योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-103, verse-11

मनःसर्वजनक्रीडानृजम्बाललवेष्वतः ।
किमेतद्धि पदार्थेषु रूढं जगति कल्प्यते ॥ ११ ॥

manaḥsarvajanakrīḍānṛjambālalaveṣvataḥ ,
kimetaddhi padārtheṣu rūḍhaṃ jagati kalpyate 11

11. manaḥ sarvajanaka-krīḍā-nṛjambāla-laveṣu ataḥ
kim etat hi padārtheṣu rūḍham jagati kalpyate

11. manaḥ sarvajanaka-krīḍā-nṛjambāla-laveṣu ataḥ hi
etat jagati padārtheṣu kim rūḍham kim kalpyate

11. The mind, being the creator of all, operates within these fragments of human existence (like mud for play). Therefore, what among the phenomena of this world is truly established, and what is merely a conceptual construct?

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (mind, intellect, thought)

• सर्वजनक-क्रीडा-नृजम्बाल-लवेषु (sarvajanaka-krīḍā-nṛjambāla-laveṣu) - in these fragments of human existence that are like playthings (in the fragments of human-mud-play created by all)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, from this)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, whether)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the objects/phenomena) (this, this one)

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

• पदार्थेषु (padārtheṣu) - among phenomena (in objects, in categories, in things)

• रूढम् (rūḍham) - truly established (established, traditional, conventional, grown)

• जगति (jagati) - in this world (in the world, in the universe)

• कल्प्यते (kalpyate) - is merely imagined, is a conceptual construct (is imagined, is constructed, is fabricated)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, intention

Root: man

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सर्वजनक-क्रीडा-नृजम्बाल-लवेषु (sarvajanaka-krīḍā-nṛjambāla-laveṣu) - in these fragments of human existence that are like playthings (in the fragments of human-mud-play created by all)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarvajanaka-krīḍā-nṛjambāla-lava

sarvajanaka-krīḍā-nṛjambāla-lava - fragments of human-mud-play created by all, fragments of human existence that are playthings for all

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvajanaka+krīḍā+nṛjambāla+lava)

• sarvajanaka – creator of all, universal progenitor
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  'sarva' (all) + 'janaka' (creator)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• krīḍā – play, sport, amusement
  noun (feminine)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)
• nṛjambāla – human mud, world of men, human existence
  noun (masculine)
  'nṛ' (man) + 'jambāla' (mud)
• lava – fragment, particle, atom, moment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lū (class 9)

Note: Indicates the context or sphere of action for the mind.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, from this)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?, whether

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the objects/phenomena) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

Note: Refers to the current topic.

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

(indeclinable)

पदार्थेषु (padārtheṣu) - among phenomena (in objects, in categories, in things)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of padārtha

padārtha - object, thing, category, meaning of a word, phenomenon

'pada' (word/step) + 'artha' (meaning/purpose)

Note: Indicates the domain of the question.

रूढम् (rūḍham) - truly established (established, traditional, conventional, grown)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - grown, arisen, fixed, established, traditional, conventional

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ruh' (to grow, ascend).

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'etat'.

जगति (jagati) - in this world (in the world, in the universe)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, animate, people

present active participle

From root 'gam' (to go) + 'śatṛ' suffix, forming a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

कल्प्यते (kalpyate) - is merely imagined, is a conceptual construct (is imagined, is constructed, is fabricated)

(verb)

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

present passive

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, from root 'kḷp'.

Root: kḷp (class 1)

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