योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-12

ज्ञस्येव विततं चेतो मूर्खस्येव रुषाऽजवम् ।
अदृष्टजनसंसर्गमजाततृणपल्लवम् ॥ १२ ॥

jñasyeva vitataṃ ceto mūrkhasyeva ruṣā'javam ,
adṛṣṭajanasaṃsargamajātatṛṇapallavam 12

12. jñasya iva vitatam cetaḥ mūrkhasya iva ruṣā
ajavam adṛṣṭa-jana-saṃsargam ajāta-tṛṇa-pallavam

12. jñasya iva vitatam cetaḥ mūrkhasya iva ruṣā
ajavam adṛṣṭa-jana-saṃsargam ajāta-tṛṇa-pallavam

12. It was like the expansive mind of a wise person, and like the mind of a fool, agitated by anger. It was untouched by human contact, where no grass or sprouts had grown.

12. הוא היה נרחב כמו תודעתו של חכם, מקובע כמו כעסו של כסיל, נקי ממגע אדם ולא צמחו בו אפילו עשב או נבט.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of a knower, of a wise person

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• विततम् (vitatam) - expanded, vast, spread out

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• मूर्खस्य (mūrkhasya) - of a fool

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• रुषा (ruṣā) - by anger, with anger

• अजवम् (ajavam) - uncontrolled by anger (swift, not slow, uncontrolled)

• अदृष्ट-जन-संसर्गम् (adṛṣṭa-jana-saṁsargam) - untouched by human contact

• अजात-तृण-पल्लवम् (ajāta-tṛṇa-pallavam) - where no grass or sprouts have grown

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of a knower, of a wise person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knower, wise, intelligent, learned

Root: jñā (class 9)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

विततम् (vitatam) - expanded, vast, spread out

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vitata

vitata - expanded, vast, spread, extended, diffused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch, extend) with prefix 'vi' (apart, extensively).

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'cetaḥ'.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart, intelligence

Root: cit (class 1)

मूर्खस्य (mūrkhasya) - of a fool

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mūrka

mūrka - fool, ignorant person, idiotic, stupid

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

रुषा (ruṣā) - by anger, with anger

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ruṣ

ruṣ - anger, wrath, rage

अजवम् (ajavam) - uncontrolled by anger (swift, not slow, uncontrolled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajava

ajava - swift, quick, not slow, uncontrolled, not moving slowly

Negative compound (Nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'java' (speed, swiftness).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+java)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• java – speed, swiftness, quickness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ju (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cetaḥ' understood from context.

अदृष्ट-जन-संसर्गम् (adṛṣṭa-jana-saṁsargam) - untouched by human contact

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adṛṣṭa-jana-saṃsarga

adṛṣṭa-jana-saṁsarga - where no human contact is seen, unfrequented by people, unseen by human association

Bahuvrihi compound: 'adṛṣṭa' (unseen) + 'jana' (people) + 'saṃsarga' (contact).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adṛṣṭa+jana+saṃsarga)

• adṛṣṭa – unseen, unobserved, unknown
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with negative prefix 'a'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• jana – person, people, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 1)
• saṃsarga – contact, association, connection, intercourse
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to the place described in previous verses.

अजात-तृण-पल्लवम् (ajāta-tṛṇa-pallavam) - where no grass or sprouts have grown

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajāta-tṛṇa-pallava

ajāta-tṛṇa-pallava - where grass and sprouts have not grown, barren of vegetation, without any born grass or shoots

Bahuvrihi compound: 'ajāta' (not grown) + 'tṛṇa' (grass) + 'pallava' (sprout).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ajāta+tṛṇa+pallava)

• ajāta – not born, not produced, not grown, unborn
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born, produce) with negative prefix 'a'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: jan (class 4)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• pallava – sprout, young leaf, shoot, new branch
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the place described in previous verses.

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