योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-87, verse-10
गतं स्वभावं चिद्व्योम यथा त्वं राम निद्रया ।
जाग्रद्वा स्वप्नलोकं वा विशन्वेत्सि ससं घनम् ॥ १० ॥
जाग्रद्वा स्वप्नलोकं वा विशन्वेत्सि ससं घनम् ॥ १० ॥
gataṃ svabhāvaṃ cidvyoma yathā tvaṃ rāma nidrayā ,
jāgradvā svapnalokaṃ vā viśanvetsi sasaṃ ghanam 10
jāgradvā svapnalokaṃ vā viśanvetsi sasaṃ ghanam 10
10.
gatam svabhāvam cit-vyoma yathā tvam rāma nidrayā
jāgrat vā svapnalokam vā viśan vetsi sasam ghanam
jāgrat vā svapnalokam vā viśan vetsi sasam ghanam
10.
rāma yathā tvam nidrayā jāgrat vā svapnalokam vā
viśan gatam svabhāvam cit-vyoma sasam ghanam vetsi
viśan gatam svabhāvam cit-vyoma sasam ghanam vetsi
10.
O Rama, just as you, through sleep, entering either the waking state or the dream world, perceive the consciousness-space (cit-vyoma), which has seemingly abandoned its true nature, as something dense and having form.
Words meanings summery:
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- गतम् (gatam) - having gone away from, having lost (its original nature) (gone, passed, reached, obtained)
- स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - own nature, inherent disposition
- चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - consciousness-space, mental space
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- राम (rāma) - O Rama
- निद्रया (nidrayā) - by sleep, through sleep
- जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the state of waking consciousness (waking, being awake)
- वा (vā) - or
- स्वप्नलोकम् (svapnalokam) - dream-world
- वा (vā) - or
- विशन् (viśan) - entering
- वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know, you understand, you perceive
- ससम् (sasam) - referring to the consciousness-space taking on a formed or substantial appearance (with form, with substance, with attachment, concrete)
- घनम् (ghanam) - concrete, material, not subtle or ethereal (dense, solid, compact, thick)
Words meanings and morphology
गतम् (gatam) - having gone away from, having lost (its original nature) (gone, passed, reached, obtained)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gata
gata - gone, arrived, past, obtained, relating to
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - own nature, inherent disposition
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva
svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic nature, natural state, disposition
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)
- sva – own, one's own, self
pronoun (masculine) - bhāva – state of being, nature, existence, disposition
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √bhū (to be, exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - consciousness-space, mental space
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoma
cit-vyoma - consciousness-space, the space of consciousness
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vyoma)
- cit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - vyoma – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
noun (neuter)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)
राम (rāma) - O Rama
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama (a proper name, hero of Ramayana)
निद्रया (nidrayā) - by sleep, through sleep
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of nidrā
nidrā - sleep, slumber, rest
जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the state of waking consciousness (waking, being awake)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jāgrat
jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful
Present Active Participle
Derived from root √jāgṛ (to wake, be awake)
Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
स्वप्नलोकम् (svapnalokam) - dream-world
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svapnaloka
svapnaloka - the world of dreams, dream-state
Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+loka)
- svapna – sleep, dream
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √svap (to sleep)
Root: svap (class 2) - loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √lok (to see, perceive)
Root: lok (class 10)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
विशन् (viśan) - entering
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśat
viśat - entering, pervading
Present Active Participle
Derived from root √viś (to enter)
Root: viś (class 6)
वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know, you understand, you perceive
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
ससम् (sasam) - referring to the consciousness-space taking on a formed or substantial appearance (with form, with substance, with attachment, concrete)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sasa
sasa - with form, with essence, with attachment, concrete (interpreted as sa-sattā/sākāram in context)
घनम् (ghanam) - concrete, material, not subtle or ethereal (dense, solid, compact, thick)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ghana
ghana - dense, solid, compact, thick, heavy, cloud