योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-10

मोहैककारणं जन्तोर्मनसो वासनोल्वणा ।
उत्खातव्या प्रयत्नेन मूलोच्छेदेन सैव च ॥ १० ॥

mohaikakāraṇaṃ jantormanaso vāsanolvaṇā ,
utkhātavyā prayatnena mūlocchedena saiva ca 10

10. mohaikakāraṇam jantoḥ manasaḥ vāsanā ulvaṇā
utkhātavyā prayatnena mūlocchedena sā eva ca

10. jantoḥ manasaḥ ulvaṇā vāsanā mohaikakāraṇam (asti)
sā eva ca prayatnena mūlocchedena utkhātavyā (asti)

10. The intense latent impressions (vāsanā) of the mind are the sole cause of a living being's delusion (moha). Therefore, that very (vāsanā) must be uprooted with great effort, by completely destroying its roots.

Words meanings summery:

• मोहैककारणम् (mohaikakāraṇam) - the sole cause of delusion, the single cause of illusion.

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature.

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind.

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, desire, inclination, longing, mental trace.

• उल्वणा (ulvaṇā) - intense, strong, excessive, prominent, violent.

• उत्खातव्या (utkhātavyā) - should be uprooted, ought to be eradicated.

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort, with exertion, diligently.

• मूलोच्छेदेन (mūlocchedena) - by uprooting, by destroying the root, by complete eradication.

• सा (sā) - Refers to vāsanā. (that (feminine).)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes sā (that very). (indeed, only, very, just.)

• च (ca) - and, also.

Words meanings and morphology

मोहैककारणम् (mohaikakāraṇam) - the sole cause of delusion, the single cause of illusion.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mohaikakāraṇa

mohaikakāraṇa - the sole cause of delusion/illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+eka+kāraṇa)

• moha – delusion, illusion, infatuation (moha)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• eka – one, sole, single, alone
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument, motive
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ + ana suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative.

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human being

Root: jan (class 4)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind.

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, desire, inclination, longing, mental trace.

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, desire, inclination, longing, mental trace (vāsanā)

Derived from root vas (to dwell, to perfume) with suffix -anā.

Root: vas (class 1)

उल्वणा (ulvaṇā) - intense, strong, excessive, prominent, violent.

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ulvaṇa

ulvaṇa - intense, strong, excessive, prominent, violent

Derived from ulba (womb, placenta) with suffix -ṇa.

उत्खातव्या (utkhātavyā) - should be uprooted, ought to be eradicated.

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utkhātavya

utkhātavya - to be uprooted, to be eradicated

Gerundive

Formed from ut-khan + tavya suffix.

Prefix: ut

Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vāsanā.

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort, with exertion, diligently.

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, diligence

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

मूलोच्छेदेन (mūlocchedena) - by uprooting, by destroying the root, by complete eradication.

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūloccheda

mūloccheda - uprooting, complete eradication, destruction of the root

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūla+uccheda)

• mūla – root, foundation, origin
  noun (neuter)
• uccheda – cutting off, destruction, eradication
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ut-chid + a suffix.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: chid (class 7)

सा (sā) - Refers to vāsanā. (that (feminine).)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

एव (eva) - Emphasizes sā (that very). (indeed, only, very, just.)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also.

(indeclinable)

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