योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-50, verse-19
प्राथम्येनावतीर्णास्ते ब्रह्मणो बृंहितात्मनः ।
प्रोक्ताः केवलजागर्याः प्रागुत्पत्त्यविकासिनः ॥ १९ ॥
प्रोक्ताः केवलजागर्याः प्रागुत्पत्त्यविकासिनः ॥ १९ ॥
prāthamyenāvatīrṇāste brahmaṇo bṛṃhitātmanaḥ ,
proktāḥ kevalajāgaryāḥ prāgutpattyavikāsinaḥ 19
proktāḥ kevalajāgaryāḥ prāgutpattyavikāsinaḥ 19
19.
prāthamyena avatīrṇāḥ te brahmaṇaḥ bṛṃhitātmanaḥ
proktāḥ kevalajāgaryāḥ prāk utpattyavikāsinaḥ
proktāḥ kevalajāgaryāḥ prāk utpattyavikāsinaḥ
19.
te prāthamyena bṛṃhitātmanaḥ brahmaṇaḥ avatīrṇāḥ
proktāḥ kevalajāgaryāḥ prāk utpattyavikāsinaḥ
proktāḥ kevalajāgaryāḥ prāk utpattyavikāsinaḥ
19.
Those (entities or states of consciousness) that initially manifested from Brahman (brahman), the expanded Self (ātman), are declared to be in a state of pure waking consciousness, undeveloped prior to the actualization of creation.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राथम्येन (prāthamyena) - primarily, firstly, in the first place
- अवतीर्णाः (avatīrṇāḥ) - descended, manifested, incarnated
- ते (te) - they, those
- ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman, from Brahman
- बृंहितात्मनः (bṛṁhitātmanaḥ) - of Brahman, whose essence is expanded (of the expanded Self, whose self is expanded)
- प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared, spoken, called
- केवलजागर्याः (kevalajāgaryāḥ) - pure waking [states] (purely waking, characterized by pure waking)
- प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously
- उत्पत्त्यविकासिनः (utpattyavikāsinaḥ) - undeveloped before creation (undeveloped from origin, not evolved from production)
Words meanings and morphology
प्राथम्येन (prāthamyena) - primarily, firstly, in the first place
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of prāthamya
prāthamya - priority, primacy, pre-eminence, first place
Derived from 'prathama' (first) + 'ṣyañ' suffix indicating abstract quality.
अवतीर्णाः (avatīrṇāḥ) - descended, manifested, incarnated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of avatīrṇa
avatīrṇa - descended, alighted, entered, fallen, manifested
Past Passive Participle
From 'ava' (down) + root 'tṛ' (to cross, overcome) + 'kta' suffix.
Prefix: ava
Root: tṛ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'te'.
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the entities/states of consciousness.
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman, from Brahman
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit, sacred word/formula
Note: Source from which they descended.
बृंहितात्मनः (bṛṁhitātmanaḥ) - of Brahman, whose essence is expanded (of the expanded Self, whose self is expanded)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bṛṃhitātman
bṛṁhitātman - whose self is expanded, having an expanded soul/essence
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛṃhita+ātman)
- bṛṃhita – expanded, grown, magnified, nourished
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'bṛṃh' (to grow, expand) + 'kta' suffix.
Root: bṛṃh (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'brahmaṇaḥ'.
प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared, spoken, called
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta
prokta - said, declared, told, taught
Past Passive Participle
From 'pra' (forth) + root 'vac' (to speak) + 'kta' suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly takes 'are'.
केवलजागर्याः (kevalajāgaryāḥ) - pure waking [states] (purely waking, characterized by pure waking)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kevalajāgaryā
kevalajāgaryā - pure waking state, exclusive waking
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kevala+jāgaryā)
- kevala – alone, solitary, pure, exclusive, only
adjective (neuter) - jāgaryā – waking, state of being awake
noun (feminine)
From root 'jāgṛ' (to wake).
Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'te'.
प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies the compound 'utpattyavikāsinaḥ'.
उत्पत्त्यविकासिनः (utpattyavikāsinaḥ) - undeveloped before creation (undeveloped from origin, not evolved from production)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of utpattyavikāsin
utpattyavikāsin - undeveloped from origin, not evolved from production
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (utpatti+avikāsin)
- utpatti – origin, production, coming forth, creation
noun (feminine)
From 'ut' (up, forth) + root 'pad' (to go, move) + 'ti' suffix.
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4) - avikāsin – undeveloped, not expanding, not evolving
adjective (masculine)
From 'a' (not) + 'vikāsin' (developing, evolving).
Prefix: vi
Root: kas (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'te'.