योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-43

चित्तबालो जगद्यक्षं मिथ्या पश्यत्यबोधतः ।
बोधितोऽसौ परं रूपं स्वं पश्यति निरामयम् ॥ ४३ ॥

cittabālo jagadyakṣaṃ mithyā paśyatyabodhataḥ ,
bodhito'sau paraṃ rūpaṃ svaṃ paśyati nirāmayam 43

43. cittabālaḥ jagadyakṣam mithyā paśyati abodhataḥ
bodhitaḥ asau param rūpam svam paśyati nirāmayam

43. cittabālaḥ abodhataḥ jagadyakṣam mithyā paśyati
bodhitaḥ asau param svam nirāmayam rūpam paśyati

43. The childish mind (cittabāla), out of ignorance, falsely perceives the world as a powerful, illusory entity (yakṣa). But when enlightened, that very mind sees its own supreme, faultless form (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तबालः (cittabālaḥ) - the childish mind, the ignorant mind

• जगद्यक्षम् (jagadyakṣam) - the world (jagat) as a powerful, mysterious, and potentially deluding entity (yakṣa) (the world-spirit, the world as an illusory entity)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, illusory

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• अबोधतः (abodhataḥ) - due to ignorance, out of lack of understanding

• बोधितः (bodhitaḥ) - when the mind is enlightened (awakened, enlightened)

• असौ (asau) - that mind (which was previously childish) (that one, he/she/it)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

• स्वम् (svam) - its own (ātman) (own)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - faultless, free from disease/affliction

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तबालः (cittabālaḥ) - the childish mind, the ignorant mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittabāla

cittabāla - childish mind, ignorant mind (mind that acts like a child)

Karmadhāraya or Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+bāla)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `cit` (to perceive, to understand) used as noun
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bāla – child, immature, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

जगद्यक्षम् (jagadyakṣam) - the world (jagat) as a powerful, mysterious, and potentially deluding entity (yakṣa) (the world-spirit, the world as an illusory entity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagadyakṣa

jagadyakṣa - world-spirit, world-god, an illusory entity representing the world

Tatpurusha compound (jagat as a yakṣa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+yakṣa)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `gam` (to go) with suffix `śatṛ`
  Root: gam (class 1)
• yakṣa – a class of semi-divine beings, often guardians of wealth; a powerful or mysterious entity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of `paśyati`.

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, illusory

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `paśyati`.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root `dṛś` (class 1, often takes `paśya` stem in present tense)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate for `cittabālaḥ`.

अबोधतः (abodhataḥ) - due to ignorance, out of lack of understanding

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abodha

abodha - ignorance, lack of understanding, unconsciousness

`a` (not) + `bodha` (understanding).

Prefix: a

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use indicating cause.

बोधितः (bodhitaḥ) - when the mind is enlightened (awakened, enlightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodhita

bodhita - awakened, enlightened, instructed

Past Passive Participle

From root `budh` with causal sense (to awaken, enlighten) and suffix `kta`

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Refers to `asau` (that one, the mind).

असौ (asau) - that mind (which was previously childish) (that one, he/she/it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, this, he/she/it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the second clause.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

Root: pṛ

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, nature, beauty, appearance

Root: rūp (class 10)

स्वम् (svam) - its own (ātman) (own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Reflexive possessive pronoun/adjective.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root `dṛś` (class 1, often takes `paśya` stem in present tense)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate for `asau`.

निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - faultless, free from disease/affliction

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from disease, healthy, faultless, pure

Compound of `nis` (without) + `āmaya` (disease, illness).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+āmaya)

• nis – without, out of, away
  indeclinable
• āmaya – disease, illness, affliction, pain
  noun (masculine)
  From root `am` (to go, to hurt) with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: am (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `rūpam`.

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