निरावरणमेवेदं ज्ञस्याकाशमनन्तकम् । किञ्चित् स्वचित्तेनोन्नीतं स्पन्दयुक्त्येव मारुतः ॥ ११ ॥
nirāvaraṇamēvēdaṁ jñasyākāśamanantakam | kiñcit svacittēnōnnītaṁ spandayuktyēva mārutaḥ || 11 ||
Translation
This is just the endless space of the knower, without covering; a little of it was raised up by their own mind, as wind is by the motion of stirring.
Word by word
- nirāvaraṇam
- without covering
- ēva
- just
- idaṁ
- this
- jñasya
- of the knower
- ākāśam
- space
- anantakam
- endless
- kiñcit
- a little
- sva
- own
- cittēna
- by their mind
- unnītaṁ
- was raised up
- spanda
- of stirring
- yuktyā
- by the motion
- iva
- as
- mārutaḥ
- wind
Meaning
Another commentary: their minds imagined the infinite space of awareness as a world-egg, as wind is space set slightly in motion.