योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-44

मनश्चालयितुं शक्ता न महाद्रिं मृगा इव ।
ममेयमसितापाङ्गी मनःकोशे प्रतिष्ठिता ॥ ४४ ॥

manaścālayituṃ śaktā na mahādriṃ mṛgā iva ,
mameyamasitāpāṅgī manaḥkośe pratiṣṭhitā 44

44. manaḥ calayituṃ śaktāḥ na mahādrim mṛgāḥ iva
mama iyam asitāpāṅgī manaḥkośe pratiṣṭhitā

44. mṛgāḥ mahādrim iva manaḥ calayituṃ na śaktāḥ mama
iyam asitāpāṅgī manaḥkośe pratiṣṭhitā [asti]

44. My mind cannot be stirred, just as deer are unable to move a great mountain. This woman with dark eye-corners is firmly established in the sheath of my mind.

44. אי אפשר להזיז את מחשבתו, כשם שצבאים אינם יכולים להזיז הר כביר. יפהפייה שחורת עיניים זו שלי קבועה במעמקי רוחי.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• चलयितुं (calayituṁ) - to stir, to move, to agitate

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - (referring to `mṛgāḥ`) capable (capable, able, powerful)

• न (na) - not, no

• महाद्रिम् (mahādrim) - great mountain

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (in the simile) (deer, wild animals)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इयम् (iyam) - this woman (this (feminine))

• असितापाङ्गी (asitāpāṅgī) - the beloved woman with beautiful dark eyes (a woman with dark eye-corners)

• मनःकोशे (manaḥkośe) - deep within the mind (in the sheath of the mind, in the treasury of the mind)

• प्रतिष्ठिता (pratiṣṭhitā) - firmly established, fixed (established, fixed, placed, firm)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of the infinitive 'calayitum'.

चलयितुं (calayituṁ) - to stir, to move, to agitate

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed from the causative stem 'calaya-' of root 'cal' (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - (referring to `mṛgāḥ`) capable (capable, able, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful, strong

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śak' (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `mṛgāḥ`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

महाद्रिम् (mahādrim) - great mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādri

mahādri - great mountain, large mountain

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+adri)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• adri – mountain, rock, stone
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the infinitive 'calayitum'.

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (in the simile) (deer, wild animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, gazelle

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Possessive form.

इयम् (iyam) - this woman (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the woman described by `asitāpāṅgī`.

असितापाङ्गी (asitāpāṅgī) - the beloved woman with beautiful dark eyes (a woman with dark eye-corners)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asitāpāṅgī

asitāpāṅgī - one with dark (black) eye-corners; a beautiful woman

From `asita` (black) and `apāṅga` (outer corner of the eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asita+apāṅga)

• asita – black, dark, dark-blue
  adjective
  Root: as (class 2)
• apāṅga – outer corner of the eye, glance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: apa

Note: Predicate nominative, describing `iyam`.

मनःकोशे (manaḥkośe) - deep within the mind (in the sheath of the mind, in the treasury of the mind)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of manaḥkośa

manaḥkośa - sheath/treasury of the mind

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+kośa)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• kośa – sheath, case, treasury, a cup
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kuṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates location where she is established.

प्रतिष्ठिता (pratiṣṭhitā) - firmly established, fixed (established, fixed, placed, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, fixed, founded, consecrated

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` with `prati`.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective, agreeing with `iyam`.

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