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7,9

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-9, verse-8

यथा रङ्गमयं कुड्ये जगन्मौनमिव स्थितम् ।
तथा चिच्चित्रकचितं खे कुड्ये चात्मसंस्थितम् ॥ ८ ॥
yathā raṅgamayaṃ kuḍye jaganmaunamiva sthitam ,
tathā ciccitrakacitaṃ khe kuḍye cātmasaṃsthitam 8
8. yathā raṅga-mayam kuḍye jagat maunam iva sthitam
tathā cit citraka-citam khe kuḍye ca ātma-saṃsthitam
8. yathā maunam jagat raṅga-mayam iva kuḍye sthitam,
tathā citraka-citam cit khe ca kuḍye ātma-saṃsthitam [asti].
8. Just as the silent world (jagat) is depicted on a wall as if made of colors, similarly, consciousness (cit), painted by an artist, is established in the self (ātman) in the canvas of space (kha) and on a wall.

Words meanings summery:

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  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to
  • रङ्ग-मयम् (raṅga-mayam) - made of colors, full of colors, painted
  • कुड्ये (kuḍye) - on a wall, in a wall
  • जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
  • मौनम् (maunam) - silence, silent
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as
  • स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, stood, remained
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
  • चित् (cit) - consciousness, awareness
  • चित्रक-चितम् (citraka-citam) - painted by a painter/artist
  • खे (khe) - in space, in the sky
  • कुड्ये (kuḍye) - on a wall, in a wall
  • (ca) - and
  • आत्म-संस्थितम् (ātma-saṁsthitam) - established in the self, self-situated

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to
(indeclinable)
रङ्ग-मयम् (raṅga-mayam) - made of colors, full of colors, painted
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of raṅga-maya
raṅga-maya - made of colors, consisting of colors
From raṅga (color) + suffix -maya (made of).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṅga+maya)
  • raṅga – color, dye, paint
    noun (masculine/neuter)
    Root: rañj (class 1)
  • maya – made of, consisting of, full of
    suffix (neuter)
    Denotes material or abundance
कुड्ये (kuḍye) - on a wall, in a wall
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kuḍya
kuḍya - wall
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, what moves
Present Active Participle
From root gam (to go) with reduplication
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'sthitam'.
मौनम् (maunam) - silence, silent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mauna
mauna - silence, quiet, state of being silent
From muni (sage, silent one)
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle expressing comparison.
स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, stood, remained
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - situated, stood, remained
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
(indeclinable)
चित् (cit) - consciousness, awareness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, awareness, pure intelligence
From root cit (to perceive, know)
Root: cit (class 1)
चित्रक-चितम् (citraka-citam) - painted by a painter/artist
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citraka-cita
citraka-cita - painted by an artist
Tatpuruṣa compound, where 'cita' is a past passive participle from √ci (to arrange, collect, build), here often used in sense of painting (चित्र).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citraka+cita)
  • citraka – painter, artist
    noun (masculine)
  • cita – painted, depicted, piled up, arranged
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root ci (to gather, observe, paint)
    Root: ci (class 5)
खे (khe) - in space, in the sky
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - space, sky, ether, void
कुड्ये (kuḍye) - on a wall, in a wall
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kuḍya
kuḍya - wall
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
आत्म-संस्थितम् (ātma-saṁsthitam) - established in the self, self-situated
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ātma-saṃsthita
ātma-saṁsthita - established in the self, inherent in the self
Compound of ātman (self) and saṃsthita (situated, established).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+saṃsthita)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul
    noun (masculine)
  • saṃsthita – situated, standing, established, present
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root sthā (to stand) with upasarga sam.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for `cit`.