योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-21

इदमाकाशमात्रात्म तदप्याकाशमात्रकम् ।
अज्ञानात्मपरिज्ञानाज्ज्ञानान्नेदं न तत्क्वचित् ॥ २१ ॥

idamākāśamātrātma tadapyākāśamātrakam ,
ajñānātmaparijñānājjñānānnedaṃ na tatkvacit 21

21. idam ākāśa-mātra-ātma tat api ākāśa-mātrakam
ajñāna-ātma-parijñānāt jñānāt na idam na tat kvacit

21. idam ākāśa-mātra-ātma (asti).
tat api ākāśa-mātrakam (asti).
ajñāna-ātma-parijñānāt jñānāt (ca),
na idam na tat kvacit (vidyate).

21. This [world] has the nature of mere space, and that [consciousness-space] also consists merely of space. From the perfect understanding of the nature of ignorance, and from [true] knowledge (jñāna), neither this nor that exists anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - refers to the 'world' or 'bhūmaṇḍala' previously mentioned (this, this one)

• आकाश-मात्र-आत्म (ākāśa-mātra-ātma) - having mere space as its self/nature, of the nature of mere space

• तत् (tat) - refers to the consciousness-space mentioned in the previous verse (that, that one)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too, moreover

• आकाश-मात्रकम् (ākāśa-mātrakam) - merely space, consisting only of space

• अज्ञान-आत्म-परिज्ञानात् (ajñāna-ātma-parijñānāt) - from the perfect understanding of the nature of ignorance, from thorough knowledge concerning the essence of ignorance

• ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge (jñāna), by means of knowledge

• न (na) - not, no

• इदम् (idam) - refers to the 'world' or 'bhūmaṇḍala' (this, this one)

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - refers to the consciousness-space (that, that one)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at all, in any case

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - refers to the 'world' or 'bhūmaṇḍala' previously mentioned (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

आकाश-मात्र-आत्म (ākāśa-mātra-ātma) - having mere space as its self/nature, of the nature of mere space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa-mātra-ātman

ākāśa-mātra-ātman - having mere space as its self/nature, of the nature of mere space

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ākāśa+mātra+ātman)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – mere, only, just
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - refers to the consciousness-space mentioned in the previous verse (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

आकाश-मात्रकम् (ākāśa-mātrakam) - merely space, consisting only of space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa-mātraka

ākāśa-mātraka - merely space, consisting only of space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+mātraka)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• mātraka – mere, only, consisting only of
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix -ka often indicates 'only' or 'mere' when appended to a noun.

अज्ञान-आत्म-परिज्ञानात् (ajñāna-ātma-parijñānāt) - from the perfect understanding of the nature of ignorance, from thorough knowledge concerning the essence of ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna-ātma-parijñāna

ajñāna-ātma-parijñāna - perfect understanding of the nature of ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+ātman+parijñāna)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)
• parijñāna – perfect knowledge, thorough understanding, complete recognition
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: jñā (class 9)

ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) - from knowledge (jñāna), by means of knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge (jñāna), wisdom, spiritual insight

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - refers to the 'world' or 'bhūmaṇḍala' (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - refers to the consciousness-space (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at all, in any case

(indeclinable)

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