योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-14

विद्धि तच्चेतनं जीवं सघनत्वान्मनः स्थितम् ।
एतावति स्थितिजाले न किंचित्साकृति स्थितम् ॥ १४ ॥

viddhi taccetanaṃ jīvaṃ saghanatvānmanaḥ sthitam ,
etāvati sthitijāle na kiṃcitsākṛti sthitam 14

14. viddhi tat cetanam jīvam saghanatvāt manaḥ sthitam
etāvati sthitijāle na kiṃcit sākṛti sthitam

14. viddhi tat cetanam jīvam saghanatvāt manaḥ sthitam
etāvati sthitijāle sākṛti kiṃcit na sthitam

14. Understand that conscious (cetana) individual self (jīva) as dwelling in the mind due to its concentrated nature. In this entire network of existence (sthitijāla), nothing with a specific form (sākṛti) truly abides.

Words meanings summery:

• विद्धि (viddhi) - understand, know (know, understand)

• तत् (tat) - that (individual self) (that, it)

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious (conscious, sentient)

• जीवम् (jīvam) - individual self (jīva) (living being, individual self, soul)

• सघनत्वात् (saghanatvāt) - due to its concentrated nature (due to denseness, because of its concentrated nature)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, dwelling (situated, standing, abiding, existing)

• एतावति (etāvati) - in this entire (in this much, in such, in this extent)

• स्थितिजाले (sthitijāle) - in this network of existence (in the network of existence, in the realm of states)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something)

• साकृति (sākṛti) - with a specific form (with form, having a shape)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - abides, exists (situated, standing, abiding, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

विद्धि (viddhi) - understand, know (know, understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative

2nd person singular, active voice, from root vid (2nd class).

Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (individual self) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter accusative singular.

Note: Also nominative singular.

चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious (conscious, sentient)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, animate, mind, intelligence

From root cit (to perceive, to know). Neuter accusative singular.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Also nominative singular.

जीवम् (jīvam) - individual self (jīva) (living being, individual self, soul)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, individual self (jīva), life

From root jīv (to live). Here, neuter accusative singular, in agreement with tat and cetanam.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Direct object of viddhi.

सघनत्वात् (saghanatvāt) - due to its concentrated nature (due to denseness, because of its concentrated nature)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saghanatva

saghanatva - denseness, concentrated state, solidity

Abstract noun from saghana (dense, concentrated) with suffix tva. Neuter ablative singular.

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, faculty of thought

Neuter nominative singular.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Also accusative singular.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, dwelling (situated, standing, abiding, existing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand). Neuter accusative singular, qualifying jīvam.

Root: sthā (class 1)

एतावति (etāvati) - in this entire (in this much, in such, in this extent)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, of such extent, so large

Locative singular, neuter. Qualifies sthitijāle.

स्थितिजाले (sthitijāle) - in this network of existence (in the network of existence, in the realm of states)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthitijāla

sthitijāla - network of existence, realm of states, illusion of phenomenal existence

Compound of sthiti (state, existence) + jāla (net, network). Neuter locative singular.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sthiti+jāla)

• sthiti – state, condition, existence, stability, position
  noun (feminine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• jāla – net, snare, network, illusion
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the phenomenal world as a complex network.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything, somewhat

Indefinite pronoun, neuter nominative singular. Compound of kim (what) + cit (even, indeed).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun (neuter)
  Interrogative pronoun.
• cit – indeed, even, though
  indeclinable
  Particle used to form indefinite pronouns.

Note: Also accusative singular.

साकृति (sākṛti) - with a specific form (with form, having a shape)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sākṛti

sākṛti - having form, with shape, embodied

Compound of sa (with) + ākṛti (form, shape). Neuter nominative singular.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+ākṛti)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment.
• ākṛti – form, shape, figure, appearance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective to kiṃcit.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - abides, exists (situated, standing, abiding, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand). Neuter nominative singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular.

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