योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-47

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
चितः समनुवर्तन्ते मुख्यायाः सर्वसंविदः ।
यथा विपुलवात्यायाः सामान्या वातलेखिकाः ॥ ४७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
citaḥ samanuvartante mukhyāyāḥ sarvasaṃvidaḥ ,
yathā vipulavātyāyāḥ sāmānyā vātalekhikāḥ 47

47. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca citaḥ samanuvarante mukhyāyāḥ
sarvasaṃvidaḥ yathā vipulavātyāyāḥ sāmānyāḥ vātarekhikāḥ

47. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca yathā vipulavātyāyāḥ sāmānyāḥ
vātarekhikāḥ citaḥ samanuvarante mukhyāyāḥ sarvasaṃvidaḥ

47. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "All perceptions (saṃvid) align with or conform to the principal one, just as ordinary wind streaks follow a mighty hurricane."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sri Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• चितः (citaḥ) - 'Gathered' or 'composed,' referring to the nature of perceptions. (accumulated, piled up, gathered)

• समनुवरन्ते (samanuvarante) - they follow, they conform to, they proceed in accordance with

• मुख्यायाः (mukhyāyāḥ) - Of the principal perception (saṃvid). (of the principal, of the chief, of the main)

• सर्वसंविदः (sarvasaṁvidaḥ) - all perceptions, all understandings, all consciousnesses

• यथा (yathā) - Introduces a comparison. (just as, as, in which way)

• विपुलवात्यायाः (vipulavātyāyāḥ) - of a mighty storm, of a vast hurricane

• सामान्याः (sāmānyāḥ) - common, ordinary, general

• वातरेखिकाः (vātarekhikāḥ) - wind streaks, wind lines, currents of air

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sri Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sri Vasiṣṭha, a revered sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

चितः (citaḥ) - 'Gathered' or 'composed,' referring to the nature of perceptions. (accumulated, piled up, gathered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cita

cita - collected, accumulated, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ci' (to gather, to perceive).

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Acts as a noun or adjective for 'sarvasaṃvidaḥ'.

समनुवरन्ते (samanuvarante) - they follow, they conform to, they proceed in accordance with

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of samanu-vṛt

Present Middle

Root 'vṛt' (1st class) with upasargas 'sam' and 'anu'. Present tense, 3rd person plural, middle voice.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मुख्यायाः (mukhyāyāḥ) - Of the principal perception (saṃvid). (of the principal, of the chief, of the main)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mukhyā

mukhya - principal, chief, foremost

Note: Agrees with an implied 'saṃvidaḥ' (perception) or similar feminine noun.

सर्वसंविदः (sarvasaṁvidaḥ) - all perceptions, all understandings, all consciousnesses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarvasaṃvid

sarvasaṁvid - all perceptions/understandings

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+saṃvid)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (feminine)
• saṃvid – perception, knowledge, understanding, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'sam-vid'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'samanuvartante'.

यथा (yathā) - Introduces a comparison. (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

विपुलवात्यायाः (vipulavātyāyāḥ) - of a mighty storm, of a vast hurricane

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vipulavātyā

vipulavātyā - mighty storm, vast hurricane

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipula+vātyā)

• vipula – large, extensive, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• vātyā – storm, hurricane
  noun (feminine)

Note: Genitive case, implying "following *of* a storm".

सामान्याः (sāmānyāḥ) - common, ordinary, general

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sāmānya

sāmānya - common, ordinary, general

Note: Agrees with vātarekhikāḥ.

वातरेखिकाः (vātarekhikāḥ) - wind streaks, wind lines, currents of air

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vātarekhikā

vātarekhikā - wind streaks, wind lines, currents of air

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+rekhikā)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• rekhikā – line, streak, path
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb (samanuvartante).