योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-43, verse-65
तथैकममलं ज्ञात्वा ज्ञानज्ञेयदशास्वपि ।
घृतेनात्मा घनीभूय पाषाणीक्रियते यथा ॥ ६५ ॥
घृतेनात्मा घनीभूय पाषाणीक्रियते यथा ॥ ६५ ॥
tathaikamamalaṃ jñātvā jñānajñeyadaśāsvapi ,
ghṛtenātmā ghanībhūya pāṣāṇīkriyate yathā 65
ghṛtenātmā ghanībhūya pāṣāṇīkriyate yathā 65
65.
tathā ekam amalam jñātvā jñāna-jñeya-daśāsu api
ghṛtena ātmā ghanībhūya pāṣāṇī-kriyate yathā
ghṛtena ātmā ghanībhūya pāṣāṇī-kriyate yathā
65.
tathā jñāna-jñeya-daśāsu api ekam amalam jñātvā
yathā ghṛtena ātmā ghanībhūya pāṣāṇī-kriyate
yathā ghṛtena ātmā ghanībhūya pāṣāṇī-kriyate
65.
Similarly, even after knowing [reality] as one and spotless, amidst the states of knowledge (jñāna) and the knowable, the self (ātman) becomes solidified and made stone-like, just as it is solidified by [worldly] ghee (attachments/conditionings).
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
- एकम् (ekam) - one, single, alone
- अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure, unblemished
- ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood, having realized
- ज्ञान-ज्ञेय-दशासु (jñāna-jñeya-daśāsu) - in the states of knowledge (jñāna) and the knowable
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- घृतेन (ghṛtena) - by ghee, by clarified butter (metaphorically: by attachment, by conditioning, by worldly experience)
- आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman), the consciousness, the mind
- घनीभूय (ghanībhūya) - having become dense/solidified
- पाषाणी-क्रियते (pāṣāṇī-kriyate) - is made into stone, is turned into stone-like, becomes petrified
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
(indeclinable)
एकम् (ekam) - one, single, alone
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, sole, unique, primary
Note: Object of jñātvā, referring to the reality.
अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure, unblemished
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of amala
amala - spotless, pure, clean, unblemished, faultless
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi/nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - mala – dirt, impurity, stain, blemish
noun (masculine/neuter)
Note: Object of jñātvā, referring to the reality.
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood, having realized
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Indeclinable participle formed from root jñā- ('to know').
Root: jñā (class 9)
ज्ञान-ज्ञेय-दशासु (jñāna-jñeya-daśāsu) - in the states of knowledge (jñāna) and the knowable
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of jñānajñeyadaśā
jñānajñeyadaśā - state of knower and known, states of knowledge and knowable
Compound type : dvandva (jñāna+jñeya+daśā)
- jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
noun (neuter)
Root: jñā (class 9) - jñeya – knowable, to be known, object of knowledge
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Future Passive Participle of root jñā- ('to know').
Root: jñā (class 9) - daśā – state, condition, situation, period
noun (feminine)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
घृतेन (ghṛtena) - by ghee, by clarified butter (metaphorically: by attachment, by conditioning, by worldly experience)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ghṛta
ghṛta - ghee, clarified butter, fat, oil, richness
Note: Acts as the agent/means of solidification for ātman.
आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman), the consciousness, the mind
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, consciousness, mind
घनीभूय (ghanībhūya) - having become dense/solidified
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Indeclinable participle formed from ghana ('dense') + ī-bhū ('to become').
Root: bhū (class 1)
पाषाणी-क्रियते (pāṣāṇī-kriyate) - is made into stone, is turned into stone-like, becomes petrified
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of pāṣāṇīkṛ
Denominative verb formed from pāṣāṇa ('stone') with the suffix -ī-kṛ ('to make').
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
(indeclinable)