योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-22

चिदणोर्भासनं भातं तत्प्रदेशेन देहगम् ।
येन पश्यति तच्चक्षुः संग्रहोऽक्षदृशामिति ॥ २२ ॥

cidaṇorbhāsanaṃ bhātaṃ tatpradeśena dehagam ,
yena paśyati taccakṣuḥ saṃgraho'kṣadṛśāmiti 22

22. cid-aṇoḥ bhāsanam bhātam tat-pradeśena deha-gam
yena paśyati tat cakṣuḥ saṅgrahaḥ akṣa-dṛśām iti

22. cid-aṇoḥ bhāsanam deha-gam tat-pradeśena bhātam
yena paśyati tat cakṣuḥ akṣa-dṛśām saṅgrahaḥ iti

22. The manifestation (bhāsanam) of the subtle particle of consciousness (cid-aṇu) manifests (bhātam) within the body (deha-gam) at a specific region (tat-pradeśena). That by which one sees is the eye (cakṣuḥ). This is the summary (saṅgrahaḥ) concerning the senses (akṣa) and their perceptions.

22. הזריחה של חלקיק התודעה, המאירה באזור מסוים בגוף שדרכו הוא רואה, היא העין; וכך הדבר לגבי כלל חושי הראייה והתפיסה.

Words meanings summery:

• चिद्-अणोः (cid-aṇoḥ) - of the subtle particle of consciousness

• भासनम् (bhāsanam) - shining, manifestation, appearance

• भातम् (bhātam) - shone, manifested, appeared

• तत्-प्रदेशेन (tat-pradeśena) - Refers to a particular bodily region where consciousness manifests. (by that region, by that specific part)

• देह-गम् (deha-gam) - abiding in the body, body-located

• येन (yena) - by which, with which

• पश्यति (paśyati) - one sees, it sees, he sees

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight, faculty of sight

• सङ्ग्रहः (saṅgrahaḥ) - collection, summary, compendium, definition

• अक्ष-दृशाम् (akṣa-dṛśām) - of the senses and perceptions, of eyes and sights

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of a definition or statement. (thus, so, in this way, this is)

Words meanings and morphology

चिद्-अणोः (cid-aṇoḥ) - of the subtle particle of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cid-aṇu

cid-aṇu - subtle particle of consciousness, atom of consciousness

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+aṇu)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• aṇu – atom, subtle particle, minute
  noun (masculine)

Note: `cit` becomes `cid` in compound.

भासनम् (bhāsanam) - shining, manifestation, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsana

bhāsana - shining, appearing, manifesting, illuminating

Gerundial noun

From root bhās + ana suffix.

Root: bhās (class 1)

भातम् (bhātam) - shone, manifested, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāta

bhāta - shone, appeared, manifested, revealed

Past Passive Participle

From root bhā + kta suffix.

Root: bhā (class 2)

तत्-प्रदेशेन (tat-pradeśena) - Refers to a particular bodily region where consciousness manifests. (by that region, by that specific part)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tat-pradeśa

tat-pradeśa - that region, specific area, particular part

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+pradeśa)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• pradeśa – region, place, part, locality
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-diś.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: diś (class 6)

देह-गम् (deha-gam) - abiding in the body, body-located

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deha-ga

deha-ga - going in the body, abiding in the body, located in the body

Compound formed from deha and ga (from gam).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (deha+ga)

• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, situated in, abiding in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix
  From root gam.
  Root: gam (class 1)

येन (yena) - by which, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the instrument of seeing.

पश्यति (paśyati) - one sees, it sees, he sees

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root dṛś, changed to paś in present stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is 'one' or 'the perceiver'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'that which is used to see'.

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight, faculty of sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, faculty of sight, vision

"s"-ending neuter noun.

सङ्ग्रहः (saṅgrahaḥ) - collection, summary, compendium, definition

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgraha

saṅgraha - collection, compilation, summary, compendium, definition

From sam-grah.

Prefix: sam

Root: grah (class 9)

अक्ष-दृशाम् (akṣa-dṛśām) - of the senses and perceptions, of eyes and sights

(noun)

Genitive, plural of akṣa-dṛś

akṣa-dṛś - senses and sights, eyes and perceptions

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (akṣa+dṛś)

• akṣa – sense organ, eye, dice
  noun (neuter)
• dṛś – sight, vision, perception, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of a definition or statement. (thus, so, in this way, this is)

(indeclinable)

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