योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-15

यथा संवित्तथा चित्तं यथा चित्तं तथेहितम् ।
बालं प्रत्यपि संसिद्धमेतत्को नानुभूतवान् ॥ १५ ॥

yathā saṃvittathā cittaṃ yathā cittaṃ tathehitam ,
bālaṃ pratyapi saṃsiddhametatko nānubhūtavān 15

15. yathā saṃvit tathā cittam yathā cittam tathā īhitam
bālam prati api saṃsiddham etat kaḥ na anubhūtavān

15. yathā saṃvit tathā cittam yathā cittam tathā īhitam
bālam prati api etat saṃsiddham kaḥ na anubhūtavān?

15. As is the knowledge (saṃvit), so is the mind (citta); and as is the mind (citta), so is the action or desire (īhita). Who has not observed this principle, which is well-established even in the case of a child?

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• संवित् (saṁvit) - knowledge (saṃvit) (knowledge, consciousness, comprehension)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, thought, consciousness)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, thought, consciousness)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus

• ईहितम् (īhitam) - action, deed, desire, effort

• बालम् (bālam) - child, immature, young

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• संसिद्धम् (saṁsiddham) - well-established, perfected, accomplished

• एतत् (etat) - this (principle) (this (neuter))

• कः (kaḥ) - who (masculine)

• न (na) - not

• अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - has experienced, has perceived

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

संवित् (saṁvit) - knowledge (saṃvit) (knowledge, consciousness, comprehension)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvit

saṁvit - knowledge, consciousness, comprehension, understanding

Derived from sam-vid (to know together).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus

(indeclinable)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, thought, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, mental faculty

Derived from cit (to perceive, think).

Root: cit (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, thought, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, mental faculty

Root: cit (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus

(indeclinable)

ईहितम् (īhitam) - action, deed, desire, effort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īhita

īhita - action, deed, desire, effort

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from īh (to strive, to desire).

Root: īh (class 1)

बालम् (bālam) - child, immature, young

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, foolish

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

संसिद्धम् (saṁsiddham) - well-established, perfected, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsiddha

saṁsiddha - well-established, perfected, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-sidh (to be accomplished).

Prefix: sam

Root: sidh (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (principle) (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

कः (kaḥ) - who (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - has experienced, has perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhūtavat

anubhūtavat - having experienced, having perceived

Past Active Participle

Derived from anu-bhū (to experience), with ktavatu suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)