योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-18

यैषा स्वभावातिगतं स्वयं संकल्प्य धावति ।
चिच्चैत्यं स्वयमाम्लाना सा म्लाना तन्मनः स्मृतम् ॥ १८ ॥

yaiṣā svabhāvātigataṃ svayaṃ saṃkalpya dhāvati ,
ciccaityaṃ svayamāmlānā sā mlānā tanmanaḥ smṛtam 18

18. yā eṣā svabhāvātigatam svayam saṅkalpya dhāvati
cit caityam svayam āmlānā sā mlānā tat manaḥ smṛtam

18. yā eṣā cit svabhāvātigatam caityam svayam saṅkalpya
dhāvati svayam āmlānā sā mlānā tat manaḥ smṛtam

18. That consciousness (cit) which, spontaneously conceiving of objects (caitya) that transcend its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva), rushes forth and thereby becomes self-withered – that withered state is understood as the mind (manas).

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - that (consciousness) (which, that which)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (consciousness) (this, that)

• स्वभावातिगतम् (svabhāvātigatam) - transcending its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (gone beyond its own nature, transcending its essence)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously

• सङ्कल्प्य (saṅkalpya) - having conceived, having resolved, having imagined

• धावति (dhāvati) - runs, rushes, flows

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind, understanding)

• चैत्यम् (caityam) - objects of consciousness (caitya) (cognizable object, object of thought, shrine)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously

• आम्लाना (āmlānā) - self-withered, diminished (withered, faded, made dim)

• सा (sā) - that (state) (that (feminine))

• म्लाना (mlānā) - withered, diminished state (withered, faded, diminished)

• तत् (tat) - that (state) (that)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (is remembered, is considered, is known)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - that (consciousness) (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to cit

एषा (eṣā) - this (consciousness) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to cit

स्वभावातिगतम् (svabhāvātigatam) - transcending its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (gone beyond its own nature, transcending its essence)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svabhāvātigata

svabhāvātigata - gone beyond one's own nature, transcending one's essence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+atigata)

• svabhāva – own nature, inherent quality, intrinsic nature (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sva
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• atigata – gone beyond, surpassed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam with prefix 'ati'
  Prefix: ati
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modified caityam

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies saṅkalpya

सङ्कल्प्य (saṅkalpya) - having conceived, having resolved, having imagined

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From √kḷp with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Relates to the action of the subject (consciousness)

धावति (dhāvati) - runs, rushes, flows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of dhāv

present indicative

From √dhāv, Parasmaipada

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'cit' (implied by yā eṣā)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, understanding, mind, awareness

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence, implied by yā eṣā.

चैत्यम् (caityam) - objects of consciousness (caitya) (cognizable object, object of thought, shrine)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caitya

caitya - cognizable, object of thought, shrine, memorial

Gerundive

From √cit, 'that which is to be thought of or known'.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of saṅkalpya

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies āmlānā

आम्लाना (āmlānā) - self-withered, diminished (withered, faded, made dim)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āmlāna

āmlāna - withered, faded, dim, distressed

Past Passive Participle

From √mlai with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: mlai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yā eṣā cit

सा (sā) - that (state) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the state of āmlānā

म्लाना (mlānā) - withered, diminished state (withered, faded, diminished)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mlāna

mlāna - withered, faded, diminished, depressed

Past Passive Participle

From √mlai

Root: mlai (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for sā

तत् (tat) - that (state) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Referring to 'mlānā'

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (is remembered, is considered, is known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered

Past Passive Participle

From √smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for tat manaḥ