योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-17

पुनः पौरुषमाश्रित्य चित्तमाक्रम्य चेतसा ।
विशोकं पदमाश्रित्य निराशङ्कः स्थिरो भव ॥ १७ ॥

punaḥ pauruṣamāśritya cittamākramya cetasā ,
viśokaṃ padamāśritya nirāśaṅkaḥ sthiro bhava 17

17. punaḥ pauruṣam āśritya cittam ākramya cetasā
viśokam padam āśritya nirāśaṅkaḥ sthiraḥ bhava

17. punaḥ cetasā pauruṣam āśritya cittam ākramya
viśokam padam āśritya nirāśaṅkaḥ sthiraḥ bhava

17. Again, by resorting to self-effort (puruṣa) and conquering your mind (citta) with your consciousness, take refuge in the sorrow-free state and become firm and fearless.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (emphasizing a renewed effort) (again, further, on the other hand)

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - self-effort (puruṣa), personal exertion (manly effort, human exertion, valor)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken refuge in, having relied upon (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having depended on)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (as the faculty of thought and feeling) (mind, thought, consciousness, heart)

• आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having conquered, having subdued (having overcome, having conquered, having stepped upon)

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by means of one's own consciousness/intellect (by the mind, with the mind, with consciousness)

• विशोकम् (viśokam) - sorrow-free (grief-less, sorrow-free, tranquil)

• पदम् (padam) - state, condition (step, foot, abode, state, position)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken refuge in (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having depended on)

• निराशङ्कः (nirāśaṅkaḥ) - fearless and free from doubt (fearless, free from doubt, confident)

• स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm, steady (firm, steady, stable, constant)

• भव (bhava) - become, be (be, become, exist)

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (emphasizing a renewed effort) (again, further, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - self-effort (puruṣa), personal exertion (manly effort, human exertion, valor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manly, human, human effort, virility, prowess

Derived from puruṣa, referring to human or manly qualities/efforts.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken refuge in, having relied upon (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having depended on)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from ā-√śri + -tvā/ya, denoting 'having done'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (as the faculty of thought and feeling) (mind, thought, consciousness, heart)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, intellect, heart

आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having conquered, having subdued (having overcome, having conquered, having stepped upon)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from ā-√kram + -tvā/ya, denoting 'having done'.

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

चेतसा (cetasā) - by means of one's own consciousness/intellect (by the mind, with the mind, with consciousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

विशोकम् (viśokam) - sorrow-free (grief-less, sorrow-free, tranquil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśoka

viśoka - free from sorrow, grief-less, tranquil

Compound of vi (without) and śoka (sorrow).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+śoka)

• vi – without, separation, distinct, special
  indeclinable
• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation, anguish
  noun (masculine)
  From √śuc 'to grieve'.
  Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - state, condition (step, foot, abode, state, position)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, mark, state, position, abode

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken refuge in (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having depended on)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from ā-√śri + -tvā/ya, denoting 'having done'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

निराशङ्कः (nirāśaṅkaḥ) - fearless and free from doubt (fearless, free from doubt, confident)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāśaṅka

nirāśaṅka - fearless, free from doubt, confident

Compound of nis (without) and āśaṅkā (doubt, fear).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+āśaṅkā)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• āśaṅkā – doubt, fear, apprehension, suspicion
  noun (feminine)
  From ā-√śaṅk 'to fear, doubt'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'you'.

स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm, steady (firm, steady, stable, constant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, stable, constant, durable

From √sthā 'to stand'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'you'.

भव (bhava) - become, be (be, become, exist)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative

2nd person singular, active voice, imperative mood.

Root: bhū (class 1)

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