योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-27

मनोयन्त्रस्य चलने कारणं वेदनं विदुः ।
प्रणालीदारुमेषस्य रज्जुरन्तर्गता यथा ॥ २७ ॥

manoyantrasya calane kāraṇaṃ vedanaṃ viduḥ ,
praṇālīdārumeṣasya rajjurantargatā yathā 27

27. manas-yantrasya calane kāraṇam vedanam viduḥ
praṇālī-dāru-meṣasya rajjuḥ antargatā yathā

27. praṇālī-dāru-meṣasya antargatā rajjuḥ yathā (tathā)
manas-yantrasya calane vedanam kāraṇam viduḥ

27. They know that experience (vedana) is the cause for the movement of the mind-machine, just as a hidden rope is for the wooden ram within a channel.

Words meanings summery:

• मनस्-यन्त्रस्य (manas-yantrasya) - of the mind-machine

• चलने (calane) - in the movement, in the shaking, in the functioning

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause, the reason

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - the experience, the sensation, the feeling

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• प्रणाली-दारु-मेषस्य (praṇālī-dāru-meṣasya) - of the wooden ram in the channel/watercourse

• रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - a rope, a string

• अन्तर्गता (antargatā) - hidden within, gone inside, internal

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

मनस्-यन्त्रस्य (manas-yantrasya) - of the mind-machine

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas-yantra

manas-yantra - mind-machine, mental mechanism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+yantra)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)

चलने (calane) - in the movement, in the shaking, in the functioning

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of calana

calana - movement, agitation, shaking, functioning

Verbal noun from root 'cal'

Root: cal (class 1)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause, the reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Derived noun from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वेदनम् (vedanam) - the experience, the sensation, the feeling

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - sensation, feeling, perception, experience, knowing

Verbal noun from root 'vid'

Root: vid (class 2)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

प्रणाली-दारु-मेषस्य (praṇālī-dāru-meṣasya) - of the wooden ram in the channel/watercourse

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of praṇālī-dāru-meṣa

praṇālī-dāru-meṣa - a wooden ram in a channel/water-course (a type of water device)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praṇālī+dāru+meṣa)

• praṇālī – channel, watercourse, conduit
  noun (feminine)
• dāru – wood, timber
  noun (neuter)
• meṣa – ram, a wooden figure or device (often used in water mechanics)
  noun (masculine)

रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - a rope, a string

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, string, cord

अन्तर्गता (antargatā) - hidden within, gone inside, internal

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antargata

antargata - gone inside, contained within, hidden, internal

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'gam' with prefix 'antar'

Prefix: antar

Root: gam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

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