योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-42

यदर्थप्रतिभानं तन्मन इत्यभिधीयते ।
अन्यन्न किंचिदप्यस्ति मनो नाम कदाचन ॥ ४२ ॥

yadarthapratibhānaṃ tanmana ityabhidhīyate ,
anyanna kiṃcidapyasti mano nāma kadācana 42

42. yat artha-pratibhānam tat manaḥ iti abhidhīyate
anyat na kiñcit api asti manaḥ nāma kadācana

42. yat artha-pratibhānam tat manaḥ iti abhidhīyate.
anyat manaḥ nāma kiñcit api kadācana na asti

42. Whatever is the appearance (pratibhāna) of an object is thus called the mind (manas). Nothing else by the name of mind (manas) ever exists.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• अर्थ-प्रतिभानम् (artha-pratibhānam) - appearance of an object, object-cognition

• तत् (tat) - that

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

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is said, is named

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, anything else

• न (na) - not

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - (with na) nothing whatsoever (something, anything)

• अपि (api) - whatsoever (with kiñcit) (also, even, indeed)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

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

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• कदाचन (kadācana) - (with na) never (at any time, ever)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

अर्थ-प्रतिभानम् (artha-pratibhānam) - appearance of an object, object-cognition

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthapratibhāna

arthapratibhāna - appearance of an object, object-cognition

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (artha+pratibhāna)

• artha – object, thing, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• pratibhāna – appearance, manifestation, cognition
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhā (to shine, appear) with prefix prati-.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart (manas)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is said, is named

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of abhidhī

Passive voice present tense

From root dhā (to place, put) with prefix abhi-, in passive voice (reduplicated root dīdhī), 3rd person singular.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, anything else

(adjective/pronoun)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - (with na) nothing whatsoever (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything

अपि (api) - whatsoever (with kiñcit) (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart (manas)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - (with na) never (at any time, ever)

(indeclinable)

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