योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-39

याभिर्मनांक्त भिद्यन्ते दृष्टनिश्चयवन्त्यपि ।
वृद्धिमायातु वा देहो यातु वा विशरारुताम् ॥ ३९ ॥

yābhirmanāṃkta bhidyante dṛṣṭaniścayavantyapi ,
vṛddhimāyātu vā deho yātu vā viśarārutām 39

39. yābhiḥ manāṃsi bhidyante dṛṣṭaniścayavanti api
| vṛddhim āyātu vā dehaḥ yātu vā viśarārutām

39. yābhiḥ dṛṣṭaniścayavanti manāṃsi api bhidyante dehaḥ vā vṛddhim āyātu,
vā viśarārutām yātu

39. By which even minds possessing firm resolve are broken. Whether the body experiences growth or goes to a state of decay (viśarārutā).

Words meanings summery:

• याभिः (yābhiḥ) - by which (powers from previous verse) (by which (feminine plural))

• मनांसि (manāṁsi) - minds (minds, intellects, hearts)

• भिद्यन्ते (bhidyante) - are broken (are broken, are split, are divided)

• दृष्टनिश्चयवन्ति (dṛṣṭaniścayavanti) - possessing firm resolve (having firm resolve, having certain convictions)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth (growth, increase, prosperity)

• आयातु (āyātu) - let it attain (let it come, let it attain, let it go (to))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body (body, form, person)

• यातु (yātu) - let it go (let it go, let it proceed)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• विशरारुताम् (viśarārutām) - a state of decay (viśarārutā) (perishability, fragility, decay, tendency to fall to pieces)

Words meanings and morphology

याभिः (yābhiḥ) - by which (powers from previous verse) (by which (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers back to 'śaktayaḥ' (powers) in the previous verse.

मनांसि (manāṁsi) - minds (minds, intellects, hearts)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Note: Subject of 'bhidyante'.

भिद्यन्ते (bhidyante) - are broken (are broken, are split, are divided)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (lat) of bhid

present indicative

From root √bhid (class 7). Passive voice, middle voice ending.

Root: bhid (class 7)

दृष्टनिश्चयवन्ति (dṛṣṭaniścayavanti) - possessing firm resolve (having firm resolve, having certain convictions)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dṛṣṭaniścayavat

dṛṣṭaniścayavat - having firm resolve, having certain convictions, whose resolve is seen

Compound adjective ending in the possessive suffix -vat, meaning 'possessing dṛṣṭaniścaya'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭa+niścaya+vat)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• niścaya – firm resolve, certainty, conviction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: niś
  Root: ci (class 5)
• vat – possessing, like, as
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

Note: Agrees with 'manāṃsi'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that *even* these minds are broken.

वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth (growth, increase, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, augmentation

From root √vṛdh (to grow).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āyātu'.

आयातु (āyātu) - let it attain (let it come, let it attain, let it go (to))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ā-yā

imperative

From root √yā (to go) with prefix ā-. Third person singular imperative.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Expresses a wish or command.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `āyātu` and `yātu`.

देहः (dehaḥ) - body (body, form, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

Note: Subject of 'āyātu' and 'yātu'.

यातु (yātu) - let it go (let it go, let it proceed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā

imperative

From root √yā (to go, class 2). Third person singular imperative.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Expresses a wish or command.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'āyātu' and 'yātu'.

विशरारुताम् (viśarārutām) - a state of decay (viśarārutā) (perishability, fragility, decay, tendency to fall to pieces)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśarārutā

viśarārutā - perishability, fragility, decay, tendency to fall to pieces

Derived from 'viśarāru' (perishable) with suffix -tā (abstract noun). 'viśarāru' from vi-śṝ (to break apart).

Prefix: vi

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'yātu'.

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