योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-83, verse-14
चेतनं चेतनाधातोः किंचित्संस्पदनं विना ।
क्वचित्स्थातुं न शक्नोति वस्त्ववस्तुतया यथा ॥ १४ ॥
क्वचित्स्थातुं न शक्नोति वस्त्ववस्तुतया यथा ॥ १४ ॥
cetanaṃ cetanādhātoḥ kiṃcitsaṃspadanaṃ vinā ,
kvacitsthātuṃ na śaknoti vastvavastutayā yathā 14
kvacitsthātuṃ na śaknoti vastvavastutayā yathā 14
14.
cetanam cetanādhātoḥ kiñcit saṃspadanam vinā
kvacit sthātum na śaknoti vastu avastutayā yathā
kvacit sthātum na śaknoti vastu avastutayā yathā
14.
yathā vastu avastutayā kvacit
sthātum na śaknoti (tathā) cetanam
cetanādhātoḥ kiñcit saṃspadanam
vinā kvacit sthātum na śaknoti
sthātum na śaknoti (tathā) cetanam
cetanādhātoḥ kiñcit saṃspadanam
vinā kvacit sthātum na śaknoti
14.
Consciousness (cetana), without even a slight vibration (saṃspadanam) from its essential nature (cetanā-dhātu), cannot exist anywhere, just as an existent object cannot exist as a non-existent one.
Words meanings summery:
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- चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious being
- चेतनाधातोः (cetanādhātoḥ) - from the fundamental element of consciousness, from the essence of consciousness
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, something, somewhat
- संस्पदनम् (saṁspadanam) - vibration, movement
- विना (vinā) - without, except for
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, at any time
- स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain, to exist
- न (na) - not, no
- शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can
- वस्तु (vastu) - thing, object, existent
- अवस्तुतया (avastutayā) - by means of non-existence, as a non-existent thing
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
Words meanings and morphology
चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious being
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana
cetana - conscious, animate, sentient; consciousness, intellect
Derived from the root cit (to perceive, understand) with the ana suffix.
Root: cit (class 1)
चेतनाधातोः (cetanādhātoḥ) - from the fundamental element of consciousness, from the essence of consciousness
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of cetanādhātu
cetanādhātu - the fundamental element or essence of consciousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetanā+dhātu)
- cetanā – consciousness, intelligence, mind
noun (feminine) - dhātu – element, constituent, root (of a word), primary substance
noun (masculine)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, something, somewhat
(indeclinable)
संस्पदनम् (saṁspadanam) - vibration, movement
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃspadana
saṁspadana - vibration, throbbing, movement, trembling
Derived from root spad (to tremble, move) with prefix sam and suffix ana.
Prefix: sam
Root: spad (class 1)
Note: Governed by 'vinā'.
विना (vinā) - without, except for
(indeclinable)
Note: Governs accusative, instrumental, or ablative case.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, at any time
(indeclinable)
स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain, to exist
(verb)
infinitive of sthā
Infinitive
Infinitive form of the root sthā.
Root: sthā (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śak
Root: śak (class 5)
वस्तु (vastu) - thing, object, existent
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu
vastu - thing, object, substance, existent reality
अवस्तुतया (avastutayā) - by means of non-existence, as a non-existent thing
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of avastutā
avastutā - the state of being non-existent, non-existence
Compound type : prādisamāsa (a+vastutā)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - vastutā – the state or condition of being a thing/object; objectivity, substantiality
noun (feminine)
Derived from vastu + tā (abstract suffix).
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)