योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-56

चितिस्तस्याद्यबीजस्य पूर्वमेव यथोदिता ।
तथैवाद्यापि जीवेऽन्तस्तथोदेति तदीहिता ॥ ५६ ॥

citistasyādyabījasya pūrvameva yathoditā ,
tathaivādyāpi jīve'ntastathodeti tadīhitā 56

56. citiḥ tasya adya-bījasya pūrvam eva yathā uditā
tathā eva adya api jīve antaḥ tathā udeti tad-īhitā

56. tasya adya-bījasya citiḥ pūrvam yathā eva uditā,
tathā eva adya api jīve antaḥ tathā tad-īhitā udeti.

56. The consciousness (citi) of that primeval seed (ādya-bīja), exactly as described before, similarly arises even today within the individual soul (jīva), and so too do its desired manifestations.

Words meanings summery:

• चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, intelligence, understanding

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• अद्य-बीजस्य (adya-bījasya) - of the primeval seed, of the original cause

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

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

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• उदिता (uditā) - manifested, declared, arisen

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

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

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• जीवे (jīve) - in the living being, in the individual soul (jīva)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, appears, rises

• तद्-ईहिता (tad-īhitā) - its desired manifestations, its intentions

Words meanings and morphology

चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, intelligence, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, thought, intelligence, knowledge, understanding

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अद्य-बीजस्य (adya-bījasya) - of the primeval seed, of the original cause

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of adya-bīja

ādya-bīja - the first seed, primeval cause

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādya+bīja)

• ādya – first, primeval, original
  adjective
• bīja – seed, origin, cause, germ
  noun (neuter)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

उदिता (uditā) - manifested, declared, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, declared, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'i' with prefix 'ud-'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'citiḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

जीवे (jīve) - in the living being, in the individual soul (jīva)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul, life

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - arises, appears, rises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

Present active, 3rd person singular

Derived from verb root 'i' with prefix 'ud-'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

तद्-ईहिता (tad-īhitā) - its desired manifestations, its intentions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad-īhitā

tad-īhitā - its desired manifestation/action, its intention

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+īhitā)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun
• īhitā – desired, intended, effort, manifestation (feminine noun/PPP)
  noun (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root 'īh' (to strive, desire).
  Root: īh (class 1)

Previous Verse Next Verse