योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-51, verse-8
बाह्यं न विद्यते किंचिद्बोधः स्फुरति बाह्यवत् ।
उदेति बोधहृदयाद्बीजादिव वरद्रुमः ॥ ८ ॥
उदेति बोधहृदयाद्बीजादिव वरद्रुमः ॥ ८ ॥
bāhyaṃ na vidyate kiṃcidbodhaḥ sphurati bāhyavat ,
udeti bodhahṛdayādbījādiva varadrumaḥ 8
udeti bodhahṛdayādbījādiva varadrumaḥ 8
8.
bāhyaṃ na vidyate kiñcit bodhaḥ sphurati bāhyavat
| udeti bodha-hṛdayāt bījāt iva vara-drumaḥ ||
| udeti bodha-hṛdayāt bījāt iva vara-drumaḥ ||
8.
kiñcit bāhyaṃ na vidyate bodhaḥ bāhyavat sphurati
bodha-hṛdayāt bījāt iva vara-drumaḥ udeti
bodha-hṛdayāt bījāt iva vara-drumaḥ udeti
8.
Nothing external truly exists; consciousness (bodha) shines forth, appearing as if it were external. From the very core (hṛdaya) of consciousness (bodha), it arises just as a magnificent tree sprouts from a seed.
Words meanings summery:
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- बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external, outward
- न (na) - not, no
- विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something
- बोधः (bodhaḥ) - consciousness, awareness
- स्फुरति (sphurati) - shines, vibrates, manifests
- बाह्यवत् (bāhyavat) - like an external thing, as if external
- उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth
- बोध-हृदयात् (bodha-hṛdayāt) - from the heart/core of consciousness
- बीजात् (bījāt) - from a seed
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- वर-द्रुमः (vara-drumaḥ) - a magnificent tree, an excellent tree
Words meanings and morphology
बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external, outward
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bāhya
bāhya - external, outward, foreign, belonging to the outside
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 4)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit
kiñcit - anything, something, a little
Derived from 'kim' (who/what) + 'cit' (an indefinite particle)
बोधः (bodhaḥ) - consciousness, awareness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha
bodha - consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding
Root: budh (class 1)
स्फुरति (sphurati) - shines, vibrates, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sphur
Root: sphur (class 6)
बाह्यवत् (bāhyavat) - like an external thing, as if external
(indeclinable)
Formed by adding the suffix '-vat' (like, as) to 'bāhya'
उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of udi
From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
बोध-हृदयात् (bodha-hṛdayāt) - from the heart/core of consciousness
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of bodha-hṛdaya
bodha-hṛdaya - heart/core of consciousness
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bodha+hṛdaya)
- bodha – consciousness, awareness, knowledge
noun (masculine)
Root: budh (class 1) - hṛdaya – heart, core, center, mind
noun (neuter)
बीजात् (bījāt) - from a seed
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of bīja
bīja - seed, origin, germ, element
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
वर-द्रुमः (vara-drumaḥ) - a magnificent tree, an excellent tree
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of varadruma
varadruma - excellent tree, magnificent tree, wish-granting tree
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (vara+druma)
- vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
adjective - druma – tree, plant
noun (masculine)