योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-9

श्रीराम उवाच ।
चिति संकल्पमात्रात्मा विराड् ब्रह्मा जगद्वपुः ।
किमङ्गं तस्य भूलोकः किं स्वर्गः किं रसातलम् ॥ ९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
citi saṃkalpamātrātmā virāḍ brahmā jagadvapuḥ ,
kimaṅgaṃ tasya bhūlokaḥ kiṃ svargaḥ kiṃ rasātalam 9

9. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca citi saṅkalpamātrātmā virāṭ brahmā jagadvapuḥ
kim aṅgam tasya bhūlokaḥ kim svargaḥ kim rasātalam

9. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca citi saṅkalpamātrātmā virāṭ brahmā jagadvapuḥ
tasya bhūlokaḥ kim aṅgam svargaḥ kim rasātalam kim

9. Śrī Rāma said: "That Cosmic Being (Virāṭ), Brahmā, whose very essence is solely the power of intention (saṅkalpa), and whose body is the universe—what limb of his is the earthly realm (bhūloka)? What is heaven? What is the netherworld (rasātala)?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• चिति (citi) - in consciousness, in knowledge

• सङ्कल्पमात्रात्मा (saṅkalpamātrātmā) - whose self is merely (consisting of) intention (saṅkalpa)

• विराट् (virāṭ) - The Cosmic Being described in Puruṣa Sūkta, often identified with Hiranyagarbha or Brahmā. (Cosmic Being, universal form)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Here, likely referring to the Saguna Brahman, the creator deity, or the cosmic intelligence (Hiranyagarbha) as the Virāṭ. (Brahmā, the creator god; the vast cosmic principle (brahman))

• जगद्वपुः (jagadvapuḥ) - whose body is the universe

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb, part, constituent

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• भूलोकः (bhūlokaḥ) - the earthly realm, the earth-world (bhūloka)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial realm

• किम् (kim) - what?

• रसातलम् (rasātalam) - the netherworld, the lowest of the subterranean realms (rasātala)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspicious, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (prince of Ayodhya, incarnation of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Third person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

चिति (citi) - in consciousness, in knowledge

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

From √cit 'to perceive, understand'

Root: cit (class 1)

सङ्कल्पमात्रात्मा (saṅkalpamātrātmā) - whose self is merely (consisting of) intention (saṅkalpa)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpamātrātman

saṅkalpamātrātman - whose self is merely intention (saṅkalpa), whose essence is only thought-forms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṅkalpa+mātra+ātman)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, mental formation (saṅkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting of
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Virāṭ/Brahmā.

विराट् (virāṭ) - The Cosmic Being described in Puruṣa Sūkta, often identified with Hiranyagarbha or Brahmā. (Cosmic Being, universal form)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭ

virāṭ - ruling, supreme, shining, splendid, the universal form of the Lord (Virāṭ)

From √rāj 'to rule' with 'vi' prefix.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Here, likely referring to the Saguna Brahman, the creator deity, or the cosmic intelligence (Hiranyagarbha) as the Virāṭ. (Brahmā, the creator god; the vast cosmic principle (brahman))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), universal spirit, absolute reality (brahman)

Masculine nominative singular of 'brahman' (the deity).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Appositive to Virāṭ.

जगद्वपुः (jagadvapuḥ) - whose body is the universe

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagadvapus

jagadvapus - whose body is the universe

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jagat+vapus)

• jagat – universe, world, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle
  From √gam 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vap

Note: Qualifies Virāṭ/Brahmā.

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb, part, constituent

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, part, body

Note: Predicate nominative to 'bhūlokaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Genitive singular masculine of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to Virāṭ/Brahmā.

भूलोकः (bhūlokaḥ) - the earthly realm, the earth-world (bhūloka)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūloka

bhūloka - the earthly realm, the earth-world (bhūloka)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+loka)

• bhū – earth, ground, world
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• loka – world, realm, region
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial realm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial realm

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

रसातलम् (rasātalam) - the netherworld, the lowest of the subterranean realms (rasātala)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - netherworld, a lower world (rasātala)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasā+tala)

• rasā – earth, juice, lower region
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ras
• tala – bottom, surface, plain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

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