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.

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.