योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-19

या यथा चित्प्रकचिता प्रतिपक्षविदं विना ।
न सा ततः प्रचलति वेदनाभ्यासतः स्वयम् ॥ १९ ॥

yā yathā citprakacitā pratipakṣavidaṃ vinā ,
na sā tataḥ pracalati vedanābhyāsataḥ svayam 19

19. yā yathā cit-prakacitā pratipakṣa-vidam vinā
na sā tataḥ pracalati vedanā-abhyāsataḥ svayam

19. yā cit-prakacitā yathā pratipakṣa-vidam vinā,
sā vedanā-abhyāsataḥ svayam tataḥ na pracalati

19. That consciousness (cit), which is manifested in a particular way without any opposing awareness, does not move from that state by itself, due to the habit of sensations.

19. באיזה אופן שזרחה התודעה הטהורה, ללא ידיעה נגדית שמבטלת אותה, היא אינה סוטה מכך מעצמה, עקב הרגל התפיסה הנטוע בה.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - That (consciousness) which (which, who)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (it is) (as, just as, in which manner)

• चित्-प्रकचिता (cit-prakacitā) - consciousness (cit) manifested (manifested consciousness, consciousness made apparent)

• प्रतिपक्ष-विदम् (pratipakṣa-vidam) - opposing awareness (opposing knowledge, knower of opposition, opponent)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सा (sā) - that (consciousness) (she, that (feminine))

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that state (from that, thence, therefore)

• प्रचलति (pracalati) - moves away (moves away, deviates, departs)

• वेदना-अभ्यासतः (vedanā-abhyāsataḥ) - due to the habit of sensations (from the habit of sensation/pain, through practice of feeling)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - That (consciousness) which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'cit-prakacitā'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (it is) (as, just as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

चित्-प्रकचिता (cit-prakacitā) - consciousness (cit) manifested (manifested consciousness, consciousness made apparent)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit-prakacitā

cit-prakacitā - manifested consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+prakacitā)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• prakacitā – manifested, shone forth, appeared
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra- + root 'kac' (to shine, appear, manifest) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kac (class 1)

Note: The main subject of the clause.

प्रतिपक्ष-विदम् (pratipakṣa-vidam) - opposing awareness (opposing knowledge, knower of opposition, opponent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine/feminine, singular of pratipakṣa-vid

pratipakṣa-vid - knower of the opposite, opposing knowledge, opponent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratipakṣa+vid)

• pratipakṣa – opposite side, opponent, antagonist
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Prefix: prati
• vid – knower, one who knows, knowledge
  noun (masculine/feminine)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of 'vinā'.

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'pracalati'.

सा (sā) - that (consciousness) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'cit-prakacitā'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from that state (from that, thence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial, indicating origin or separation.

प्रचलति (pracalati) - moves away (moves away, deviates, departs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-cal

Prefix: pra

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

वेदना-अभ्यासतः (vedanā-abhyāsataḥ) - due to the habit of sensations (from the habit of sensation/pain, through practice of feeling)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vedanā-abhyāsa

vedanā-abhyāsa - practice/habit of sensation/feeling/pain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedanā+abhyāsa)

• vedanā – sensation, feeling, perception, pain
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid (to know, to feel)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, habit, study
  noun (masculine)
  From abhi- + root as (to throw, to obtain)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

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