योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-66, verse-18

संविन्मात्रचिकित्स्येऽस्मिन्व्याधौ संसारनामनि ।
चित्तमात्रपरिस्पन्दे संरम्भो न च किंचन ॥ १८ ॥

saṃvinmātracikitsye'sminvyādhau saṃsāranāmani ,
cittamātraparispande saṃrambho na ca kiṃcana 18

18. saṃvit-mātra-cikitsye asmin vyādhau saṃsāra-nāmani
citta-mātra-parispande saṃrambhaḥ na ca kiṃcana

18. asmin saṃsāra-nāmani vyādhau,
(yaḥ) saṃvit-mātra-cikitsye (asti),
(yaḥ) citta-mātra-parispande (ca asti),
kiṃcana saṃrambhaḥ na (asti).

18. In this disease called transmigration (saṃsāra), which is curable by mere consciousness (saṃvit) and is nothing more than a movement of the mind (citta), there is no place for any great agitation or struggle.

18. במחלה זו הנקראת סַמְסָארָה (סבך הקיום), הניתנת לרפואה באמצעות מודעות טהורה בלבד, והינה רק תנודה קלה של החשיבה, אין צורך בשום מאמץ נסער.

Words meanings summery:

• संवित्-मात्र-चिकित्स्ये (saṁvit-mātra-cikitsye) - curable by mere consciousness, where consciousness alone is the remedy

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• व्याधौ (vyādhau) - in the disease, in the ailment

• संसार-नामनि (saṁsāra-nāmani) - named saṃsāra, bearing the name saṃsāra

• चित्त-मात्र-परिस्पन्दे (citta-mātra-parispande) - in the mere movement of the mind, in what is solely the mind's agitation

• संरम्भः (saṁrambhaḥ) - agitation, commotion, effort, struggle, intense activity

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - any, anything, some

Words meanings and morphology

संवित्-मात्र-चिकित्स्ये (saṁvit-mātra-cikitsye) - curable by mere consciousness, where consciousness alone is the remedy

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃvit-mātra-cikitsya

saṁvit-mātra-cikitsya - curable only by consciousness

Compound formed from `saṃvit-mātra` (by consciousness alone) and `cikitsya` (curable).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvit+mātra+cikitsya)

• saṃvit – consciousness, intelligence, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From `sam-vid`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• mātra – only, merely, exclusively, just, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)
• cikitsya – curable, to be cured, requiring treatment
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From desiderative stem of `kit` (to heal, treat) + `ya` suffix.
  Root: kit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vyādhau`.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `vyādhau`.

व्याधौ (vyādhau) - in the disease, in the ailment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vyādhi

vyādhi - disease, sickness, ailment

From `vi-ā-dhā` (to place apart, cause distress).

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

संसार-नामनि (saṁsāra-nāmani) - named saṃsāra, bearing the name saṃsāra

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra-nāman

saṁsāra-nāman - named saṃsāra, having saṃsāra as its name

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃsāra+nāman)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam-sṛ` (to wander through).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

चित्त-मात्र-परिस्पन्दे (citta-mātra-parispande) - in the mere movement of the mind, in what is solely the mind's agitation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of citta-mātra-parispanda

citta-mātra-parispanda - mere movement/agitation of the mind

Tatpurusha compound. `citta-mātra` (mind only) `parispanda` (movement).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+mātra+parispanda)

• citta – mind, thought, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `cit` (to perceive, think).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, exclusively, just, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)
• parispanda – trembling, throbbing, movement, agitation, vibration
  noun (masculine)
  From `pari-spand` (to throb, vibrate).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vyādhau`.

संरम्भः (saṁrambhaḥ) - agitation, commotion, effort, struggle, intense activity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃrambha

saṁrambha - agitation, anger, vehement effort, struggle, intense activity

From `sam-rabh` (to seize, begin vehemently).

Prefix: sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - any, anything, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something, any, some

Compound of `kim` (what) + `cana` (an enclitic particle).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – an enclitic particle expressing indefiniteness, usually with negation
  indeclinable

Note: `na ca kiṃcana` means 'and no anything' i.e., 'and nothing at all.'

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