योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-16

मानसे सरसि स्वच्छे विचारकमलोत्करः ।
नूनं विकसितो यस्य हिमवानिव भाति सः ॥ १६ ॥

mānase sarasi svacche vicārakamalotkaraḥ ,
nūnaṃ vikasito yasya himavāniva bhāti saḥ 16

16. mānase sarasi svacche vicāra-kamala-utkaraḥ
nūnam vikasitaḥ yasya himavān iva bhāti saḥ

16. yasya mānase svacche sarasi vicāra-kamala-utkaraḥ
nūnam vikasitaḥ saḥ himavān iva bhāti

16. He whose cluster of discernment-lotuses (vicāra-kamala) has truly blossomed in the pure lake of his mind (manas), he shines like the Himalaya.

16. מי שאשכול לוטוסי החקירה פורח באגם הצלול של רוחו, קורן ויציב כמו הר הֶהִימָאווָאן.

Words meanings summery:

• मानसे (mānase) - in the (lake of the) mind (in the mind, in the mental, related to the mind)

• सरसि (sarasi) - in the lake (of the mind) (in the lake, in the pond)

• स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the clean, in the pure, in the clear

• विचार-कमल-उत्करः (vicāra-kamala-utkaraḥ) - a cluster of discernment-lotuses, a multitude of lotuses of discernment

• नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, certainly, truly

• विकसितः (vikasitaḥ) - truly blossomed (blossomed, opened, developed)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalaya mountain range (having snow, snowy mountain, the Himalaya)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

Words meanings and morphology

मानसे (mānase) - in the (lake of the) mind (in the mind, in the mental, related to the mind)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, pertaining to the mind (manas), mind-born

Note: Adjective modifying 'sarasi'.

सरसि (sarasi) - in the lake (of the mind) (in the lake, in the pond)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the clean, in the pure, in the clear

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - clean, pure, clear, transparent

Note: Adjective modifying 'sarasi'.

विचार-कमल-उत्करः (vicāra-kamala-utkaraḥ) - a cluster of discernment-lotuses, a multitude of lotuses of discernment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra-kamala-utkara

vicāra-kamala-utkara - cluster of discernment-lotuses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vicāra+kamala+utkara)

• vicāra – discernment, reflection, deliberation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root car with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• kamala – lotus, lotus flower
  noun (neuter)
• utkara – heap, multitude, collection, cluster
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Subject of 'vikasitaḥ'.

नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

विकसितः (vikasitaḥ) - truly blossomed (blossomed, opened, developed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikasita

vikasita - blossomed, opened, expanded, developed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √kas with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: kas (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vicāra-kamala-utkaraḥ'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Connects to 'saḥ' later in the verse.

हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalaya mountain range (having snow, snowy mountain, the Himalaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himalaya, snowy mountain, snowy

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a simile.

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, looks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, P-root

Root: bhā (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person described by 'yasya'.

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