येतामसत्यामेव देहिताम् ।
अविनष्टैव चिच्छक्तिः स्वप्ने स्वमरणं यथा ॥ ६० ॥
अविनष्टैव चिच्छक्तिः स्वप्ने स्वमरणं यथा ॥ ६० ॥
cittvādanubhavatyetāmasatyāmeva dehitām ,
avinaṣṭaiva cicchaktiḥ svapne svamaraṇaṃ yathā 60
avinaṣṭaiva cicchaktiḥ svapne svamaraṇaṃ yathā 60
60.
cittvāt anubhavati etām asatyām eva dehitām
avinaṣṭā eva cit-śaktiḥ svapne sva-maraṇam yathā
avinaṣṭā eva cit-śaktiḥ svapne sva-maraṇam yathā
60.
cit-śaktiḥ cittvāt asatyām eva etām dehitām
anubhavati avinaṣṭā eva yathā svapne sva-maraṇam
anubhavati avinaṣṭā eva yathā svapne sva-maraṇam
60.
Due to its nature as consciousness (cit), the power of consciousness (cit-śakti) experiences this embodiment, which is indeed unreal, remaining undestroyed, just as one experiences one's own death in a dream.
Words meanings summery:
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- चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to being consciousness, from the nature of consciousness
- अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives
- एताम् (etām) - this (feminine)
- असत्याम् (asatyām) - unreal, false, untrue
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- देहिताम् (dehitām) - embodiment, body-ness, state of having a body
- अविनष्टा (avinaṣṭā) - undestroyed, imperishable, not perished
- चित्-शक्तिः (cit-śaktiḥ) - the power (śakti) of consciousness (cit)
- स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
- स्व-मरणम् (sva-maraṇam) - one's own death
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
Words meanings and morphology
चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to being consciousness, from the nature of consciousness
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva
cittva - the state or nature of consciousness
Derived from 'cit' (consciousness) with the suffix '-tva' (abstract noun suffix).
अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences, perceives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √bhū
Prefix: anu
Root: √bhū (class 1)
एताम् (etām) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of etad
etad - this, that
असत्याम् (asatyām) - unreal, false, untrue
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of asatya
asatya - unreal, untrue, false
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - satya – real, true, actual
adjective
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
देहिताम् (dehitām) - embodiment, body-ness, state of having a body
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dehitā
dehitā - state of having a body, embodiment
Derived from 'dehin' (embodied being) with the suffix '-tā' (abstract noun suffix).
अविनष्टा (avinaṣṭā) - undestroyed, imperishable, not perished
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avinaṣṭa
avinaṣṭa - not perished, undestroyed
Past Passive Participle
Formed from √naś (to perish) with prefix 'vi' and negative prefix 'a'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vinaṣṭa)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - vinaṣṭa – perished, destroyed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From √naś with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: √naś (class 4)
चित्-शक्तिः (cit-śaktiḥ) - the power (śakti) of consciousness (cit)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit-śakti
cit-śakti - the power of consciousness, conscious energy (śakti)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cit+śakti)
- cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
noun (feminine) - śakti – power, energy, strength, divine feminine power (śakti)
noun (feminine)
स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - sleep, dream
Root: √svap (class 2)
स्व-मरणम् (sva-maraṇam) - one's own death
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-maraṇa
sva-maraṇa - one's own death
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+maraṇa)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun - maraṇa – death, dying
noun (neuter)
Derived from √mṛ (to die).
Root: √mṛ (class 6)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)