योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अत्र ते श्रृणु वक्ष्यामि वृत्तान्तमिममुत्तमम् ।
जागतीहेन्द्रजालश्रीश्चित्तायत्ता यथा स्थिता ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atra te śrṛṇu vakṣyāmi vṛttāntamimamuttamam ,
jāgatīhendrajālaśrīścittāyattā yathā sthitā 1

1. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca atra te śṛṇu vakṣyāmi vṛttāntam idam
uttamam jāgatī ha indrajāla-śrīḥ citta-āyattā yathā sthitā

1. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca.
atra te uttamam idam vṛttāntam vakṣyāmi,
śṛṇu.
yathā jāgatī ha indrajāla-śrīḥ citta-āyattā sthitā (iti)

1. Sage Vasiṣṭha said: 'Listen, I shall now relate to you this excellent account (vṛttānta) of how the wondrous splendor of the world's magic (indrajāla) is completely dependent on the mind (citta).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• ते (te) - to you (singular, informal)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

• वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - account, narrative, story, news

• इदम् (idam) - this

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

• जागती (jāgatī) - worldly, related to the world

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily

• इन्द्रजाल-श्रीः (indrajāla-śrīḥ) - the wondrous illusion of the world (splendor/glory of magic/illusion)

• चित्त-आयत्ता (citta-āyattā) - dependent on the mind

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, just as

• स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, existing, stands, firm

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound of 'śrī' (auspicious, glorious) and 'vasiṣṭha' (name of a sage).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, revered
  noun/adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Name of a Vedic sage, most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative form of 'vasu' (good).
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense (lit).

Strong form of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'idam' with suffix '-tra'.

ते (te) - to you (singular, informal)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of the 2nd person pronoun.

Note: Dative case, 'to you'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative mood.

2nd person singular, active voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future tense.

1st person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - account, narrative, story, news

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛttānta

vṛttānta - account, narrative, story, news, event, incident

Compound of 'vṛtta' (occurred) and 'anta' (end, summary).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vṛtta+anta)

• vṛtta – happened, occurred, existed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛt' (to be, exist, happen).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion, summary
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vakṣyāmi'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Modifies 'vṛttāntam'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

Superlative form of 'ud' (up) or 'ut'.

Note: Modifies 'vṛttāntam'.

जागती (jāgatī) - worldly, related to the world

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāgatī

jāgatī - worldly, terrestrial, pertaining to the world

Feminine form of 'jāgata' (from 'jagat').

Note: Modifies 'indrajāla-śrīḥ'.

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

इन्द्रजाल-श्रीः (indrajāla-śrīḥ) - the wondrous illusion of the world (splendor/glory of magic/illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of indrajāla-śrī

indrajāla-śrī - glory of illusion, splendor of magic, magical illusion

Compound of 'indrajāla' (magic) and 'śrī' (splendor).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (indrajāla+śrī)

• indrajāla – Indra's net, magic, illusion, deception
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'indra' (name of a deity) and 'jāla' (net, web).
• śrī – glory, splendor, beauty, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Subject of the subordinate clause.

चित्त-आयत्ता (citta-āyattā) - dependent on the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citta-āyatta

citta-āyatta - dependent on the mind, controlled by the mind

Compound of 'citta' (mind) and 'āyatta' (dependent).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (citta+āyatta)

• citta – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from 'cit'), then noun.
  From root 'cit' (to perceive).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• āyatta – dependent on, subservient to, controlled by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yam' (to control) with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'indrajāla-śrīḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - how, as, just as

(indeclinable)

स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, existing, stands, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Verb of the subordinate clause.

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