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7,74

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-30

बीजान्तः स्थावरं ह्यास्ते पदार्थे यत्र जंगमः ।
किं नास्ते तत्र देहेऽन्तर्निजचित्कल्पनात्मिका ॥ ३० ॥
bījāntaḥ sthāvaraṃ hyāste padārthe yatra jaṃgamaḥ ,
kiṃ nāste tatra dehe'ntarnijacitkalpanātmikā 30
30. bīja-antaḥ sthāvaram hi āste padārthe yatra jaṅgamaḥ
kim na āste tatra dehe antaḥ nija-cit-kalpanā-ātmikā
30. yatra bīja-antaḥ sthāvaram hi āste,
(yatra) padārthe jaṅgamaḥ (āste),
tatra nija-cit-kalpanā-ātmikā dehe antaḥ kim na āste?
30. Just as the unmoving (plant life) resides within a seed, and the moving (animal life) exists within a (subtle) substance, what then will not exist within the body, which is fundamentally constituted by one's own consciousness (cit) and imagination (kalpanā)?

Words meanings summery:

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  • बीज-अन्तः (bīja-antaḥ) - within the seed, inside the seed
  • स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - the plant kingdom (immovable, stationary, stable, (the plant kingdom))
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
  • आस्ते (āste) - exists, is, stays, sits
  • पदार्थे (padārthe) - in a substance, in an object, in a category
  • यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, if, when
  • जङ्गमः (jaṅgamaḥ) - the animal kingdom (moving, movable, (the animal kingdom))
  • किम् (kim) - what, why
  • (na) - not, no
  • आस्ते (āste) - exists, is, stays, sits
  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then
  • देहे (dehe) - in the body
  • अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside
  • निज-चित्-कल्पना-आत्मिका (nija-cit-kalpanā-ātmikā) - whose nature is one's own consciousness and imagination

Words meanings and morphology

बीज-अन्तः (bīja-antaḥ) - within the seed, inside the seed
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bīja+antas)
  • bīja – seed, germ, origin
    noun (neuter)
  • antas – inside, within, internal
    indeclinable (neuter)
स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - the plant kingdom (immovable, stationary, stable, (the plant kingdom))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāvara
sthāvara - immovable, stationary, stable, plant, tree
From root sthā (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Refers to the 'unmoving' category of beings, i.e., plants.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
(indeclinable)
आस्ते (āste) - exists, is, stays, sits
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās
Present indicative, third person singular, middle voice.
Root: ās (class 2)
पदार्थे (padārthe) - in a substance, in an object, in a category
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of padārtha
padārtha - meaning of a word, object, substance, category, thing
यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, if, when
(indeclinable)
जङ्गमः (jaṅgamaḥ) - the animal kingdom (moving, movable, (the animal kingdom))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṅgama
jaṅgama - moving, movable, animal
From root gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Refers to the 'moving' category of beings, i.e., animals.
किम् (kim) - what, why
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why
Note: Used here in an interrogative sense, implying 'everything'.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
आस्ते (āste) - exists, is, stays, sits
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās
Present indicative, third person singular, middle voice.
Root: ās (class 2)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then
(indeclinable)
देहे (dehe) - in the body
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body
Root: dih (class 1)
अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially with 'dehe'.
निज-चित्-कल्पना-आत्मिका (nija-cit-kalpanā-ātmikā) - whose nature is one's own consciousness and imagination
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nija-cit-kalpanā-ātmika
nija-cit-kalpanā-ātmika - of the nature of one's own consciousness and imagination
Compound adjective, feminine nominative singular.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nija+cit+kalpanā+ātmika)
  • nija – own, innate, personal
    adjective
  • cit – consciousness, knowledge, thought
    noun (feminine)
    Root: cit (class 1)
  • kalpanā – imagination, conception, creation
    noun (feminine)
    From root kḷp (to form, to arrange).
    Root: kḷp (class 1)
  • ātmika – relating to the self, forming the essence of
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from 'ātman' with suffix -ika.
Note: Qualifies an implied entity or the potential itself within the body.