योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
तच्चित्तास्तद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम् ।
कथयन्तश्च तन्नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
taccittāstadgataprāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam ,
kathayantaśca tannityaṃ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca 1

1. tat-cittāḥ tat-gata-prāṇāḥ bodhayantaḥ parasparam
kathayantaḥ ca tat nityam tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca

1. tat-cittāḥ tat-gata-prāṇāḥ parasparam bodhayantaḥ
ca tat nityam kathayantaḥ ca tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Those whose minds are focused on that (Reality), whose life-breaths (prāṇa) are directed towards it, who enlighten each other, and who constantly speak about that (Reality), find satisfaction and rejoice.

1. כאשר מחשבתם וחיותם מוקדשות לכך, כשהם מלמדים זה את זה ומשוחחים על כך תמיד, הם מוצאים נחת ושמחה.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्-चित्ताः (tat-cittāḥ) - those whose minds are absorbed in that ultimate Reality (those whose minds are fixed on that, whose thoughts are absorbed in that)

• तत्-गत-प्राणाः (tat-gata-prāṇāḥ) - those whose life-breaths (prāṇa) are directed towards that ultimate Reality (those whose life-breaths are directed towards that, whose vital energies are absorbed in that)

• बोधयन्तः (bodhayantaḥ) - enlightening or instructing each other about that Reality (enlightening, causing to know, instructing)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, each other

• कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - constantly speaking about that ultimate Reality (narrating, telling, speaking about)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that ultimate Reality (that, it)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, eternally, always

• तुष्यन्ति (tuṣyanti) - they are satisfied, they are pleased

• च (ca) - and, also

• रमन्ति (ramanti) - they rejoice, they delight, they sport

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

तत्-चित्ताः (tat-cittāḥ) - those whose minds are absorbed in that ultimate Reality (those whose minds are fixed on that, whose thoughts are absorbed in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tat-citta

tat-citta - absorbed in that, having mind fixed on that

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tat+citta)

• tat – that, that (Reality)
  pronoun (neuter)
• citta – mind, thought, intelligence, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

तत्-गत-प्राणाः (tat-gata-prāṇāḥ) - those whose life-breaths (prāṇa) are directed towards that ultimate Reality (those whose life-breaths are directed towards that, whose vital energies are absorbed in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tat-gata-prāṇa

tat-gata-prāṇa - having life-breaths directed towards that

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tat+gata+prāṇa)

• tat – that, that (Reality)
  pronoun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained, directed towards
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, vital energy
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)

बोधयन्तः (bodhayantaḥ) - enlightening or instructing each other about that Reality (enlightening, causing to know, instructing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bodhayat

bodhayat - enlightening, making aware

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From causative of root 'budh' (to know, awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, each other

(indeclinable)

कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - constantly speaking about that ultimate Reality (narrating, telling, speaking about)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - telling, narrating

Present Active Participle

From root 'kath' (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that ultimate Reality (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, eternally, always

(indeclinable)

तुष्यन्ति (tuṣyanti) - they are satisfied, they are pleased

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of tuṣ

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रमन्ति (ramanti) - they rejoice, they delight, they sport

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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