योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-14

हृदये संविदाकाशे विश्रान्तेऽनुभवात्मनि ।
वस्तुन्यनर्थं यः प्राह बोधचञ्चुः स उच्यते ॥ १४ ॥

hṛdaye saṃvidākāśe viśrānte'nubhavātmani ,
vastunyanarthaṃ yaḥ prāha bodhacañcuḥ sa ucyate 14

14. hṛdaye saṃvidākāśe viśrānte anubhavātmani
vastuni anartham yaḥ prāha bodhacañcuḥ saḥ ucyate

14. yaḥ hṛdaye saṃvidākāśe viśrānte anubhavātmani
vastuni anartham prāha saḥ bodhacañcuḥ ucyate

14. One who declares meaninglessness (anartha) in that Reality (vastu) which reposes as the very nature (ātman) of experience within the heart, in the expanse of consciousness, is called one whose intellect (bodha) is restless.

Words meanings summery:

• हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart (in the heart, in the mind, in the center)

• संविदाकाशे (saṁvidākāśe) - in the expanse of consciousness (in the space of consciousness, in the ether of knowledge)

• विश्रान्ते (viśrānte) - resting, reposing (resting, reposing, tranquil)

• अनुभवात्मनि (anubhavātmani) - in the very nature (ātman) of experience (in the self of experience, in the nature of perception)

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in the ultimate Reality (vastu) (in the thing, in the object, in the reality, in the substance)

• अनर्थम् (anartham) - meaninglessness (anartha) (useless, meaningless, worthless, evil, calamity)

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

• प्राह (prāha) - he declares (he said, he declared, he spoke)

• बोधचञ्चुः (bodhacañcuḥ) - one whose intellect (bodha) is restless (one whose intellect is restless/fickle)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (he/she/it is said, is called, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart (in the heart, in the mind, in the center)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, center, core

संविदाकाशे (saṁvidākāśe) - in the expanse of consciousness (in the space of consciousness, in the ether of knowledge)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃvidākāśa

saṁvidākāśa - the space/ether of consciousness

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+ākāśa)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, agreement
  noun (feminine)
  From `sam-vid` (to know, perceive).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ākāśa – ether, space, sky, atmosphere
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kāś (class 1)

विश्रान्ते (viśrānte) - resting, reposing (resting, reposing, tranquil)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, reposed, tranquil, ceased, paused

Past Passive Participle

From root `śram` (to rest, cease) with `vi-`.

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 1)

अनुभवात्मनि (anubhavātmani) - in the very nature (ātman) of experience (in the self of experience, in the nature of perception)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anubhavātman

anubhavātman - the self of experience, the nature of perception

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (anubhava+ātman)

• anubhava – experience, perception, understanding, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From `anu-bhū` (to perceive, experience).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the ultimate self/nature of experience.

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in the ultimate Reality (vastu) (in the thing, in the object, in the reality, in the substance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, essence, reality, wealth

From root `vas` (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

अनर्थम् (anartham) - meaninglessness (anartha) (useless, meaningless, worthless, evil, calamity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anartha

anartha - without purpose, useless, meaningless, worthless, misfortune, calamity, evil

Negative prefix `a-` + `artha`.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, goal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `prāha`.

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Subject of `prāha`.

प्राह (prāha) - he declares (he said, he declared, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-ah

Perfect active indicative

Perfect form of root `ah` (to say), prefixed with `pra-`. `ah` root is defective, often replaced by `brū` or `vac` in other tenses.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

बोधचञ्चुः (bodhacañcuḥ) - one whose intellect (bodha) is restless (one whose intellect is restless/fickle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodhacañcu

bodhacañcu - whose intellect (bodha) is restless or fickle (cañcu, literally 'beak' or 'restless movement')

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bodha+cañcu)

• bodha – perception, understanding, knowledge, intellect, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  From root `budh` (to know, perceive).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• cañcu – beak, bill; quick, restless, fickle, active
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicative nominative with `ucyate`.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to `yaḥ`.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (he/she/it is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present passive indicative

From root `vac` (to speak), 3rd person singular passive, atmanepada.

Root: vac (class 2)

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