योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-60

भासते परमाभासरूपिणः काप्यवस्थितिः ।
बोधाबोधात्मकं चित्तं भाति शुष्कार्द्रकाष्ठवत् ॥ ६० ॥

bhāsate paramābhāsarūpiṇaḥ kāpyavasthitiḥ ,
bodhābodhātmakaṃ cittaṃ bhāti śuṣkārdrakāṣṭhavat 60

60. bhāsate parama-ābhāsa-rūpiṇaḥ kā api avasthitiḥ
bodha-abodha-ātmakam cittam bhāti śuṣka-ārdra-kāṣṭha-vat

60. paramābhāsa-rūpiṇaḥ kā api avasthitiḥ bhāsate
bodhābodha-ātmakam cittam śuṣkārdra-kāṣṭha-vat bhāti

60. A certain state of being, whose nature is supreme radiance, shines forth. The mind (citta), which is constituted by both awareness (bodha) and non-awareness, appears like dry and wet wood.

Words meanings summery:

• भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, becomes visible

• परम-आभास-रूपिणः (parama-ābhāsa-rūpiṇaḥ) - describing the source or essence of the 'avasthitiḥ' (of the nature of supreme light, having the form of supreme radiance)

• का (kā) - some, a certain (some, what, which)

• अपि (api) - with kā, forms 'some' or 'a certain' (even, also, a particle used to make an interrogative indefinite (some, any))

• अवस्थितिः (avasthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, permanence

• बोध-अबोध-आत्मकम् (bodha-abodha-ātmakam) - consisting of knowledge (bodha) and non-knowledge, of the nature of both knowing and not knowing

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness (citta), thought

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks

• शुष्क-आर्द्र-काष्ठ-वत् (śuṣka-ārdra-kāṣṭha-vat) - like dry and wet wood

Words meanings and morphology

भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, becomes visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhās

Root: bhās (class 1)

परम-आभास-रूपिणः (parama-ābhāsa-rūpiṇaḥ) - describing the source or essence of the 'avasthitiḥ' (of the nature of supreme light, having the form of supreme radiance)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parama-ābhāsa-rūpin

parama-ābhāsa-rūpin - having the form of supreme light/radiance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+ābhāsa+rūpin)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest
  adjective
• ābhāsa – splendor, light, radiance, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root bhās (to shine) with upasarga ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• rūpin – having the form of, characterized by, possessing the nature of
  adjective
  derived from rūpa (form) with suffix -in

का (kā) - some, a certain (some, what, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ka

ka - who, which, what, some, any

अपि (api) - with kā, forms 'some' or 'a certain' (even, also, a particle used to make an interrogative indefinite (some, any))

(indeclinable)

अवस्थितिः (avasthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence, permanence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthiti

avasthiti - state, condition, existence, permanence, position

derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

बोध-अबोध-आत्मकम् (bodha-abodha-ātmakam) - consisting of knowledge (bodha) and non-knowledge, of the nature of both knowing and not knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bodha-abodha-ātmaka

bodha-abodha-ātmaka - of the nature of both knowledge and non-knowledge, consisting of awareness and non-awareness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bodha+abodha+ātmaka)

• bodha – knowledge, understanding, awakening, perception
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root budh (to know, awaken)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• abodha – non-knowledge, ignorance, lack of understanding
  noun (masculine)
  negation of bodha
• ātmaka – related to the self, forming the nature of, consisting of
  adjective
  derived from ātman with suffix -ka

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness (citta), thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, intellect, thought, understanding

derived from root cit (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

शुष्क-आर्द्र-काष्ठ-वत् (śuṣka-ārdra-kāṣṭha-vat) - like dry and wet wood

(indeclinable)

adverbial formation using suffix -vat with a compound noun

Compound type : avyayībhāva (śuṣka-ārdra-kāṣṭha+vat)

• śuṣka-ārdra-kāṣṭha – dry and wet wood
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  suffix forming adverbs of comparison

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