योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-67, verse-31
स्वतोबीजफला विप्रुड् यथा बीजं पुनर्भवेत् ।
तथा चिच्चेत्यचित्तादि त्यक्त्वा स्वस्था न तिष्ठति ॥ ३१ ॥
तथा चिच्चेत्यचित्तादि त्यक्त्वा स्वस्था न तिष्ठति ॥ ३१ ॥
svatobījaphalā vipruḍ yathā bījaṃ punarbhavet ,
tathā ciccetyacittādi tyaktvā svasthā na tiṣṭhati 31
tathā ciccetyacittādi tyaktvā svasthā na tiṣṭhati 31
31.
svato-bīja-phalā vipruṭ yathā bījam punaḥ bhavet
tathā cit cetyacittādi tyaktvā svasthā na tiṣṭhati
tathā cit cetyacittādi tyaktvā svasthā na tiṣṭhati
31.
yathā svato-bīja-phalā vipruṭ bījam punaḥ bhavet
tathā cit cetyacittādi tyaktvā svasthā na tiṣṭhati
tathā cit cetyacittādi tyaktvā svasthā na tiṣṭhati
31.
Just as a raindrop, which inherently carries the cycle of seed and fruit, continually leads to new seeds, similarly, consciousness, even after abandoning cognizable objects (cetya) and the mind (citta) and so forth, does not remain in its own self-abiding (svasthā) state without manifesting further.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वतो-बीज-फला (svato-bīja-phalā) - having its own seed and fruit (inherent cause and effect cycle)
- विप्रुट् (vipruṭ) - a raindrop, a speck of water/light
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that
- बीजम् (bījam) - a seed
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, comes to be
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
- चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, thought
- चेत्यचित्तादि (cetyacittādi) - cognizable objects, mind, etc.
- त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having left
- स्वस्था (svasthā) - self-abiding, established in itself, independent, healthy
- न (na) - not, no
- तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, stays
Words meanings and morphology
स्वतो-बीज-फला (svato-bīja-phalā) - having its own seed and fruit (inherent cause and effect cycle)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svato-bīja-phala
svato-bīja-phala - embodying its own cause-and-effect cycle; having its own seed and fruit
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svatas+bīja+phala)
- svatas – from oneself, by oneself, inherently
indeclinable - bīja – seed, origin, cause
noun (neuter) - phala – fruit, result, effect
noun (neuter)
विप्रुट् (vipruṭ) - a raindrop, a speck of water/light
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vipruṭ
vipruṭ - raindrop, spark, speck of water/light, atom
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that
(indeclinable)
बीजम् (bījam) - a seed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja
bīja - seed, origin, cause
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore
(indeclinable)
भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, comes to be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
(indeclinable)
चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, thought
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, knowledge, thought, intellect
Root: cit (class 1)
चेत्यचित्तादि (cetyacittādi) - cognizable objects, mind, etc.
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of cetyacittādi
cetyacittādi - cognizable objects, mind, and so on
Compound type : dvandva (cetya+citta+ādi)
- cetya – cognizable, knowable, to be thought of, object of thought
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive (kṛtya)
derived from root cit with suffix -ya
Root: cit (class 1) - citta – mind, intellect, thought, mind-stuff
noun (neuter)
derived from root cit
Root: cit (class 1) - ādi – beginning, starting with, and so on
indeclinable (masculine)
Note: Implied direct object of tyaktvā
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having left
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
formed with suffix -ktvā
Root: tyaj (class 1)
स्वस्था (svasthā) - self-abiding, established in itself, independent, healthy
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svastha
svastha - self-abiding, established in oneself, independent, healthy, at ease, in one's own state
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+stha)
- sva – self, own, one's own
pronoun (neuter) - stha – standing, abiding, situated in, being in
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/participial suffix
derived from root sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, stays
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)