योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-54

नरत्वादेति नारीत्वं पितृत्वात्पुत्रतां गतः ।
यथा क्षिप्रं प्रति नरः स्वसंकल्पात्तथा मनः ॥ ५४ ॥

naratvādeti nārītvaṃ pitṛtvātputratāṃ gataḥ ,
yathā kṣipraṃ prati naraḥ svasaṃkalpāttathā manaḥ 54

54. naratvāt eti nārītvaṃ pitṛtvāt putratāṃ gataḥ
yathā kṣipraṃ prati naraḥ svasaṃkalpāt tathā manaḥ

54. yathā naraḥ svasaṃkalpāt naratvāt nārītvaṃ eti,
pitṛtvāt putratām gataḥ,
tathā manaḥ kṣipram prati

54. Just as a person quickly attains the state of womanhood from manhood, or sonship from fatherhood, through their own resolve (saṃkalpa), so too does the mind (manas) [transform].

Words meanings summery:

• नरत्वात् (naratvāt) - from manhood, from the state of being a man

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, becomes

• नारीत्वं (nārītvaṁ) - womanhood, state of being a woman

• पितृत्वात् (pitṛtvāt) - from fatherhood, from the state of being a father

• पुत्रतां (putratāṁ) - sonship, the state of being a son

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly, swiftly

• प्रति (prati) - indicates a change of state or transformation (towards, becomes)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• स्वसंकल्पात् (svasaṁkalpāt) - from one's own resolve, by one's own intention

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

Words meanings and morphology

नरत्वात् (naratvāt) - from manhood, from the state of being a man

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of naratva

naratva - manhood, state of being a man

derived from nara (man) + tva (suffix for 'state of being')

एति (eti) - goes, attains, becomes

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative form of root 'i'.

Root: i (class 2)

नारीत्वं (nārītvaṁ) - womanhood, state of being a woman

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nārītva

nārītva - womanhood, state of being a woman

derived from nārī (woman) + tva (suffix for 'state of being')

पितृत्वात् (pitṛtvāt) - from fatherhood, from the state of being a father

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pitṛtva

pitṛtva - fatherhood, state of being a father

derived from pitṛ (father) + tva (suffix for 'state of being')

पुत्रतां (putratāṁ) - sonship, the state of being a son

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of putratā

putratā - sonship, state of being a son

derived from putra (son) + tā (suffix for 'state of being')

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gam - to go, move, attain

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions adjectivally to qualify an implied 'naraḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Functions adverbially (accusative singular neuter of adjective).

प्रति (prati) - indicates a change of state or transformation (towards, becomes)

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of the 'yathā' clause.

स्वसंकल्पात् (svasaṁkalpāt) - from one's own resolve, by one's own intention

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svasaṃkalpa

svasaṁkalpa - one's own resolve, one's own intention, one's own mental conception (saṃkalpa)

Compound of 'sva' and 'saṃkalpa'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+saṃkalpa)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• saṃkalpa – resolve, intention, determination, mental conception (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'sam-' (prefix) + root 'kḷp' (to arrange, form)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, consciousness (manas)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the 'tathā' clause.

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