योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-97, verse-2
भ्रमस्य चातिदृश्यत्वाददृश्यत्वान्महाचितेः ।
मदशक्तिवदात्मेति सत्यतास्यापि युज्यते ॥ २ ॥
मदशक्तिवदात्मेति सत्यतास्यापि युज्यते ॥ २ ॥
bhramasya cātidṛśyatvādadṛśyatvānmahāciteḥ ,
madaśaktivadātmeti satyatāsyāpi yujyate 2
madaśaktivadātmeti satyatāsyāpi yujyate 2
2.
bhramasya ca atidṛśyatvāt adṛśyatvāt mahāciteḥ |
madaśaktivāt ātma iti satyatā asya api yujyate ||
madaśaktivāt ātma iti satyatā asya api yujyate ||
2.
bhramasya ca atidṛśyatvāt mahāciteḥ adṛśyatvāt
madaśaktivāt ātma iti asya api satyatā yujyate
madaśaktivāt ātma iti asya api satyatā yujyate
2.
Due to the extreme perceptibility of illusion (bhrama) and the imperceptibility of the supreme consciousness (mahācit), the reality of this [illusion] is also considered valid, as if it were the self (ātman), much like the power of intoxication (madaśakti).
Words meanings summery:
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- भ्रमस्य (bhramasya) - of the illusion (of the world) (of illusion, of error, of delusion)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अतिदृश्यत्वात् (atidṛśyatvāt) - due to being extremely manifest/perceptible (due to extreme perceptibility, due to being very visible)
- अदृश्यत्वात् (adṛśyatvāt) - due to being imperceptible/unmanifest (due to imperceptibility, due to invisibility)
- महाचितेः (mahāciteḥ) - of the supreme consciousness (mahācit) (of the great consciousness, of the supreme thought)
- मदशक्तिवात् (madaśaktivāt) - like the power that causes intoxication (madaśakti) (like the power of intoxication, like an intoxicating force)
- आत्म (ātma) - the self (ātman), the ultimate reality (self, soul, essence)
- इति (iti) - indicating 'as if', 'as being' (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation/reason)
- सत्यता (satyatā) - the reality (reality, truth, true nature)
- अस्य (asya) - of this (illusion, bhrama) (of this, of him, of it)
- अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)
- युज्यते (yujyate) - is considered valid, is established (is joined, is fit, is proper, is established)
Words meanings and morphology
भ्रमस्य (bhramasya) - of the illusion (of the world) (of illusion, of error, of delusion)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrama
bhrama - illusion, error, delusion, wandering
Root: bhram (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अतिदृश्यत्वात् (atidṛśyatvāt) - due to being extremely manifest/perceptible (due to extreme perceptibility, due to being very visible)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of atidṛśyatva
atidṛśyatva - extreme perceptibility, excessive visibility
Derived from ati + dṛśya + -tva (abstract noun suffix)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+dṛśya)
- ati – over, beyond, very, excessively
indeclinable - dṛśya – visible, perceptible, to be seen, an object of sight
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Root dṛś with suffix -ya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अदृश्यत्वात् (adṛśyatvāt) - due to being imperceptible/unmanifest (due to imperceptibility, due to invisibility)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of adṛśyatva
adṛśyatva - imperceptibility, invisibility
Derived from a- (negation) + dṛśya + -tva (abstract noun suffix)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - dṛśya – visible, perceptible, to be seen
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Root dṛś with suffix -ya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
महाचितेः (mahāciteḥ) - of the supreme consciousness (mahācit) (of the great consciousness, of the supreme thought)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of mahācit
mahācit - great consciousness, supreme intelligence
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+cit)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence, spirit
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1)
मदशक्तिवात् (madaśaktivāt) - like the power that causes intoxication (madaśakti) (like the power of intoxication, like an intoxicating force)
(indeclinable)
Derived from madaśakti (noun) + -vat (suffix for 'like, similar to')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madaśakti+vat)
- madaśakti – power of intoxication, intoxicating power
noun (feminine) - vat – like, as, similar to
indeclinable
Suffix -vat indicating similarity
Note: The -vat suffix makes the whole compound an indeclinable adverb.
आत्म (ātma) - the self (ātman), the ultimate reality (self, soul, essence)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, individual soul, supreme soul, essence, nature
Note: Shortened form of ātman used in compounds or for metrical reasons; here it functions as the nominative singular.
इति (iti) - indicating 'as if', 'as being' (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation/reason)
(indeclinable)
सत्यता (satyatā) - the reality (reality, truth, true nature)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of satyatā
satyatā - truth, reality, fact, genuineness
Derived from satya + -tā (abstract noun suffix)
अस्य (asya) - of this (illusion, bhrama) (of this, of him, of it)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
Note: Refers to bhrama (illusion) which is masculine.
अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
युज्यते (yujyate) - is considered valid, is established (is joined, is fit, is proper, is established)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yuj
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Passive construction, 'it is fit/established'.