योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-25

पुमान्मृतोऽस्मि जातोऽस्मि जीवामीति कुदृष्टयः ।
चेतसो वृत्तयो भान्ति चपलस्यासदुत्थिताः ॥ २५ ॥

pumānmṛto'smi jāto'smi jīvāmīti kudṛṣṭayaḥ ,
cetaso vṛttayo bhānti capalasyāsadutthitāḥ 25

25. pumān mṛtaḥ asmi jātaḥ asmi jīvāmi iti kudṛṣṭayaḥ
cetasaḥ vṛttayaḥ bhānti capalasya asat utthitāḥ

25. pumān 'mṛtaḥ asmi jātaḥ asmi jīvāmi' iti kudṛṣṭayaḥ
capalasya cetasaḥ asat-utthitāḥ vṛttayaḥ bhānti

25. A person [who thinks], 'I am dead, I am born, I am alive' – these are wrong views. These are the modifications of a fickle mind (citta), appearing as if arisen from non-existence.

Words meanings summery:

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a person

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote or thought. (thus, so, in this way)

• कुदृष्टयः (kudṛṣṭayaḥ) - wrong views, false perceptions

• चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of consciousness

• वृत्तयः (vṛttayaḥ) - In yogic philosophy, `vṛttayaḥ` refer to the fluctuations or modifications of the mind (citta). (modifications, activities, states)

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear, they shine, they seem

• चपलस्य (capalasya) - of the fickle, of the unsteady

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• उत्थिताः (utthitāḥ) - arisen, sprung up

Words meanings and morphology

पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, human being

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `mṛ`.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense

First person singular present active of root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `jan`.

Root: jan (class 4)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense

First person singular present active of root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Present Tense

First person singular present active of root `jīv`.

Root: jīv (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote or thought. (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

कुदृष्टयः (kudṛṣṭayaḥ) - wrong views, false perceptions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kudṛṣṭi

kudṛṣṭi - wrong view, false perception, bad insight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+dṛṣṭi)

• ku – bad, evil, wrong
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭi – view, insight, vision, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `dṛś`.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect (citta)

वृत्तयः (vṛttayaḥ) - In yogic philosophy, `vṛttayaḥ` refer to the fluctuations or modifications of the mind (citta). (modifications, activities, states)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛtti

vṛtti - modification, activity, state, function

Derived from root `vṛt`.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear, they shine, they seem

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Tense

Third person plural present active of root `bhā`.

Root: bhā (class 2)

चपलस्य (capalasya) - of the fickle, of the unsteady

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of capala

capala - fickle, unsteady, restless, trembling

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative participle of `as` (to be).

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of a compound 'asadutthitāḥ'.

उत्थिताः (utthitāḥ) - arisen, sprung up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of utthita

utthita - arisen, stood up, sprung forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sthā` with prefix `ud`.

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

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