योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-27

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
पिण्डोऽथ दीयते मावा पिण्डो दत्तो मयेति चित् ।
वासना हृदि संरूढा तत्पिण्डफलभाङ्गरः ॥ २७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
piṇḍo'tha dīyate māvā piṇḍo datto mayeti cit ,
vāsanā hṛdi saṃrūḍhā tatpiṇḍaphalabhāṅgaraḥ 27

27. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca piṇḍaḥ atha dīyate mā vā piṇḍaḥ dattaḥ
mayā iti cit vāsanā hṛdi saṃrūḍhā tatpiṇḍaphalabhāṅgaraḥ

27. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca: atha piṇḍaḥ dīyate vā mā,
'mayā piṇḍaḥ dattaḥ' iti cit vāsanā hṛdi saṃrūḍhā [cet],
[saḥ] tatpiṇḍaphalabhāṅgaraḥ [bhavati].

27. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Whether the ancestral offering (piṇḍa) is given or not, if the thought 'the ancestral offering has been given by me' and its latent impression (vāsanā) are firmly rooted in the heart (mind), then one indeed becomes a partaker of the fruit of that offering.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ancestral offering, ball of rice

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is offered

• मा (mā) - not

• वा (vā) - or

• पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ancestral offering, ball of rice

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, offered

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, thought, mind

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression (vāsanā), mental conditioning, desire

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• संरूढा (saṁrūḍhā) - firmly rooted, deeply established, grown

• तत्पिण्डफलभाङ्गरः (tatpiṇḍaphalabhāṅgaraḥ) - partaker of the fruit of that ancestral offering

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha (a revered Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect tense 3rd person singular active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ancestral offering, ball of rice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa

piṇḍa - ball of rice or flour offered to ancestors, ancestral offering, lump, body

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

मा (mā) - not

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ancestral offering, ball of rice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa

piṇḍa - ball of rice or flour offered to ancestors, ancestral offering, lump, body

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, offered, granted

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, thought, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, pure intelligence

Root: cit (class 1)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression (vāsanā), mental conditioning, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, mental conditioning, inclination, desire

Root: vas (class 1)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, core, essence

संरूढा (saṁrūḍhā) - firmly rooted, deeply established, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃrūḍha

saṁrūḍha - firmly rooted, grown together, deeply established

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of sam-ruh (to grow together, to be firmly fixed)

Prefix: sam

Root: ruh (class 1)

तत्पिण्डफलभाङ्गरः (tatpiṇḍaphalabhāṅgaraḥ) - partaker of the fruit of that ancestral offering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatpiṇḍaphalabhāṅgara

tatpiṇḍaphalabhāṅgara - partaker of the fruit of that ancestral offering

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+piṇḍa+phala+bhāṅgara)

• tad – that (demonstrative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• piṇḍa – ancestral offering
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• bhāṅgara – partaker, possessing a share/portion
  adjective (masculine)
  Interpreted as signifying 'partaker' or 'one who possesses a share', akin to 'bhāj'.

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