योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-45, verse-63
जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तानां स्वभावमिव तुर्यगः ।
वासनैव मनः सेयं स्वविचारेण नश्यति ॥ ६३ ॥
वासनैव मनः सेयं स्वविचारेण नश्यति ॥ ६३ ॥
jāgratsvapnasuṣuptānāṃ svabhāvamiva turyagaḥ ,
vāsanaiva manaḥ seyaṃ svavicāreṇa naśyati 63
vāsanaiva manaḥ seyaṃ svavicāreṇa naśyati 63
63.
jāgrat-svapna-suṣuptānāṃ svabhāvam iva turyagaḥ
vāsanā eva manaḥ sā iyam sva-vicāreṇa naśyati
vāsanā eva manaḥ sā iyam sva-vicāreṇa naśyati
63.
turyagaḥ jāgrat-svapna-suṣuptānāṃ svabhāvam iva
sā iyam manaḥ vāsanā eva sva-vicāreṇa naśyati
sā iyam manaḥ vāsanā eva sva-vicāreṇa naśyati
63.
Just as the transcendent fourth state (turya) is the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of the waking, dreaming, and deep sleep states, so this mind (manas) is merely mental impressions (vāsanā), and it is destroyed through self-inquiry.
Words meanings summery:
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- जाग्रत्-स्वप्न-सुषुप्तानां (jāgrat-svapna-suṣuptānāṁ) - of the waking, dreaming, and deep sleep states
- स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - the fundamental reality or essence (the intrinsic nature, characteristic state)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- तुर्यगः (turyagaḥ) - the transcendent fourth state (turya) (one who goes to the fourth, pertaining to the fourth state)
- वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression, latent tendency, desire
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
- मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
- सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
- इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
- स्व-विचारेण (sva-vicāreṇa) - by self-inquiry, by one's own reflection
- नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, vanishes
Words meanings and morphology
जाग्रत्-स्वप्न-सुषुप्तानां (jāgrat-svapna-suṣuptānāṁ) - of the waking, dreaming, and deep sleep states
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of jāgrat-svapna-suṣupta
jāgrat-svapna-suṣupta - waking, dreaming, and deep sleep (states)
Compound type : dvandva (jāgrat+svapna+suṣupta)
- jāgrat – waking, awake
adjective
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of jāgṛ (to wake)
Root: jāgṛ (class 2) - svapna – dream, sleep
noun (masculine)
Root: svap (class 2) - suṣupta – deep sleep
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of svap (to sleep) with su- prefix and sandhi changes
Prefix: su
Root: svap (class 2)
Note: Refers to the three states of consciousness.
स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - the fundamental reality or essence (the intrinsic nature, characteristic state)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva
svabhāva - intrinsic nature, characteristic state, own being
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+bhāva)
- sva – own, self
pronoun - bhāva – existence, being, state, nature
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for comparison.
तुर्यगः (turyagaḥ) - the transcendent fourth state (turya) (one who goes to the fourth, pertaining to the fourth state)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of turyaga
turyaga - going to the fourth, pertaining to the fourth state
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (turya+ga)
- turya – fourth
numeral - ga – going, moving, residing in
suffix
Suffix derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Here used to denote the fourth state itself as the underlying reality.
वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression, latent tendency, desire
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā
vāsanā - mental impression, latent tendency, desire
Root: vas (class 4)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Nom./Acc. singular of manas (neuter s-stem noun).
सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Note: Refers to vāsanā.
इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Refers to vāsanā.
स्व-विचारेण (sva-vicāreṇa) - by self-inquiry, by one's own reflection
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva-vicāra
sva-vicāra - self-inquiry, self-reflection, own consideration
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vicāra)
- sva – own, self
pronoun - vicāra – inquiry, reflection, consideration
noun (masculine)
From vi + car (to move, wander), literally 'moving through' (thoughts)
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, vanishes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naś
Root: naś (class 4)