योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-45

मनोमार्गादतीतत्वाद्यासौ शून्यमिव स्थिता ।
चित्कथं नाम दुःखैर्वा सुरवेर्वा परिगृह्यते ॥ ४५ ॥

manomārgādatītatvādyāsau śūnyamiva sthitā ,
citkathaṃ nāma duḥkhairvā suravervā parigṛhyate 45

45. manomārgāt atītatvāt yā asau śūnyam iva sthitā
cit katham nāma duḥkhaiḥ vā sukhaiḥ vā parigṛhyate

45. yā asau manomārgāt atītatvāt śūnyam iva sthitā
cit katham nāma duḥkhaiḥ vā sukhaiḥ vā parigṛhyate

45. Since this consciousness (cit) is beyond the path of the mind and thus remains as if empty, how indeed can it be affected by either sorrows or joys?

Words meanings summery:

• मनोमार्गात् (manomārgāt) - from the path of the mind, from the mind's realm

• अतीतत्वात् (atītatvāt) - because of being beyond, due to transcending

• या (yā) - which (feminine)

• असौ (asau) - that (feminine), she

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, null, space

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, standing, remaining

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure intelligence)

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, (emphatic particle)

• दुःखैः (duḥkhaiḥ) - by sorrows, by sufferings, by pains

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• सुखैः (sukhaiḥ) - by joys, by pleasures, by happiness

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• परिगृह्यते (parigṛhyate) - is grasped, is encompassed, is affected

Words meanings and morphology

मनोमार्गात् (manomārgāt) - from the path of the mind, from the mind's realm

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of manomārga

manomārga - path of the mind, range of thought, mental realm

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (manas+mārga)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• mārga – path, road, way, course, track
  noun (masculine)

अतीतत्वात् (atītatvāt) - because of being beyond, due to transcending

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of atītatva

atītatva - state of being past, transcendence, being beyond

Derived from 'atīta' (past participle of root 'i' with 'ati' prefix) + '-tva' suffix forming a noun.

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

या (yā) - which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Refers to 'cit' (consciousness).

असौ (asau) - that (feminine), she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder (referring to something distant or beyond comprehension)

Note: Refers to 'cit'.

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, null, space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted, absent, zero, space

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, standing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought, understanding

कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

दुःखैः (duḥkhaiḥ) - by sorrows, by sufferings, by pains

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow, discomfort

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

सुखैः (sukhaiḥ) - by joys, by pleasures, by happiness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - joy, pleasure, happiness, comfort

Note: The original Devanagari 'सुरवेर्वा' (suraveḥ vā) is likely a typo for 'सुखैर्वा' (sukhaiḥ vā) to parallel 'दुःखैर्वा'.

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

परिगृह्यते (parigṛhyate) - is grasped, is encompassed, is affected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of parigrah

Root 'grah' (class 9) with prefix 'pari'. Passive form.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)