योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-22

धत्ते स्वावयवीभूतां दृश्यलक्ष्मीमिमां हृदि ।
न कदाचन चिद्देवी निर्देश्यावयवा क्वचित् ॥ २२ ॥

dhatte svāvayavībhūtāṃ dṛśyalakṣmīmimāṃ hṛdi ,
na kadācana ciddevī nirdeśyāvayavā kvacit 22

22. dhatte svāvayavībhūtām dṛśyalakṣmīm imām hṛdi
na kadācana citdevī nirdeśyāvayavā kvacit

22. dhatte imām dṛśyalakṣmīm svāvayavībhūtām hṛdi
citdevī na kadācana kvacit nirdeśyāvayavā

22. She holds this splendor of the visible world (dṛśyalakṣmī), which has become her own constituent, within her heart. However, the goddess of consciousness (ciddevī) can never, anywhere, be described by her constituent parts.

Words meanings summery:

• धत्ते (dhatte) - holds, carries, places, assumes

• स्वावयवीभूताम् (svāvayavībhūtām) - having become her own part; transformed into her own constituent

• दृश्यलक्ष्मीम् (dṛśyalakṣmīm) - the manifest reality or creation, seen as a glorious aspect (the splendor/wealth of visible things/phenomena)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, within

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (when with 'na')

• चित्देवी (citdevī) - the supreme consciousness as a divine feminine principle (the goddess of consciousness)

• निर्देश्यावयवा (nirdeśyāvayavā) - whose parts can be specified/indicated; having specifiable parts

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, in any place, in any way

Words meanings and morphology

धत्ते (dhatte) - holds, carries, places, assumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

स्वावयवीभूताम् (svāvayavībhūtām) - having become her own part; transformed into her own constituent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svāvayavībhūta

svāvayavībhūta - having become one's own part or constituent

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed with 'sva' (own) and 'avayavībhūta' (having become a part). 'Avayavībhūta' is derived from 'avayava' (part) and the root 'bhū' (to become) with an intermediate 'ī'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+avayavībhūta)

• sva – own, one's own, self's
  pronoun
• avayavībhūta – having become a part, having become a constituent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from avayava + -ī (nominal stem formative) + √bhū (to become) + -ta (PPP suffix).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

दृश्यलक्ष्मीम् (dṛśyalakṣmīm) - the manifest reality or creation, seen as a glorious aspect (the splendor/wealth of visible things/phenomena)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛśyalakṣmī

dṛśyalakṣmī - the splendor of visible things, the wealth of phenomena

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+lakṣmī)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, to be seen; the visible world, phenomenon
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from the root √dṛś with the suffix -ya (kṛtya/gerundive).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• lakṣmī – splendor, fortune, prosperity, wealth, beauty
  noun (feminine)

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, within

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, interior, core

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (when with 'na')

(indeclinable)

चित्देवी (citdevī) - the supreme consciousness as a divine feminine principle (the goddess of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citdevī

citdevī - goddess of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+devī)

• cit – consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• devī – goddess, divine feminine
  noun (feminine)

निर्देश्यावयवा (nirdeśyāvayavā) - whose parts can be specified/indicated; having specifiable parts

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirdeśyāvayava

nirdeśyāvayava - having definable or specifiable parts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirdeśya+avayava)

• nirdeśya – specifiable, indicable, demonstrable, describable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from the root √diś (to point, show) with prefix 'nir' and suffix '-ya' (kṛtya/gerundive).
  Prefix: nir
  Root: diś (class 6)
• avayava – part, limb, constituent, member
  noun (masculine)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, in any place, in any way

(indeclinable)

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