योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-11

यथा स्वप्ने पुरत्वेन चिदेव व्योम्नि भासते ।
तथा चिदेव सर्गादाविदं जगदिति स्थितम् ॥ ११ ॥

yathā svapne puratvena cideva vyomni bhāsate ,
tathā cideva sargādāvidaṃ jagaditi sthitam 11

11. yathā svapne puratvena cit eva vyomni bhāsate
| tathā cit eva sargādau idam jagat iti sthitam

11. yathā svapne vyomni cit eva puratvena bhāsate
tathā sargādau cit eva idam jagat iti sthitam

11. Just as in a dream, consciousness (cit) itself appears as a city in the mind's expanse, so too, consciousness (cit) itself is established as 'this world' at the beginning of creation.

11. כשם שבחלום התודעה בלבד זורחת בחלל בצורת עיר, כך בראשית הבריאה התודעה בלבד ניצבת כעולם הזה.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

• पुरत्वेन (puratvena) - as a city, in the form of a city

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the mind's space

• भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (world)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or quoted thought

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, situated, remained

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

पुरत्वेन (puratvena) - as a city, in the form of a city

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of puratva

puratva - state of being a city, city-ness

Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+tva)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting abstract noun, 'ness', 'hood'
  suffix (neuter)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the mind's space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Root: vi + am

भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhās

Root: bhās (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, first, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ād (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this, this (world)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving (P.A.P. from gam)

Past Active Participle (originally), but often used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or quoted thought

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, situated, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

Previous Verse Next Verse