योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-82, verse-10
अचेतनं यच्चिन्मात्रं न तच्चिन्मात्रमुच्यते ।
न च चिन्मात्रनभसो नष्टं क्वचन युज्यते ॥ १० ॥
न च चिन्मात्रनभसो नष्टं क्वचन युज्यते ॥ १० ॥
acetanaṃ yaccinmātraṃ na taccinmātramucyate ,
na ca cinmātranabhaso naṣṭaṃ kvacana yujyate 10
na ca cinmātranabhaso naṣṭaṃ kvacana yujyate 10
10.
acetanam yat citmātram na tat citmātram ucyate
na ca citmātranabhaso naṣṭam kvacana yujyate
na ca citmātranabhaso naṣṭam kvacana yujyate
10.
yat acetanam citmātram [iti] tat citmātram na ucyate.
ca citmātranabhaso naṣṭam kvacana na yujyate.
ca citmātranabhaso naṣṭam kvacana na yujyate.
10.
That which is insentient, even if it is considered pure consciousness, is not truly called pure consciousness. And it is not possible for anything lost from the pervasive pure consciousness (which is like space) to exist anywhere.
Words meanings summery:
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- अचेतनम् (acetanam) - insentient, unconscious, inanimate
- यत् (yat) - that which, which, whatever
- चित्मात्रम् (citmātram) - mere consciousness, pure consciousness
- न (na) - not, no
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- चित्मात्रम् (citmātram) - mere consciousness, pure consciousness
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is spoken
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- चित्मात्रनभसो (citmātranabhaso) - from the space/ether of pure consciousness
- नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost, destroyed, perished
- क्वचन (kvacana) - anywhere, somewhere
- युज्यते (yujyate) - is fitting, is proper, is possible, is joined
Words meanings and morphology
अचेतनम् (acetanam) - insentient, unconscious, inanimate
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of acetana
acetana - insentient, unconscious, inanimate
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - cetana – conscious, sentient, animate
adjective (neuter)
Root: cit (class 1)
यत् (yat) - that which, which, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
चित्मात्रम् (citmātram) - mere consciousness, pure consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citmātra
citmātra - mere consciousness, pure consciousness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)
- cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence
noun (feminine) - mātra – mere, only, consisting only of
adjective (neuter)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
चित्मात्रम् (citmātram) - mere consciousness, pure consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citmātra
citmātra - mere consciousness, pure consciousness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)
- cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence
noun (feminine) - mātra – mere, only, consisting only of
adjective (neuter)
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is spoken
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Passive form of the root 'vac'
Root: vac (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
चित्मात्रनभसो (citmātranabhaso) - from the space/ether of pure consciousness
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of citmātranabhas
citmātranabhas - the space/ether of pure consciousness
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (citmātra+nabhas)
- citmātra – mere consciousness, pure consciousness
noun (neuter) - nabhas – sky, space, ether, atmosphere
noun (neuter)
नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost, destroyed, perished
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa
naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, perished
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'naś' (to be lost, perish)
Root: naś (class 4)
क्वचन (kvacana) - anywhere, somewhere
(indeclinable)
युज्यते (yujyate) - is fitting, is proper, is possible, is joined
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj
Passive form of the root 'yuj'
Root: yuj (class 7)