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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-16

संकल्पोन्मुखता यातस्त्वहंकाराभिधः स्थितः ।
चित्तं जीवो मनो माया प्रकृतिश्चेति नामभिः ॥ १६ ॥
saṃkalponmukhatā yātastvahaṃkārābhidhaḥ sthitaḥ ,
cittaṃ jīvo mano māyā prakṛtiśceti nāmabhiḥ 16
16. saṅkalpa-unmukhatām yātaḥ tu ahaṃkāra-abhidhaḥ sthitaḥ
cittam jīvaḥ manaḥ māyā prakṛtiḥ ca iti nāmabhiḥ
16. tu saṅkalpa-unmukhatām yātaḥ ahaṃkāra-abhidhaḥ sthitaḥ
cittam jīvaḥ manaḥ māyā prakṛtiḥ ca iti nāmabhiḥ
16. Indeed, that which has turned towards mental resolve (saṅkalpa), being designated as ego (ahaṃkāra), then exists by names such as 'mind (citta)', 'individual soul (jīva)', 'mind (manas)', 'illusion (māyā)', and 'primal nature (prakṛti)'.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सङ्कल्प-उन्मुखताम् (saṅkalpa-unmukhatām) - the state of facing or tending towards creative mental formation (the state of being inclined or directed towards mental resolve/intention)
  • यातः (yātaḥ) - having reached or entered the state of (having gone, having attained, having reached)
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
  • अहंकार-अभिधः (ahaṁkāra-abhidhaḥ) - that which is designated or known as ego (named ego, called ego)
  • स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - exists or manifests in these forms (stands, exists, is situated, established)
  • चित्तम् (cittam) - the aspect of consciousness that becomes manifest as a thinking mind (mind, consciousness, thinking principle)
  • जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual conscious entity or soul (the living being, the individual soul)
  • मनः (manaḥ) - the faculty of mind, often associated with sensory processing and emotion (mind, intellect, thinking faculty)
  • माया (māyā) - the cosmic illusion (māyā) or creative power that veils reality and causes apparent diversity (illusion, cosmic illusion, creative power, magic)
  • प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the fundamental nature (prakṛti) or material cause of the phenomenal world (primal nature, fundamental material cause, primordial matter)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (introduces or closes a quotation/list)
  • नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ) - by names

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्प-उन्मुखताम् (saṅkalpa-unmukhatām) - the state of facing or tending towards creative mental formation (the state of being inclined or directed towards mental resolve/intention)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saṅkalpa-unmukhatā
saṅkalpa-unmukhatā - inclination towards mental resolve
Compound of 'saṅkalpa' (resolve) and 'unmukhatā' (state of being inclined/facing).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+unmukhatā)
  • saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, mental conception, volition
    noun (masculine)
    From 'sam-' (together) + 'kḷp' (to be in order, to arrange).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: kḷp (class 1)
  • unmukhatā – the state of facing, inclination, eagerness
    noun (feminine)
    From 'ud-' (up) + 'mukha' (face) + '-tā' (suffix for state).
    Prefix: ud
यातः (yātaḥ) - having reached or entered the state of (having gone, having attained, having reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta
yāta - gone, arrived, passed away, attained
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root 'yā' (to go, move).
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Refers to the implicit subject (ego).
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
अहंकार-अभिधः (ahaṁkāra-abhidhaḥ) - that which is designated or known as ego (named ego, called ego)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃkāra-abhidha
ahaṁkāra-abhidha - named ego
Compound of 'ahaṃkāra' (ego) and 'abhidha' (named, called).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃkāra+abhidha)
  • ahaṃkāra – ego, I-consciousness, sense of individuality
    noun (masculine)
    From 'aham' (I) + 'kāra' (maker, producing).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • abhidha – named, called, designated
    adjective (masculine)
    From 'abhi-' (towards) + root 'dhā' (to place, to hold).
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with the implicit subject (ego).
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - exists or manifests in these forms (stands, exists, is situated, established)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, staying, situated, established, existing
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root 'sthā' (to stand, stay).
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Functions as a main verb (is standing/existing) here, agreeing with the implicit subject.
चित्तम् (cittam) - the aspect of consciousness that becomes manifest as a thinking mind (mind, consciousness, thinking principle)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, thought, consciousness, understanding
From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand, know).
Root: cit (class 1)
जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual conscious entity or soul (the living being, the individual soul)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - living, existing; living being, soul, spirit
Root: jīv (class 1)
मनः (manaḥ) - the faculty of mind, often associated with sensory processing and emotion (mind, intellect, thinking faculty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, understanding, faculty of thought
From root 'man' (to think).
Root: man (class 4)
माया (māyā) - the cosmic illusion (māyā) or creative power that veils reality and causes apparent diversity (illusion, cosmic illusion, creative power, magic)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, creative power of Brahman
Root: mā (class 2)
प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - the fundamental nature (prakṛti) or material cause of the phenomenal world (primal nature, fundamental material cause, primordial matter)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - original form or state, primal nature, material cause, primordial matter
From 'pra-' (forth, forward) + root 'kṛ' (to make, to do) + suffix '-ti'.
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (introduces or closes a quotation/list)
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces the list of names.
नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ) - by names
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of nāman
nāman - name, appellation, designation