योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-30

यथास्थितं बोध एव घनतामिव गच्छति ।
विनैव देशकालाभ्यां तौ विनिर्माय हेमवत् ॥ ३० ॥

yathāsthitaṃ bodha eva ghanatāmiva gacchati ,
vinaiva deśakālābhyāṃ tau vinirmāya hemavat 30

30. yathāsthitam bodhaḥ eva ghanatām iva gacchati |
vinā eva deśakālābhyām tau vinirmāya hemavat |

30. bodhaḥ eva yathāsthitam ghanatām iva gacchati
tau deśakālābhyām vinā eva vinirmāya hemavat

30. Pure consciousness (bodha) itself, in its intrinsic nature, attains a state of apparent solidity, just like gold. This occurs without being dependent on space and time, even though consciousness itself creates them.

30. הידיעה הטהורה כפי שהיא נראית כאילו היא מקבלת מוצקות, מבלי להזדקק למרחב וזמן, אלא יוצרת אותם בעצמה כפי שזהב יוצר צורות.

Words meanings summery:

• यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - in its intrinsic nature (as it is, as established, in its true state)

• बोधः (bodhaḥ) - pure consciousness (bodha) (consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding)

• एव (eva) - itself, alone (indeed, only, just, alone)

• घनताम् (ghanatām) - apparent solidity/density (solidity, denseness, intensity)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - attains, becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

• विना (vinā) - without (being dependent on) (without)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, alone)

• देशकालाभ्याम् (deśakālābhyām) - by space and time

• तौ (tau) - them (referring to space and time) (those two, them (dual))

• विनिर्माय (vinirmāya) - having projected (having created, having fashioned)

• हेमवत् (hemavat) - like gold (referring to its inherent solidity/reality) (like gold, golden)

Words meanings and morphology

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - in its intrinsic nature (as it is, as established, in its true state)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From `yathā` (as) + `sthita` (stood, established). `sthita` is PPP of √sthā.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, situated, established, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially.

बोधः (bodhaḥ) - pure consciousness (bodha) (consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - awakening, consciousness, knowledge, understanding

Derived from √budh (to know, perceive).

Root: budh (class 1)

एव (eva) - itself, alone (indeed, only, just, alone)

(indeclinable)

घनताम् (ghanatām) - apparent solidity/density (solidity, denseness, intensity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ghanatā

ghanatā - denseness, solidity, massiveness, compactness

Derived from `ghana` (dense, solid) with the suffix `-tā` (abstract noun).

Note: Object of `gacchati`.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - attains, becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is `bodhaḥ`.

विना (vinā) - without (being dependent on) (without)

(indeclinable)

Takes instrumental, accusative, or ablative.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, alone)

(indeclinable)

देशकालाभ्याम् (deśakālābhyām) - by space and time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of deśakāla

deśakāla - space and time, locality and time

Dvandva compound of `deśa` and `kāla`.

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla)

• deśa – place, space, region
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal

Note: Governed by `vinā`.

तौ (tau) - them (referring to space and time) (those two, them (dual))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `deśakālau`.

विनिर्माय (vinirmāya) - having projected (having created, having fashioned)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed with prefix `vi-` and `nir-` on root `mā` (to measure, construct). Ending `-ya` after a prefix.

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: The agent is `bodhaḥ`.

हेमवत् (hemavat) - like gold (referring to its inherent solidity/reality) (like gold, golden)

(indeclinable)

From `hema` (gold) + suffix `-vat` (like, possessing).

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