योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-60

यथैवैतन्मनः सत्यं तदंशाः सत्यमेव ते ।
तथैव तत्कृताश्चन्द्ररुद्रार्केन्दुमरीचयः ॥ ६० ॥

yathaivaitanmanaḥ satyaṃ tadaṃśāḥ satyameva te ,
tathaiva tatkṛtāścandrarudrārkendumarīcayaḥ 60

60. yathā eva etat manaḥ satyam tat aṃśāḥ satyam eva
te tathā eva tatkṛtāḥ candrarudrārkendumarīcayaḥ

60. etat manaḥ yathā eva satyam,
tat aṃśāḥ te eva satyam.
tathā eva tatkṛtāḥ candrarudrārkendumarīcayaḥ (santi).

60. Just as this mind is intrinsically real (satyam), so too its parts are certainly real. Similarly, the rays of the moon, Rudra, and the sun, which are created by that (mind), are likewise real.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas), intellect, understanding

• सत्यम् (satyam) - real, true, existent, essential (satyam)

• तत् (tat) - its (referring to the mind) (that, its, of that)

• अंशाः (aṁśāḥ) - parts, portions, shares, constituent elements

• सत्यम् (satyam) - real, true, existent, essential (satyam)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• ते (te) - they (referring to the parts of the mind) (they, those)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• तत्कृताः (tatkṛtāḥ) - created by that (mind) (created by that, made by it)

• चन्द्ररुद्रार्केन्दुमरीचयः (candrarudrārkendumarīcayaḥ) - rays of the moon (candra), Rudra, the sun (arka), and the moon (indu)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas), intellect, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

सत्यम् (satyam) - real, true, existent, essential (satyam)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, actual, virtuous, truth

Derived from sat (being) + ya pratyaya

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here as a predicate nominative, referring to the intrinsic nature of the mind.

तत् (tat) - its (referring to the mind) (that, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Functions possessively (its) by context.

अंशाः (aṁśāḥ) - parts, portions, shares, constituent elements

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṃśa

aṁśa - share, portion, part, division

सत्यम् (satyam) - real, true, existent, essential (satyam)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, actual, virtuous, truth

Derived from sat (being) + ya pratyaya

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively for the abstract concept of reality, not directly agreeing in gender/number with 'aṃśāḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they (referring to the parts of the mind) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

तत्कृताः (tatkṛtāḥ) - created by that (mind) (created by that, made by it)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tatkṛta

tatkṛta - made by that, done by that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+kṛta)

• tad – that, him, her, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

चन्द्ररुद्रार्केन्दुमरीचयः (candrarudrārkendumarīcayaḥ) - rays of the moon (candra), Rudra, the sun (arka), and the moon (indu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of candrarudrārkendumarīci

candrarudrārkendumarīci - rays of the moon, Rudra, the sun, and the moon

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (candra+rudra+arka+indu+marīci)

• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
• rudra – Rudra (a Vedic deity, later associated with Śiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• arka – sun, ray, copper
  noun (masculine)
• indu – moon, drop, soma
  noun (masculine)
• marīci – ray of light, beam, particle of light
  noun (masculine)

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