योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-4

स्वसंवेदनयत्नेन पाल्यते चित्तबालकः ।
अवस्तुतो वस्तुनि च योज्यते बोध्यतेऽपि च ॥ ४ ॥

svasaṃvedanayatnena pālyate cittabālakaḥ ,
avastuto vastuni ca yojyate bodhyate'pi ca 4

4. svasaṃvedanayatnena pālyate cittabālakaḥ
avastutaḥ vastuni ca yojyate bodhyate api ca

4. cittabālakaḥ svasaṃvedanayatnena pālyate,
(saḥ) avastutaḥ vastuni ca yojyate,
api ca bodhyate.

4. The childlike mind (citta-bālaka) is nurtured through the effort of self-awareness (svasaṃvedana). It is guided away from what is unreal and directed towards what is real, and it is also made to understand.

4. במאמץ של מודעות עצמית מגדלים את ילד-החשיבה; מסיטים אותו מהבלי הבלים אל עבר האמת, ומביאים אותו לידי התעוררות.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वसंवेदनयत्नेन (svasaṁvedanayatnena) - by the effort of self-awareness, by the effort of self-realization

• पाल्यते (pālyate) - is nurtured, is protected, is cared for, is governed

• चित्तबालकः (cittabālakaḥ) - child-mind, childlike mind

• अवस्तुतः (avastutaḥ) - from unreality, from non-existent things, from what is not real

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in reality, towards a real thing

• च (ca) - and, also

• योज्यते (yojyate) - is directed, is applied, is united, is connected

• बोध्यते (bodhyate) - is made to understand, is enlightened, is awakened

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

स्वसंवेदनयत्नेन (svasaṁvedanayatnena) - by the effort of self-awareness, by the effort of self-realization

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svasaṃvedanayatna

svasaṁvedanayatna - effort for self-awareness/self-realization

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'svasaṃvedana' (self-awareness) + 'yatna' (effort).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svasaṃvedana+yatna)

• svasaṃvedana – self-awareness, self-realization
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: 'sva' (self) + 'saṃvedana' (awareness/feeling).
• yatna – effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'yat' (to endeavor) + 'na' suffix.
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'pālyate'.

पाल्यते (pālyate) - is nurtured, is protected, is cared for, is governed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of pāl

Present Passive

Formed from root 'pāl' (class 10, 'to protect') with 'ya' suffix for passive, middle voice.

Root: pāl (class 10)

चित्तबालकः (cittabālakaḥ) - child-mind, childlike mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittabālaka

cittabālaka - child-mind, the mind considered as a child

Karmadhāraya compound: 'citta' (mind) + 'bālaka' (child).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+bālaka)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bālaka – child, boy, young one
  noun (masculine)
  From 'bala' (strength, power) + 'ka' suffix.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अवस्तुतः (avastutaḥ) - from unreality, from non-existent things, from what is not real

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - non-existent thing, unreality, anything but the real

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (not) + 'vastu' (reality/thing).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vastu – object, thing, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in reality, towards a real thing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'vastuni' and 'yojyate'.

योज्यते (yojyate) - is directed, is applied, is united, is connected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of yuj

Present Passive

Formed from root 'yuj' (class 7) with 'ya' suffix for passive, middle voice.

Root: yuj (class 7)

बोध्यते (bodhyate) - is made to understand, is enlightened, is awakened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of budh

Present Passive

Formed from root 'budh' (class 1 or 4) with 'ya' suffix for passive, middle voice.

Root: budh (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphasizes the following 'ca'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'yojyate' and 'bodhyate'.

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