योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-37, verse-67
अहेतुरक्रमं भाति चिति कल्पक्रियागणः ।
क्षणेनैव यथा स्वप्ने मृतिजन्मादि सत्वराः ॥ ६७ ॥
क्षणेनैव यथा स्वप्ने मृतिजन्मादि सत्वराः ॥ ६७ ॥
aheturakramaṃ bhāti citi kalpakriyāgaṇaḥ ,
kṣaṇenaiva yathā svapne mṛtijanmādi satvarāḥ 67
kṣaṇenaiva yathā svapne mṛtijanmādi satvarāḥ 67
67.
ahetuḥ akramam bhāti citi kalpakriyāgaṇaḥ
kṣaṇena eva yathā svapne mṛtijanmādi satvarāḥ
kṣaṇena eva yathā svapne mṛtijanmādi satvarāḥ
67.
citi ahetuḥ akramam kalpakriyāgaṇaḥ bhāti
yathā svapne mṛtijanmādi kṣaṇena eva satvarāḥ
yathā svapne mṛtijanmādi kṣaṇena eva satvarāḥ
67.
A multitude of imagined actions (kalpa) appears in consciousness without cause or sequence, just as swiftly, in a dream, phenomena like death and birth occur.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहेतुः (ahetuḥ) - causeless, without cause
- अक्रमम् (akramam) - without sequence, without order, disorderly
- भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, becomes manifest
- चिति (citi) - in consciousness, in the mind
- कल्पक्रियागणः (kalpakriyāgaṇaḥ) - a multitude of imagined actions, a collection of mental fabrications and activities
- क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly, quickly
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even, certainly
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
- स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
- मृतिजन्मादि (mṛtijanmādi) - death, birth, and so forth
- सत्वराः (satvarāḥ) - swift, quick, urgent, rapid
Words meanings and morphology
अहेतुः (ahetuḥ) - causeless, without cause
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ahetu
ahetu - without cause, uncaused
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hetu)
- a – not, non
indeclinable
negative prefix - hetu – cause, reason, motive
noun (masculine)
अक्रमम् (akramam) - without sequence, without order, disorderly
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akrama
akrama - without sequence or order, disorderly
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+krama)
- a – not, non
indeclinable
negative prefix - krama – step, sequence, order, method
noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'disorderly' or 'without sequence'.
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, becomes manifest
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
चिति (citi) - in consciousness, in the mind
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, mind
कल्पक्रियागणः (kalpakriyāgaṇaḥ) - a multitude of imagined actions, a collection of mental fabrications and activities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpakriyāgaṇa
kalpakriyāgaṇa - multitude of creative or imagined actions
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+kriyā+gaṇa)
- kalpa – imagination, fabrication, creative process, an age, a cosmic cycle
noun (masculine) - kriyā – action, activity, performance
noun (feminine) - gaṇa – multitude, collection, group, host
noun (masculine)
क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly, quickly
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant, a very short time
Note: Used adverbially.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even, certainly
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
(indeclinable)
स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - dream, sleep
मृतिजन्मादि (mṛtijanmādi) - death, birth, and so forth
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛtijanmādi
mṛtijanmādi - death, birth, etc.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛti+janma+ādi)
- mṛti – death, dying
noun (feminine) - janma – birth, production, origin
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, first, and so forth, etc.
noun (masculine)
सत्वराः (satvarāḥ) - swift, quick, urgent, rapid
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of satvara
satvara - swift, quick, hasty