योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-118, verse-5

ज्ञानभूमिः शुभेच्छाख्या प्रथमा समुदाहृता ।
विचारणा द्वितीया तु तृतीया तनुमानसा ॥ ५ ॥

jñānabhūmiḥ śubhecchākhyā prathamā samudāhṛtā ,
vicāraṇā dvitīyā tu tṛtīyā tanumānasā 5

5. jñānabhūmiḥ subhecchākhyā prathamā samudāhṛtā
| vicāraṇā dvitīyā tu tṛtīyā tanumānasā

5. prathamā jñānabhūmiḥ subhecchākhyā samudāhṛtā dvitīyā tu vicāraṇā,
tṛtīyā tanumānasā

5. The first stage of knowledge is declared to be 'subhecchā' (good desire). The second, however, is 'vicāraṇā' (inquiry), and the third is 'tanumānasā' (attenuated mind).

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञानभूमिः (jñānabhūmiḥ) - stage of knowledge, realm of knowledge

• सुभेच्छाख्या (subhecchākhyā) - named 'subhecchā', known as 'good desire'

• प्रथमा (prathamā) - first

• समुदाहृता (samudāhṛtā) - declared, stated, mentioned

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - inquiry, investigation, reflection

• द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - third

• तनुमानसा (tanumānasā) - attenuated mind, subtle mind

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञानभूमिः (jñānabhūmiḥ) - stage of knowledge, realm of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñānabhūmi

jñānabhūmi - stage of knowledge, realm of knowledge, level of wisdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+bhūmi)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, stage, level
  noun (feminine)

सुभेच्छाख्या (subhecchākhyā) - named 'subhecchā', known as 'good desire'

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of subhecchākhyā

subhecchākhyā - named 'good desire'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+icchā+ākhyā)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• ākhyā – name, appellation, designation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

प्रथमा (prathamā) - first

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, primary

समुदाहृता (samudāhṛtā) - declared, stated, mentioned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samudāhṛta

samudāhṛta - declared, stated, mentioned, exemplified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root hṛ with prefixes sam and ud

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - inquiry, investigation, reflection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā

vicāraṇā - inquiry, investigation, deliberation, reflection

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, secondary

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - third

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third

तनुमानसा (tanumānasā) - attenuated mind, subtle mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanumānasā

tanumānasā - attenuated mind, subtle mind (referring to a stage where the mind is subtilized)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tanu+mānasa)

• tanu – thin, slender, subtle, attenuated
  adjective (masculine)
• mānasa – mental, belonging to the mind, mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

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