योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-17

तत्संकल्पात्मकं चेतो भूततन्मात्रकल्पनम् ।
कुर्वंस्ततो व्रजत्येव संकल्पाद्याति पञ्चताम् ॥ १७ ॥

tatsaṃkalpātmakaṃ ceto bhūtatanmātrakalpanam ,
kurvaṃstato vrajatyeva saṃkalpādyāti pañcatām 17

17. tat saṅkalpātmakam cetaḥ bhūta tanmātra kalpanam
kurvan tataḥ vrajati eva saṅkalpāt yāti pañcatām

17. tat saṅkalpātmakam bhūta tanmātra kalpanam kurvan
cetaḥ tataḥ vrajati eva saṅkalpāt pañcatām yāti

17. The mind (cetas), which is essentially made of intention (saṅkalpa) and forms the subtle elements (tanmātra) of gross matter, then proceeds from that. It attains the state of dissolution (pañcatām) from its own intention (saṅkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, by that

• सङ्कल्पात्मकम् (saṅkalpātmakam) - having the nature of intention/resolve, essentially will

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, heart

• भूत (bhūta) - gross element (element, being, creature, past)

• तन्मात्र (tanmātra) - subtle element, rudimentary element

• कल्पनम् (kalpanam) - imagination, conception or creation of subtle elements (imagining, forming, creation, arrangement)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - while creating/forming (doing, making, creating)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thence

• व्रजति (vrajati) - goes, proceeds, moves

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - from its own intention (saṅkalpa) (from resolve, from intention)

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains

• पञ्चताम् (pañcatām) - dissolution into the five gross elements (pañcatām) (the state of five, dissolution into the five elements)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, by that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: It's part of a compound tat-saṅkalpātmakam. Here tat implies 'its own' or 'that of the mind'.

सङ्कल्पात्मकम् (saṅkalpātmakam) - having the nature of intention/resolve, essentially will

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpātmaka

saṅkalpātmaka - having the nature of resolve or intention, consisting of resolve

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅkalpa+ātmaka)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, will, desire (saṅkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + kḷp (कल्प) to be fit/order
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, essential nature
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman + ka (suffix)

Note: Refers to the nature of the mind.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness (cetas), intellect, heart

From cit (चित्) to perceive/know

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भूत (bhūta) - gross element (element, being, creature, past)

(noun)

neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, past; a being, creature, element (especially one of the five gross elements)

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (भू) 'to be, to become'

Root: bhū (class 1)

तन्मात्र (tanmātra) - subtle element, rudimentary element

(noun)

neuter, singular of tanmātra

tanmātra - a subtle element (tanmātra), rudimentary element, only that much

From tad (that) + mātra (only, measure)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+mātra)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, a measure, quantity
  noun (neuter)
  From mā (मा) 'to measure'
  Root: mā (class 2)

कल्पनम् (kalpanam) - imagination, conception or creation of subtle elements (imagining, forming, creation, arrangement)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpana

kalpana - imagination (kalpanā), conception, formation, creation, arrangement

Action noun

From root kḷp (कल्प) 'to be fit, imagine'

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Forms the compound bhūta-tanmātra-kalpanam.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - while creating/forming (doing, making, creating)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, creating, performing

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (कृ) 'to do, make'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with the agent of action, referring to the mind (cetas) in its active capacity.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thence

(indeclinable)

From tad + tasil (suffix)

Note: Adverb.

व्रजति (vrajati) - goes, proceeds, moves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Verb for cetaḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - from its own intention (saṅkalpa) (from resolve, from intention)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - resolve, intention, will, desire (saṅkalpa)

From sam- + kḷp (कल्प) to be fit/order

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

याति (yāti) - goes, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Another verb for cetaḥ.

पञ्चताम् (pañcatām) - dissolution into the five gross elements (pañcatām) (the state of five, dissolution into the five elements)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pañcatā

pañcatā - the state of five, dissolution (pañcatām) (into the five elements)

From pañca (five) + tā (suffix for state of being)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pañca+tā)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• tā – state, condition, quality
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Object of yāti.

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