योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-48

तस्मान्मनोनुसंधानं भावेषु न करोति यः ।
अन्तश्चेतनयत्नेन स शान्तिमधिगच्छति ॥ ४८ ॥

tasmānmanonusaṃdhānaṃ bhāveṣu na karoti yaḥ ,
antaścetanayatnena sa śāntimadhigacchati 48

48. tasmāt manas anusandhānam bhāveṣu na karoti yaḥ
antaḥ cetana yatnena saḥ śāntim adhigacchati

48. yaḥ tasmāt bhāveṣu manas anusandhānam na karoti
antaḥ cetana yatnena saḥ śāntim adhigacchati

48. Therefore, whoever does not focus the mind on external objects (bhāva), but rather exerts effort with their inner consciousness, attains peace.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

• अनुसन्धानम् (anusandhānam) - mental inquiry or focus (investigation, inquiry, mental application, pursuit)

• भावेषु (bhāveṣu) - on external objects or phenomena of the world (in objects, in states of being, in phenomena)

• न (na) - not, no

• करोति (karoti) - does not perform (mental inquiry) (does, makes, performs)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal, within

• चेतन (cetana) - inner consciousness or awareness (consciousness, conscious)

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by the effort of inner consciousness (by effort, with exertion, diligently)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, calmness

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, reaches, obtains, comprehends

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound 'manas-anusandhānam'

अनुसन्धानम् (anusandhānam) - mental inquiry or focus (investigation, inquiry, mental application, pursuit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anusandhāna

anusandhāna - investigation, inquiry, mental application, attention, pursuit

derived from anu-sam-dhā

verbal noun from root dhā with prefixes anu and sam

Prefixes: anu+sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Forms the compound 'manas-anusandhānam' (mental inquiry/focus), functioning as the direct object.

भावेषु (bhāveṣu) - on external objects or phenomena of the world (in objects, in states of being, in phenomena)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, existence, object, phenomenon, feeling, disposition

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - does not perform (mental inquiry) (does, makes, performs)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, whoever

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal, within

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the compound 'antaḥ-cetana-yatnena'

चेतन (cetana) - inner consciousness or awareness (consciousness, conscious)

(noun)

of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intellect, understanding, intelligence, animated

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Used as the first part of the compound 'antaḥ-cetana-yatnena', referring to 'inner consciousness'.

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by the effort of inner consciousness (by effort, with exertion, diligently)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt, diligence

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Forms the compound 'antaḥ-cetana-yatnena' (by the effort of inner consciousness).

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, calmness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, calm, cessation, quietude

Root: śam (class 4)

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, reaches, obtains, comprehends

(verb)

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

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

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