योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-42, verse-47
स्वप्नवच्च प्रबुद्धस्य सदैवास्तं गतं जगत् ।
सनेत्ररूपानुभवं जातितोऽन्ध इव भ्रमैः ॥ ४७ ॥
सनेत्ररूपानुभवं जातितोऽन्ध इव भ्रमैः ॥ ४७ ॥
svapnavacca prabuddhasya sadaivāstaṃ gataṃ jagat ,
sanetrarūpānubhavaṃ jātito'ndha iva bhramaiḥ 47
sanetrarūpānubhavaṃ jātito'ndha iva bhramaiḥ 47
47.
svapna-vat ca prabuddhasya sadā eva astam gatam jagat
sa-netra-rūpa-anubhavaṃ jātitaḥ andhaḥ iva bhramaiḥ
sa-netra-rūpa-anubhavaṃ jātitaḥ andhaḥ iva bhramaiḥ
47.
prabuddhasya jagat ca svapna-vat sadā eva astam gatam
sa-netra-rūpa-anubhavaṃ jātitaḥ andhaḥ iva bhramaiḥ
sa-netra-rūpa-anubhavaṃ jātitaḥ andhaḥ iva bhramaiḥ
47.
For the awakened one, the world (jagat) has always vanished like a dream. Even the experience of visible forms is like the delusions of one born blind.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वप्न-वत् (svapna-vat) - like a dream, resembling a dream
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- प्रबुद्धस्य (prabuddhasya) - of the awakened one, for the enlightened one
- सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, eternally
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
- अस्तम् (astam) - towards setting/disappearance. (setting, disappearance, end)
- गतम् (gatam) - vanished, disappeared. (gone, departed, arrived at)
- जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world or material existence. (the world, the universe, moving, movable)
- स-नेत्र-रूप-अनुभवं (sa-netra-rūpa-anubhavaṁ) - the experience of visible forms. (having experiences of visible forms; that which has experiences through the eyes)
- जातितः (jātitaḥ) - from birth. (by birth, by nature, by origin)
- अन्धः (andhaḥ) - blind (person)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- भ्रमैः (bhramaiḥ) - by delusions, by errors, by confusions, by wanderings
Words meanings and morphology
स्वप्न-वत् (svapna-vat) - like a dream, resembling a dream
(indeclinable)
From `svapna` (dream) + `vat` (like).
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
प्रबुद्धस्य (prabuddhasya) - of the awakened one, for the enlightened one
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prabuddha
prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, wise; a wise person
Past Passive Participle
From `pra` + `budh` (to awaken, to enlighten).
Prefix: pra
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Possessive, referring to the state of an enlightened individual.
सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, eternally
(indeclinable)
From `sa` + `dā` (all time).
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
(indeclinable)
अस्तम् (astam) - towards setting/disappearance. (setting, disappearance, end)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of asta
asta - setting (of sun), disappearance, home, end
Note: Forms an idiom `astaṃ gam` (to set, to vanish).
गतम् (gatam) - vanished, disappeared. (gone, departed, arrived at)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gata
gata - gone, reached, passed, understood
Past Passive Participle
From root `gam` (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Modifies `jagat`.
जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world or material existence. (the world, the universe, moving, movable)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - the world, the universe; moving, living beings
Present Active Participle
From root `gam` (to go), with reduplication `ja-gam-t`.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Here used as a noun in nominative case.
स-नेत्र-रूप-अनुभवं (sa-netra-rūpa-anubhavaṁ) - the experience of visible forms. (having experiences of visible forms; that which has experiences through the eyes)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sa-netra-rūpa-anubhava
sa-netra-rūpa-anubhava - possessing the experience of visible forms
`sa-` (with) + `netra-rūpa-anubhava`.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+netra-rūpa-anubhava)
- sa – with, accompanied by, having
prefix - netra-rūpa-anubhava – experience of visible forms through the eye
noun (masculine)
`netra` (eye) + `rūpa` (form) + `anubhava` (experience).
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Here it functions as a noun, 'the experience of visible forms'.
जातितः (jātitaḥ) - from birth. (by birth, by nature, by origin)
(indeclinable)
From `jāti` (birth) + `tasi` suffix.
Root: jan (class 4)
अन्धः (andhaḥ) - blind (person)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of andha
andha - blind; a blind man
Root: andh (class 1)
Note: Refers to a blind person.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
भ्रमैः (bhramaiḥ) - by delusions, by errors, by confusions, by wanderings
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrama
bhrama - wandering, error, delusion, illusion, mistake
From root `bhram` (to wander, to err).
Root: bhram (class 1)
Note: Indicates the cause or means.