Tattvabodha 4.1

Tattvabodha - Verse 4.1

Sanskrit

जाग्रदवस्था का ? श्रोत्रादिज्ञानेन्द्रियैः शब्दादिविषयैश्च ज्ञायते इति यत् सा जाग्रदावस्था । स्थूल शरीराभिमानी आत्मा विश्व इत्युच्यते ।

Transliteration

jāgradavasthā kā ? śrotrādijñānendriyaiḥ śabdādiviṣayaiśca jñāyate iti yat sā jāgradāvasthā . sthūla śarīrābhimānī ātmā viśva ityucyate .

Translation

What is the waking state? That state in which objects (such as sound) are perceived through the sense organs (such as the ears) is the waking state. The Atman, identifying with the gross body, is called Vishwa.

Word-for-Word

jāgrad-avasthā (waking state) kā (what is?); śrotra-ādi-jñānendriyaiḥ (by sense organs like the ears etc.) śabda-ādi-viṣayaiḥ-ca (and by objects like sound etc.) jñāyate (is known/perceived) iti yat (that which); sā (that is) jāgrad-avasthā (the waking state). sthūla-śarīra-abhimānī (one who identifies with the gross body) ātmā (the Atman) viśvaḥ (Vishwa) iti ucyate (is called).

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