योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-25

एवं चिदणुसंधानं दृश्यपोषमुपैत्यलम् ।
तदेव ज्ञानमित्युक्तं बुद्धिरित्यभिधीयते ॥ २५ ॥

evaṃ cidaṇusaṃdhānaṃ dṛśyapoṣamupaityalam ,
tadeva jñānamityuktaṃ buddhirityabhidhīyate 25

25. evam cidaṇusandhānam dṛśyapoṣam upaiti alam tat
eva jñānam iti uktam buddhiḥ iti abhidhīyate

25. evam cidaṇusandhānam dṛśyapoṣam alam upaiti.
tat eva jñānam iti uktam buddhiḥ iti abhidhīyate.

25. In this manner, the contemplation of the minute particle of consciousness (cid-aṇu) fully nourishes the phenomenal world. That very process is declared to be knowledge (jñāna) and is designated as intellect (buddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• चिदणुसन्धानम् (cidaṇusandhānam) - the connection/contemplation of the consciousness-atom

• दृश्यपोषम् (dṛśyapoṣam) - nourishment of the visible (world)

• उपैति (upaiti) - attains, obtains, approaches

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, completely, abundantly, enough

• तत् (tat) - that, it

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

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, declared

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, intelligence, understanding

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is designated, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

चिदणुसन्धानम् (cidaṇusandhānam) - the connection/contemplation of the consciousness-atom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cidaṇusandhāna

cidaṇusandhāna - contemplation/connection of the consciousness-atom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+aṇu+sandhāna)

• cit – consciousness, mind, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• aṇu – atom, minute particle, subtle
  noun (masculine)
• sandhāna – connection, union, investigation, application
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

दृश्यपोषम् (dṛśyapoṣam) - nourishment of the visible (world)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛśyapoṣa

dṛśyapoṣa - nourishment of the visible, support for the phenomenal world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+poṣa)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, the phenomenal world
  participle (neuter)
  Gerundive
  root dṛś + ya
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• poṣa – nourishment, fostering, growth, support
  noun (masculine)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)

उपैति (upaiti) - attains, obtains, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of upa + i

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, completely, abundantly, enough

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

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

(indeclinable)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, declared

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

root vac, irregularly formed

Root: vac (class 2)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, intelligence, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception

Root: budh (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating

(indeclinable)

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is designated, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of abhi + dhā

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

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