योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-14

जाड्यानुसंधानहतं जाड्यात्मकतयेद्धया ।
चेतो जडत्वमायाति दृढाभ्यासवशेन हि ॥ १४ ॥

jāḍyānusaṃdhānahataṃ jāḍyātmakatayeddhayā ,
ceto jaḍatvamāyāti dṛḍhābhyāsavaśena hi 14

14. jāḍyānusandhāna-hatam jāḍyātmakatayā iddhyā |
cetaḥ jaḍatvam āyāti dṛḍhābhyāsavasena hi ||

14. hi,
cetaḥ jāḍyānusandhāna-hatam jāḍyātmakatayā iddhyā dṛḍhābhyāsavasena jaḍatvam āyāti.

14. Indeed, the mind (cetas), struck down by the contemplation of inertia and intensified by its inert nature, attains a state of inertness through strong and persistent practice.

14. כאשר החשיבה שוקעת בהתבוננות בדברים חסרי חיים ורוח, היא הופכת בעצמה לקהה וחסרת חיוניות עקב תרגול מתמיד והרגל מבוסס.

Words meanings summery:

• जाड्यानुसन्धान-हतम् (jāḍyānusandhāna-hatam) - struck down by the contemplation of inertia

• जाड्यात्मकतया (jāḍyātmakatayā) - by the nature of inertia, by its inert nature

• इद्ध्या (iddhyā) - by intense development, by its intensity

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind

• जडत्वम् (jaḍatvam) - inertness, state of dullness

• आयाति (āyāti) - attains, reaches, comes to

• दृढाभ्यासवसेन (dṛḍhābhyāsavasena) - by means of strong practice

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

Words meanings and morphology

जाड्यानुसन्धान-हतम् (jāḍyānusandhāna-hatam) - struck down by the contemplation of inertia

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāḍyānusandhāna-hata

jāḍyānusandhāna-hata - struck by the contemplation of inertia

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāḍyānusandhāna+hata)

• jāḍyānusandhāna – contemplation of inertia
  noun
• hata – struck, killed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'cetaḥ'

जाड्यात्मकतया (jāḍyātmakatayā) - by the nature of inertia, by its inert nature

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jāḍyātmakatā

jāḍyātmakatā - the state of being inert-natured, inertness

Derived from `jāḍyātmaka` with suffix `tā` (abstract feminine noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāḍyātmaka+tā)

• jāḍyātmaka – inert-natured, consisting of inertia
  adjective
• tā – suffix forming abstract feminine nouns
  indeclinable (feminine)

इद्ध्या (iddhyā) - by intense development, by its intensity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of iddhi

iddhi - prosperity, increase, success, intensity, accomplishment

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness

जडत्वम् (jaḍatvam) - inertness, state of dullness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jaḍatva

jaḍatva - inertness, dullness, stupidity

Derived from `jaḍa` (inert, dull) with suffix `tva` (abstract noun suffix)

आयाति (āyāti) - attains, reaches, comes to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

दृढाभ्यासवसेन (dṛḍhābhyāsavasena) - by means of strong practice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dṛḍhābhyāsavaśa

dṛḍhābhyāsavaśa - control/sway of strong practice

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dṛḍhābhyāsa+vaśa)

• dṛḍhābhyāsa – strong practice
  noun
• vaśa – control, sway, power, means
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

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