योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-22

वृत्तं प्राक्पक्कणे राज्ञः कस्यचिल्लवणस्य यत् ।
प्रतिभातं तदेतस्य सद्वासद्वा मनोगतम् ॥ २२ ॥

vṛttaṃ prākpakkaṇe rājñaḥ kasyacillavaṇasya yat ,
pratibhātaṃ tadetasya sadvāsadvā manogatam 22

22. vṛttam prāk pakkaṇe rājñaḥ kasyacit lavaṇasya yat
pratibhātam tat etasya sat vā asat vā manogatam

22. rājñaḥ kasyacit lavaṇasya prāk pakkaṇe yat vṛttam
tat etasya sat vā asat vā manogatam pratibhātam

22. Whatever happened formerly in the palace of a certain king Lavaṇa, that (event), whether real or unreal, appeared to him as something existing within his mind.

Words meanings summery:

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - an event or incident that occurred (event, occurrence, incident, conduct, happened)

• प्राक् (prāk) - previously, in the past (before, previously, formerly, in the East)

• पक्कणे (pakkaṇe) - in the palace, in the royal residence

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of a certain (king) (of someone; of a certain (person/thing))

• लवणस्य (lavaṇasya) - of King Lavaṇa (of Lavaṇa)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (event) (which, what, whatever)

• प्रतिभातम् (pratibhātam) - appeared or manifested (to him) (appeared, manifested, shone upon, occurred to)

• तत् (tat) - that (event) (that, it)

• एतस्य (etasya) - to him (King Lavaṇa) (of this, to this, to him/her/it)

• सत् (sat) - real or true (real, true, existing, good)

• वा (vā) - or

• असत् (asat) - unreal or false (unreal, untrue, non-existent, bad)

• वा (vā) - or

• मनोगतम् (manogatam) - existing within his mind (dwelling in the mind, mental, conceived in the mind)

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - an event or incident that occurred (event, occurrence, incident, conduct, happened)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred; past event, occurrence; conduct, behavior

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist, to turn)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्राक् (prāk) - previously, in the past (before, previously, formerly, in the East)

(indeclinable)

पक्कणे (pakkaṇe) - in the palace, in the royal residence

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pakkaṇa

pakkaṇa - palace, royal residence, court

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of a certain (king) (of someone; of a certain (person/thing))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ka-cid

ka-cid - some, a certain, someone, something

Pronoun 'ka' (who/what) combined with the indefinite particle 'cid'

लवणस्य (lavaṇasya) - of King Lavaṇa (of Lavaṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lavaṇa

lavaṇa - salt; handsome, charming; a proper name (King Lavaṇa)

यत् (yat) - whatever (event) (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

प्रतिभातम् (pratibhātam) - appeared or manifested (to him) (appeared, manifested, shone upon, occurred to)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibhāta

pratibhāta - appeared, manifested, shone upon, become clear, understood; occurred to (the mind)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhā' (to shine, appear) with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Used here adjectivally, qualifying 'vṛttam'.

तत् (tat) - that (event) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

एतस्य (etasya) - to him (King Lavaṇa) (of this, to this, to him/her/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Can function as dative in some contexts (e.g., 'to him').

सत् (sat) - real or true (real, true, existing, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good, virtuous; existence, reality

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - unreal or false (unreal, untrue, non-existent, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - not existing, unreal, false, untrue, bad, wicked; non-existence, unreality

Present Active Participle

Negative prefix 'a-' + root 'as' (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, real, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as'
  Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

मनोगतम् (manogatam) - existing within his mind (dwelling in the mind, mental, conceived in the mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manogata

manogata - gone into the mind, dwelling in the mind, conceived, understood, mental

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (manas+gata)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived at, reached, being in
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

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