योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-36

आत्मानमीक्षते चेतः स्वविनाशाय केवलम् ।
नहि जानाति दुर्बुद्धिर्विनाशं प्रत्युपस्थितम् ॥ ३६ ॥

ātmānamīkṣate cetaḥ svavināśāya kevalam ,
nahi jānāti durbuddhirvināśaṃ pratyupasthitam 36

36. ātmānam īkṣate cetaḥ svavināśāya kevalam na
hi jānāti durbuddhiḥ vināśam prati-upasthitam

36. cetaḥ kevalam svavināśāya ātmānam īkṣate hi
durbuddhiḥ prati-upasthitam vināśam na jānāti

36. The mind (cetas) perceives itself only for its own destruction. Indeed, the foolish intellect (durbuddhi) does not know the destruction that is close at hand.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - itself (the mind's own self) (self, soul)

• ईक्षते (īkṣate) - perceives (sees, beholds, perceives)

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - the mind (cetas) (mind, consciousness, intellect)

• स्वविनाशाय (svavināśāya) - for its own destruction (for self-destruction, for one's own ruin)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only (merely, only, exclusively)

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows (knows, understands)

• दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - the foolish intellect (durbuddhi) (foolish, ignorant, dull-witted (person/mind))

• विनाशम् (vināśam) - the destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

• प्रति-उपस्थितम् (prati-upasthitam) - close at hand (impending, present, near)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - itself (the mind's own self) (self, soul)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

ईक्षते (īkṣate) - perceives (sees, beholds, perceives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of īkṣ

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, P-P.

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - the mind (cetas) (mind, consciousness, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

स्वविनाशाय (svavināśāya) - for its own destruction (for self-destruction, for one's own ruin)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of svavināśa

svavināśa - self-destruction, one's own ruin

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+vināśa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• vināśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `vi-` + `√naś` (to perish) with suffix `ghañ`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

केवलम् (kevalam) - only (merely, only, exclusively)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

जानाति (jānāti) - knows (knows, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

Present Active Indicative

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

Root: jñā (class 9)

दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - the foolish intellect (durbuddhi) (foolish, ignorant, dull-witted (person/mind))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbuddhi

durbuddhi - bad intellect, folly, foolish person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+buddhi)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'bad', 'difficult', 'evil'.
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from `√budh` (to awaken, know) with suffix `ti`.
  Root: budh (class 1)

विनाशम् (vināśam) - the destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss

Derived from `vi-` + `√naś` (to perish) with suffix `ghañ`.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

प्रति-उपस्थितम् (prati-upasthitam) - close at hand (impending, present, near)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prati-upasthita

prati-upasthita - present, arrived, impending, imminent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `prati-` + `upa-` + `√sthā` (to stand) with suffix `kta`.

Prefixes: prati+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

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