योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-49, verse-38

स्ववस्तुवच्चेदुत्पत्तिर्बुध्यते बोधरूपिणी ।
तदातिवाहिकी बुद्धिः कथमित्यपि बुध्यते ॥ ३८ ॥

svavastuvaccedutpattirbudhyate bodharūpiṇī ,
tadātivāhikī buddhiḥ kathamityapi budhyate 38

38. sva-vastu-vat cet utpattiḥ budhyate bodha-rūpiṇī
tadā ātivāhikī buddhiḥ katham iti api budhyate

38. cet utpattiḥ sva-vastu-vat bodha-rūpiṇī budhyate,
tadā ātivāhikī buddhiḥ katham iti api budhyate

38. If the origin (utpatti) is understood as having the form of pure awareness (bodha-rūpiṇī), similar to one's own true nature (sva-vastu), then the 'how' of the subtle (ātivāhikī) intellect (buddhi) is also understood.

38. אם הבריאה נתפסת כבעלת אופי של תודעה טהורה בדומה למהות העצמי, אזי מבינים כיצד קיימת תפיסת הגוף העדין (אָתִיוָאהִיקָה).

Words meanings summery:

• स्व-वस्तु-वत् (sva-vastu-vat) - like one's own true nature, as one's own reality

• चेत् (cet) - if

• उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, production, birth, creation

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

• बोध-रूपिणी (bodha-rūpiṇī) - having the form of awareness, embodied as consciousness

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आतिवाहिकी (ātivāhikī) - subtle, transitional, pertaining to the subtle vehicle

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, reason, mind

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• इति (iti) - marks the end of direct or indirect speech/thought, here marking the implied question 'how' (thus, so)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

स्व-वस्तु-वत् (sva-vastu-vat) - like one's own true nature, as one's own reality

(indeclinable)

Compound 'sva-vastu' with indeclinable suffix '-vat'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vastu)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality, essential nature
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, production, birth, creation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, production, birth, creation, manifestation

Derived from root 'pad' (to go, to fall) with prefix 'ut'

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of budh

Root: budh (class 4)

बोध-रूपिणी (bodha-rūpiṇī) - having the form of awareness, embodied as consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bodha-rūpiṇī

bodha-rūpiṇ - having the form of awareness, whose nature is consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bodha+rūpiṇ)

• bodha – awareness, consciousness, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'budh' (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• rūpiṇ – having form, endowed with shape, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'rūpa' (form) with suffix '-in'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आतिवाहिकी (ātivāhikī) - subtle, transitional, pertaining to the subtle vehicle

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātivāhika

ātivāhika - subtle, transitional, pertaining to the subtle vehicle (ātivāhika-deha)

Derived from 'ativāha' (carrying over)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, reason, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception

Derived from root 'budh' (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks the end of direct or indirect speech/thought, here marking the implied question 'how' (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of budh

Root: budh (class 4)

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