योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-74, verse-2
परमं यच्चिदाकाशं तद्विराडात्मनो वपुः ।
आद्यन्तमध्यरहितं लघु त्वस्य वपुर्जगत् ॥ २ ॥
आद्यन्तमध्यरहितं लघु त्वस्य वपुर्जगत् ॥ २ ॥
paramaṃ yaccidākāśaṃ tadvirāḍātmano vapuḥ ,
ādyantamadhyarahitaṃ laghu tvasya vapurjagat 2
ādyantamadhyarahitaṃ laghu tvasya vapurjagat 2
2.
paramam yat cidākāśam tat virāṭātmanaḥ vapuḥ
ādyantamadhyarahitam laghu tu asya vapuḥ jagat
ādyantamadhyarahitam laghu tu asya vapuḥ jagat
2.
paramam yat cidākāśam ādyantamadhyarahitam tat
virāṭātmanaḥ vapuḥ tu asya jagat laghu vapuḥ
virāṭātmanaḥ vapuḥ tu asya jagat laghu vapuḥ
2.
That supreme consciousness-space (cidākāśa) is the form of the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ ātman), which is without beginning, end, or middle. Indeed, this world (jagat) is but a small manifestation of its (Virāṭ's) form.
Words meanings summery:
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- परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent
- यत् (yat) - which, that (neuter)
- चिदाकाशम् (cidākāśam) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- विराटात्मनः (virāṭātmanaḥ) - of the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ ātman)
- वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, essence
- आद्यन्तमध्यरहितम् (ādyantamadhyarahitam) - without beginning, end, or middle
- लघु (laghu) - small, light, trifling
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- अस्य (asya) - of this (Virāṭ / cidākāśa) (of this, his, its)
- वपुः (vapuḥ) - manifestation, aspect (form, body)
- जगत् (jagat) - the manifest world (world, universe, moving)
Words meanings and morphology
परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, best
Note: Agrees with cidākāśam.
यत् (yat) - which, that (neuter)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who, that
Relative pronoun.
चिदाकाशम् (cidākāśam) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cidākāśa
cidākāśa - consciousness-space, the infinite expanse of consciousness (cidākāśa)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ākāśa)
- cit – consciousness, intelligence, knowing
noun (feminine) - ākāśa – space, ether, sky
noun (masculine)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers back to cidākāśam.
विराटात्मनः (virāṭātmanaḥ) - of the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ ātman)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of virāṭātman
virāṭātman - the universal soul, the soul of the Virāṭ, the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ ātman)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (virāṭ+ātman)
- virāṭ – universal sovereign, Cosmic Person (Virāṭ), total cosmic manifestation
noun (masculine) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Note: Compound of virāṭ and ātman.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, essence
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, essence, nature
Root: vap
Note: `virāṭātmanaḥ vapuḥ` -> the form of the Virāṭ-self.
आद्यन्तमध्यरहितम् (ādyantamadhyarahitam) - without beginning, end, or middle
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ādyantamadhyarahita
ādyantamadhyarahita - without beginning, end, or middle
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ādi+anta+madhya+rahita)
- ādi – beginning, first
noun (masculine) - anta – end, boundary
noun (masculine) - madhya – middle, center
noun (neuter) - rahita – devoid of, free from, without
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
rah + kta
Root: rah
Note: Agrees with cidākāśam and vapuḥ.
लघु (laghu) - small, light, trifling
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of laghu
laghu - light, small, short, quick, insignificant
Note: Agrees with vapuḥ (in asya vapuḥ jagat).
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of this (Virāṭ / cidākāśa) (of this, his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Refers to the cidākāśa or Virāṭ.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - manifestation, aspect (form, body)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, essence, nature
Root: vap
Note: This vapuḥ is the predicate nominative for jagat.
जगत् (jagat) - the manifest world (world, universe, moving)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving, what moves
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Subject of the second sentence.