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).'

1. וַסִישְׁטְהָ (המורה הרוחני) אמר: הקשב כעת, ואספר לך מעשה נפלא המראה כיצד כל אחיזת העיניים הקסומה של העולם תלויה לחלוטין בחשיבה.

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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