योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-13

नियतेन्द्रियशक्तिः सा जीवेनैव बहिःस्थिता ।
बौद्धतार्किकविज्ञानसंतानवदलक्षिता ॥ १३ ॥

niyatendriyaśaktiḥ sā jīvenaiva bahiḥsthitā ,
bauddhatārkikavijñānasaṃtānavadalakṣitā 13

13. niyata-indriya-śaktiḥ sā jīvena eva bahiḥ-sthitā
bauddha-tārkika-vijñāna-saṃtāna-vat alakṣitā

13. sā niyata-indriya-śaktiḥ jīvena eva bahiḥ-sthitā
(sā) bauddha-tārkika-vijñāna-saṃtāna-vat alakṣitā

13. That (subtle thread), with its sensory power restrained, is sustained externally only by the individual soul (jīva). It is imperceptible, like the continuous stream of knowledge (vijñāna) as conceived by Buddhists and logicians.

Words meanings summery:

• नियत-इन्द्रिय-शक्तिः (niyata-indriya-śaktiḥ) - one whose sensory power is restrained

• सा (sā) - that (subtle thread/energy) (she, that (feminine))

• जीवेन (jīvena) - by the individual soul (jīva) (by the living being, by the individual soul)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• बहिः-स्थिता (bahiḥ-sthitā) - sustained externally (situated/existing outside)

• बौद्ध-तार्किक-विज्ञान-संतान-वत् (bauddha-tārkika-vijñāna-saṁtāna-vat) - like the continuous stream of knowledge (vijñāna) as conceived by Buddhists and logicians (like the continuous stream of consciousness/knowledge of Buddhists and logicians)

• अलक्षिता (alakṣitā) - unperceived, imperceptible, unnoticed

Words meanings and morphology

नियत-इन्द्रिय-शक्तिः (niyata-indriya-śaktiḥ) - one whose sensory power is restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyata-indriya-śakti

niyata-indriya-śakti - whose senses are restrained, controlled sensory power

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niyata+indriya+śakti)

• niyata – restrained, controlled, fixed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √yam (to restrain) with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• śakti – power, energy, capability, divine feminine power (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Refers to the subtle thread, hence feminine.

सा (sā) - that (subtle thread/energy) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

जीवेन (jīvena) - by the individual soul (jīva) (by the living being, by the individual soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - a living being, individual soul (jīva), life

Root: jīv (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

बहिः-स्थिता (bahiḥ-sthitā) - sustained externally (situated/existing outside)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bahiḥ-sthita

bahiḥ-sthita - standing/situated/existing outside

Compound type : tatpurusha (bahiḥ+sthita)

• bahiḥ – outside, external
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, situated, existing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subtle thread, hence feminine.

बौद्ध-तार्किक-विज्ञान-संतान-वत् (bauddha-tārkika-vijñāna-saṁtāna-vat) - like the continuous stream of knowledge (vijñāna) as conceived by Buddhists and logicians (like the continuous stream of consciousness/knowledge of Buddhists and logicians)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bauddha-tārkika-vijñāna-saṃtāna-vat

bauddha-tārkika-vijñāna-saṁtāna-vat - like the continuous stream of knowledge/consciousness of Buddhists and logicians

suffix -vat indicating similarity

Compound type : tatpurusha (bauddha+tārkika+vijñāna+saṃtāna+vat)

• bauddha – Buddhist
  adjective
  Derived from buddha
  Root: budh (class 1)
• tārkika – logician, one skilled in logic
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from tarka (logic)
  Root: tṛk
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, consciousness (vijñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √jñā (to know) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• saṃtāna – continuity, stream, progeny, extension
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √tan (to stretch) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  suffix indicating comparison or possession

Note: Refers to the subtle thread, hence feminine.

अलक्षिता (alakṣitā) - unperceived, imperceptible, unnoticed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alakṣita

alakṣita - unperceived, imperceptible, unnoticed, invisible

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √lakṣ (to perceive, observe) with negative prefix a-

Compound type : prādi (a+lakṣita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• lakṣita – perceived, observed, marked
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √lakṣ (to perceive, observe)
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subtle thread, hence feminine.

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