योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-18

मनः पश्य भवत्यक्षि श्रृण्वच्छ्रवणतां गतम् ।
त्वग्भावं स्पर्शनादेति घ्राणतामेति जिघ्रणात् ॥ १८ ॥

manaḥ paśya bhavatyakṣi śrṛṇvacchravaṇatāṃ gatam ,
tvagbhāvaṃ sparśanādeti ghrāṇatāmeti jighraṇāt 18

18. manaḥ paśya bhavati akṣi śṛṇvat śravaṇatām gatam |
tvak bhāvam sparśanāt eti ghrāṇatām eti jighraṇāt

18. manaḥ paśya akṣi bhavati śṛṇvat śravaṇatām gatam
tvak sparśanāt bhāvam eti jighraṇāt ghrāṇatām eti

18. The mind (manas), when it sees, becomes the eye; when it hears, it attains the state of hearing (the ear). Through the act of touching, it reaches the state of the skin (the sense of touch); and through smelling, it attains the state of the nose (the sense of smell).

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, intention

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, perceive (imperative)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens

• अक्षि (akṣi) - eye, sight

• शृण्वत् (śṛṇvat) - hearing, listening (present active participle)

• श्रवणताम् (śravaṇatām) - the state of becoming the ear (sense of hearing) (the state of hearing, ear-ness)

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached

• त्वक् (tvak) - the sense of touch (skin) (skin, hide, bark, sense of touch)

• भावम् (bhāvam) - state, condition, nature, feeling

• स्पर्शनात् (sparśanāt) - from touching, by means of touch

• एति (eti) - goes, comes, attains

• घ्राणताम् (ghrāṇatām) - the state of becoming the nose (sense of smell) (the state of smelling, nose-ness)

• एति (eti) - goes, comes, attains

• जिघ्रणात् (jighraṇāt) - from smelling, by means of smell

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, intention

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention, heart

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, perceive (imperative)

(verb)

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

From root dṛś, present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अक्षि (akṣi) - eye, sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣi

akṣi - eye, sight

शृण्वत् (śṛṇvat) - hearing, listening (present active participle)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - hearing, listening

Present Active Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

श्रवणताम् (śravaṇatām) - the state of becoming the ear (sense of hearing) (the state of hearing, ear-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śravaṇatā

śravaṇatā - state of hearing, ear-ness

Derived from śravaṇa (hearing) with suffix -tā (state of being)

गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, moved, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वक् (tvak) - the sense of touch (skin) (skin, hide, bark, sense of touch)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvac

tvac - skin, hide, bark, sense of touch

भावम् (bhāvam) - state, condition, nature, feeling

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, existence, nature, feeling, sentiment

स्पर्शनात् (sparśanāt) - from touching, by means of touch

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sparśana

sparśana - touching, contact, sense of touch

Derived from root spṛś (to touch)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

एति (eti) - goes, comes, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

घ्राणताम् (ghrāṇatām) - the state of becoming the nose (sense of smell) (the state of smelling, nose-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ghrāṇatā

ghrāṇatā - state of smelling, nose-ness

Derived from ghrāṇa (smelling, nose) with suffix -tā (state of being)

एति (eti) - goes, comes, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

जिघ्रणात् (jighraṇāt) - from smelling, by means of smell

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jighraṇa

jighraṇa - smelling, act of smelling, nose

Derived from root ghrā (to smell)

Root: ghrā (class 1)

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