योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-11

नहि वार्यूर्ध्वमायाति नाधो गच्छति पावकः ।
या यथैव प्रवृत्ता चित्सा तथैव प्रतिष्ठिता ॥ ११ ॥

nahi vāryūrdhvamāyāti nādho gacchati pāvakaḥ ,
yā yathaiva pravṛttā citsā tathaiva pratiṣṭhitā 11

11. na hi vāri ūrdhvam āyāti na adhaḥ gacchati pāvakaḥ
yā yathā eva pravṛttā cit sā tathā eva pratiṣṭhitā

11. hi vāri ūrdhvam na āyāti,
pāvakaḥ adhaḥ na gacchati.
yā cit yathā eva pravṛttā,
sā tathā eva pratiṣṭhitā.

11. Indeed, water does not rise upwards, nor does fire descend downwards. In the exact manner that consciousness (cit) has begun its activity, so it remains established.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• वारि (vāri) - water

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, on high

• आयाति (āyāti) - rises, goes up (comes, approaches, flows)

• न (na) - not, no

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, pure

• या (yā) - which

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, exactly

• प्रवृत्ता (pravṛttā) - has begun its activity (begun, started, engaged, activated)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind, understanding)

• सा (sā) - she, that

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, exactly

• प्रतिष्ठिता (pratiṣṭhitā) - remains established (established, fixed, standing)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following statement.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

Note: Subject of the first clause.

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, on high

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `āyāti`.

आयाति (āyāti) - rises, goes up (comes, approaches, flows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

Present Tense

From root `yā` (class 2) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: The main verb for water.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following statement.

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `gacchati`.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Tense

From root `gam` (class 1).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The main verb for fire.

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, pure

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purificatory, pure

From root `pū` (class 1).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

या (yā) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of comparison.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `yathā`.

प्रवृत्ता (pravṛttā) - has begun its activity (begun, started, engaged, activated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, started, engaged, active

Past Passive Participle

From root `vṛt` (class 1) with prefix `pra` and `kta` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of `cit`.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, mind, understanding, pure thought

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of comparison.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `tathā`.

प्रतिष्ठिता (pratiṣṭhitā) - remains established (established, fixed, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, fixed, standing, consecrated

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (class 1) with prefix `prati` and `kta` suffix.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)