योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-26

चित्तादिमानि सुखदुःखशतानि नूनमभ्यागतान्यगवरादिव काननानि ।
तस्मिन्विवेकवशतस्तनुतां प्रयाते मन्ये मुने निपुणमेव गलन्ति तानि ॥ २६ ॥

cittādimāni sukhaduḥkhaśatāni nūnamabhyāgatānyagavarādiva kānanāni ,
tasminvivekavaśatastanutāṃ prayāte manye mune nipuṇameva galanti tāni 26

26. cittāt imāni sukhaduḥkhaśatāni nūnam
abhyāgatāni agavarāt iva kānanāni
tasmin vivekavaśataḥ tanutām prayāte
manye mune nipuṇam eva galanti tāni

26. O sage, these hundreds of joys and sorrows surely arise from the mind (citta), just as forests emerge from a great mountain (agavara). I believe that when that (mind) has diminished due to the influence of discernment (viveka), these (joys and sorrows) completely disappear.

26. הוֹ מֻנִי (חכם פרוש), מתוך החשיבה נובעות מאות שמחות וסבלים, כמו יערות המשתרעים על הר אדיר. אני מאמין כי כאשר החשיבה נחלשת ונמוגה מתוך אבחנה רוחנית, כל אלה נושרים ונעלמים כליל.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तात् (cittāt) - from the mind

• इमानि (imāni) - these

• सुखदुःखशतानि (sukhaduḥkhaśatāni) - hundreds of joys and sorrows

• नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, surely, certainly

• अभ्यागतानि (abhyāgatāni) - arrived, come forth

• अगवरात् (agavarāt) - from the best of mountains, from a great mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• काननानि (kānanāni) - forests, woods

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (mind) (in that, when that)

• विवेकवशतः (vivekavaśataḥ) - due to the power of discernment, by means of discrimination

• तनुताम् (tanutām) - to a state of thinness, diminishment, slightness

• प्रयाते (prayāte) - having gone, having attained (a state of)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillfully, completely, adeptly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• गलन्ति (galanti) - they melt away, disappear, fall

• तानि (tāni) - they (referring to joys and sorrows) (they)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तात् (cittāt) - from the mind

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Past Passive Participle

from root cit + suff. ta, used as noun

Root: cit (class 1)

इमानि (imāni) - these

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of idam

idam - this

Note: agrees with 'sukhaduḥkhaśatāni'

सुखदुःखशतानि (sukhaduḥkhaśatāni) - hundreds of joys and sorrows

(noun)

neuter, plural of sukhaduḥkhaśata

sukhaduḥkhaśata - hundreds of joys and sorrows

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (sukha+duḥkha+śata)

• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

अभ्यागतानि (abhyāgatāni) - arrived, come forth

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of abhyāgata

abhyāgata - arrived, come, approached, met with

Past Passive Participle

from abhi-ā- (upasargas) + root gam + suff. ta

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: agrees with 'sukhaduḥkhaśatāni'

अगवरात् (agavarāt) - from the best of mountains, from a great mountain

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of agavara

agavara - best of mountains, great mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (aga+vara)

• aga – mountain, tree
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

काननानि (kānanāni) - forests, woods

(noun)

neuter, plural of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (mind) (in that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to 'cittaṃ'; forms a locative absolute construction

विवेकवशतः (vivekavaśataḥ) - due to the power of discernment, by means of discrimination

(indeclinable)

from vivekavaśa + suff. tas (forming an adverb)

Compound type : tatpurusha (viveka+vaśa)

• viveka – discernment, discrimination, right judgment
  noun (masculine)
  from vi- (upasarga) + root vic + suff. ka
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• vaśa – power, control, influence, will
  noun (masculine)

तनुताम् (tanutām) - to a state of thinness, diminishment, slightness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanutā

tanutā - thinness, slightness, diminishment, smallness

from tanu + suff. tā

प्रयाते (prayāte) - having gone, having attained (a state of)

(participle)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

from pra- (upasarga) + root yā + suff. ta

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: locative absolute

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative, silent one

निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillfully, completely, adeptly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage, acting on 'galanti'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

गलन्ति (galanti) - they melt away, disappear, fall

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of gal

Root: gal (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - they (referring to joys and sorrows) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: refers to 'sukhaduḥkhaśatāni'

Previous Verse Next Verse