योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-14

ततः स जीवशब्दार्थकलनाकुलतां गतः ।
मनो भवति भूतात्मा मननान्मन्थरीभवन् ॥ १४ ॥

tataḥ sa jīvaśabdārthakalanākulatāṃ gataḥ ,
mano bhavati bhūtātmā mananānmantharībhavan 14

14. tataḥ saḥ jīvaśabdārthakalanākulatām gataḥ
manaḥ bhavati bhūtātmā mananāt mantharībhavan

14. tataḥ saḥ jīvaśabdārthakalanākulatām gataḥ
manaḥ mananāt mantharībhavan bhūtātmā bhavati

14. Thereupon, having entered into a state of agitation by the apprehension of the meaning of the term "living being" (jīva), that (Self) becomes the mind (manas), the individual self (bhūtātman), growing sluggish from its continuous cogitation.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - After the Self assumes the state of a jīva. (then, thereupon)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to the Self (ātman) as it enters the state of a living being (jīva). (he, that)

• जीवशब्दार्थकलनाकुलताम् (jīvaśabdārthakalanākulatām) - Describes the state the Self attains when it begins to identify with the concept of a 'living being'. (to the state of being agitated by the apprehension of the meaning of the word 'jīva')

• गतः (gataḥ) - Refers to the Self having attained this state. (having gone, having attained, reached)

• मनः (manaḥ) - The entity that 'becomes' in this verse. (mind, intellect, thought, mental faculty)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - The mind is identified with the individual self that animates beings. (the self of beings, the individual soul)

• मननात् (mananāt) - The cause for the mind becoming sluggish. (from thinking, from cogitation, due to reflection)

• मन्थरीभवन् (mantharībhavan) - Describes the state of the mind (manas) which becomes the individual self (bhūtātman). (becoming slow, becoming sluggish, becoming dull)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - After the Self assumes the state of a jīva. (then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas from idam/tat

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the Self (ātman) as it enters the state of a living being (jīva). (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

जीवशब्दार्थकलनाकुलताम् (jīvaśabdārthakalanākulatām) - Describes the state the Self attains when it begins to identify with the concept of a 'living being'. (to the state of being agitated by the apprehension of the meaning of the word 'jīva')

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīvaśabdārthakalanākulatā

jīvaśabdārthakalanākulatā - the state of agitation caused by the apprehension of the meaning of the word 'jīva'

Compound of several nouns

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+śabda+artha+kalanā+ākulatā)

• jīva – living, alive; a living being, soul, jīva
  noun (masculine)
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• śabda – sound, word, term
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, sense, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• kalanā – apprehension, understanding, computation, comprehension
  noun (feminine)
  From root kal (to calculate, to know)
  Root: kal (class 1)
• ākulatā – agitation, perplexity, distress, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ākula' (agitated) + suffix '-tā'

Note: Object of 'gataḥ'.

गतः (gataḥ) - Refers to the Self having attained this state. (having gone, having attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, attained, come

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Participle functioning as a predicate for 'saḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - The entity that 'becomes' in this verse. (mind, intellect, thought, mental faculty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, desire

's'-stem noun

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - The mind is identified with the individual self that animates beings. (the self of beings, the individual soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtātman

bhūtātman - the individual soul, the self of living beings

Compound: bhūta (being) + ātman (self)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ātman)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (acting as noun)
  From root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
  'an'-stem noun
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'manaḥ'.

मननात् (mananāt) - The cause for the mind becoming sluggish. (from thinking, from cogitation, due to reflection)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of manana

manana - thinking, cogitation, meditation, reflection

Action noun

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause.

मन्थरीभवन् (mantharībhavan) - Describes the state of the mind (manas) which becomes the individual self (bhūtātman). (becoming slow, becoming sluggish, becoming dull)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantharībhavat

mantharībhavat - becoming slow, sluggish, dull, inert

Present Active Participle

From mantharī-bhū (to become slow/sluggish)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhūtātmā'.