योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-103, verse-17

जलमेव यथाम्भोधिरौष्ण्यमेव यथानलः ।
तथा विविधसंरम्भः संसारश्चित्तमेव वा ॥ १७ ॥

jalameva yathāmbhodhirauṣṇyameva yathānalaḥ ,
tathā vividhasaṃrambhaḥ saṃsāraścittameva vā 17

17. jalam eva yathā ambhodhiḥ auṣṇyam eva yathā analaḥ
tathā vividhasaṃrambhaḥ saṃsāraḥ cittam eva vā

17. yathā ambhodhiḥ jalam eva yathā analaḥ auṣṇyam eva
tathā vividhasaṃrambhaḥ saṃsāraḥ (ca) cittam eva vā

17. Just as the ocean is indeed water (jalam), and fire (anala) is indeed heat, so too are the various commotions and the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) nothing but the mind (citta) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• जलम् (jalam) - the elemental substance of water (water, fluid)

• एव (eva) - indeed, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• अम्भोधिः (ambhodhiḥ) - the vast expanse of the ocean (ocean, sea (lit. 'water holder'))

• औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - the inherent quality of being hot (heat, warmth, hotness)

• एव (eva) - indeed, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• अनलः (analaḥ) - the element fire (fire (lit. 'not wind', or 'without stop'))

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (so, thus, in that manner)

• विविधसंरम्भः (vividhasaṁrambhaḥ) - the numerous disturbances and activities of the world (various commotions, manifold agitations, diverse activities)

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - the subjective consciousness (mind, consciousness, thought)

• एव (eva) - indeed, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• वा (vā) - or rather (for emphasis, 'it is indeed') (or, either)

Words meanings and morphology

जलम् (jalam) - the elemental substance of water (water, fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water, any fluid

Root: jal

एव (eva) - indeed, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to tathā.

अम्भोधिः (ambhodhiḥ) - the vast expanse of the ocean (ocean, sea (lit. 'water holder'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambhodhi

ambhodhi - ocean, sea

Compound of ambhas (water) + dhā (to hold) with i suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambhas+dhā)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhā – holder, container
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā (to place, hold) with i suffix.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: visarga form of ambhodhi.

औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - the inherent quality of being hot (heat, warmth, hotness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of auṣṇya

auṣṇya - heat, warmth, hotness

Formed from uṣṇa (hot) with aṇ suffix.

एव (eva) - indeed, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to tathā.

अनलः (analaḥ) - the element fire (fire (lit. 'not wind', or 'without stop'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, god of fire, gastric fire

From anal (to breathe, live), or an (not) + ila (wind).

Root: anal

Note: visarga form of anala.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to yathā.

विविधसंरम्भः (vividhasaṁrambhaḥ) - the numerous disturbances and activities of the world (various commotions, manifold agitations, diverse activities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vividhasaṃrambha

vividhasaṁrambha - various commotions, diverse agitations, manifold endeavors

Tatpuruṣa compound of vividha (various) and saṃrambha (commotion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vividha+saṃrambha)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds
  adjective (masculine)
  From vi + vidha (mode, kind).
  Prefix: vi
• saṃrambha – agitation, commotion, intense activity, zeal, anger
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + root rabh (to seize, begin with vehemence).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: visarga form of vividhasaṃrambha.

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cyclic existence, transmigration, world, mundane life (saṃsāra)

From sam + root sṛ (to flow, move).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: visarga form of saṃsāra.

चित्तम् (cittam) - the subjective consciousness (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle

From root cit (to perceive, observe), also functions as a noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, nothing but (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वा (vā) - or rather (for emphasis, 'it is indeed') (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Disjunctive particle.

Note: Used here for emphasis.

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