योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-79, verse-38

विज्ञानघन एवायं कचनाकचनात्मकः ।
स्वयमेव कचत्यन्तर्न कचत्येव वा स्वयम् ॥ ३८ ॥

vijñānaghana evāyaṃ kacanākacanātmakaḥ ,
svayameva kacatyantarna kacatyeva vā svayam 38

38. vijñānaghanaḥ eva ayam kacanākacanātmakaḥ
svayam eva kacati antar na kacati eva vā svayam

38. ayam vijñānaghanaḥ eva kacanākacanātmakaḥ.
svayam eva antar kacati vā svayam eva na kacati.

38. This (reality) is indeed a mass of pure consciousness, whose nature is both to manifest and not to manifest. It manifests itself internally, or indeed, it does not manifest itself.

Words meanings summery:

• विज्ञानघनः (vijñānaghanaḥ) - mass of pure consciousness (mass of consciousness, dense consciousness, concentrated knowledge)

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

• अयम् (ayam) - this (reality/self) (this, he)

• कचनाकचनात्मकः (kacanākacanātmakaḥ) - whose nature is both to manifest and not to manifest (whose nature is to appear and not appear, consisting of manifestation and non-manifestation)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - itself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

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

• कचति (kacati) - manifests (shines, appears, manifests)

• अन्तर् (antar) - internally, within itself (within, inside, inwardly)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कचति (kacati) - manifests (shines, appears, manifests)

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

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - itself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

Words meanings and morphology

विज्ञानघनः (vijñānaghanaḥ) - mass of pure consciousness (mass of consciousness, dense consciousness, concentrated knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñānaghana

vijñānaghana - a mass of consciousness, concentrated knowledge, solid knowledge

Compound vijñāna (consciousness) + ghana (mass/dense).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vijñāna+ghana)

• vijñāna – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā with vi prefix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ghana – dense, solid, mass, cloud, compact
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (reality/self) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

कचनाकचनात्मकः (kacanākacanātmakaḥ) - whose nature is both to manifest and not to manifest (whose nature is to appear and not appear, consisting of manifestation and non-manifestation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kacanākacanātmaka

kacanākacanātmaka - whose nature is appearing and non-appearing; consisting of manifestation and non-manifestation

Compound formed from kacana (appearing), akacana (non-appearing), and ātmaka (whose nature is).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kacana+akacana+ātmaka)

• kacana – shining, appearing, manifesting
  verbal noun (neuter)
  From root kac.
  Root: kac (class 1)
• akacana – non-appearing, non-shining, non-manifesting
  noun (neuter)
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a and kacana.
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman with suffix ka.

स्वयम् (svayam) - itself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sva.

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

(indeclinable)

कचति (kacati) - manifests (shines, appears, manifests)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Class 1 verb.

Root: kac (class 1)

अन्तर् (antar) - internally, within itself (within, inside, inwardly)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कचति (kacati) - manifests (shines, appears, manifests)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Class 1 verb.

Root: kac (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - itself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

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