योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-19

रसनाद्रसतामेति विचित्रास्तत्र वृत्तिषु ।
नाटके नूटवद्देहे मन एवानुवर्तते ॥ १९ ॥

rasanādrasatāmeti vicitrāstatra vṛttiṣu ,
nāṭake nūṭavaddehe mana evānuvartate 19

19. rasanāt rasatām eti vicitrāḥ tatra vṛttiṣu
| nāṭake naṭavat dehe manaḥ eva anuvartate

19. rasanāt rasatām eti tatra vṛttiṣu vicitrāḥ
nāṭake naṭavat dehe manaḥ eva anuvartate

19. Through tasting, it attains the state of taste (the tongue). In these activities, its functions (vṛtti) are varied. Just as an actor (naṭa) operates within a play (nāṭaka), so too the mind (manas) alone acts within the body.

Words meanings summery:

• रसनात् (rasanāt) - from tasting, by means of taste/tongue

• रसताम् (rasatām) - the state of becoming the tongue (sense of taste) (the state of taste, taste-ness)

• एति (eti) - goes, comes, attains

• विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - varied, diverse, wonderful

• तत्र (tatra) - in those activities (of the mind) (there, in that, in those (activities))

• वृत्तिषु (vṛttiṣu) - in the modifications or operations of the mind (in the functions, in the activities, in the modes of being)

• नाटके (nāṭake) - in a play, in a drama

• नटवत् (naṭavat) - like an actor, as an actor

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, intention

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, just

• अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - acts or functions in the body (acts according to, follows, operates)

Words meanings and morphology

रसनात् (rasanāt) - from tasting, by means of taste/tongue

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rasana

rasana - tasting, tongue, sense of taste

Derived from root ras (to taste)

Root: ras (class 1)

रसताम् (rasatām) - the state of becoming the tongue (sense of taste) (the state of taste, taste-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rasatā

rasatā - state of taste, taste-ness

Derived from rasa (taste) with suffix -tā (state of being)

एति (eti) - goes, comes, attains

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - varied, diverse, wonderful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - varied, diverse, wonderful, manifold

तत्र (tatra) - in those activities (of the mind) (there, in that, in those (activities))

(indeclinable)

वृत्तिषु (vṛttiṣu) - in the modifications or operations of the mind (in the functions, in the activities, in the modes of being)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of vṛtti

vṛtti - mode of being, function, activity, course, conduct, modification

नाटके (nāṭake) - in a play, in a drama

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nāṭaka

nāṭaka - play, drama

नटवत् (naṭavat) - like an actor, as an actor

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating similarity (like)

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, intention

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention, heart

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - acts or functions in the body (acts according to, follows, operates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvart

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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