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3,9

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-21

करोति जंगमं चित्तः स्थावरं स्थावराकृतिः ।
भूत्वार्णवो वलयति भूस्त्रियं वलयो यथा ॥ २१ ॥
karoti jaṃgamaṃ cittaḥ sthāvaraṃ sthāvarākṛtiḥ ,
bhūtvārṇavo valayati bhūstriyaṃ valayo yathā 21
21. karoti jaṅgamam cittaḥ sthāvaram sthāvarākṛtiḥ
bhūtvā arṇavaḥ valayati bhūstriyam valayaḥ yathā
21. cittaḥ sthāvarākṛtiḥ jaṅgamam sthāvaram karoti
yathā arṇavaḥ valayaḥ bhūtvā bhūstriyam valayati
21. Consciousness (citta), appearing as a stable form, creates both the mobile and the stationary. Just as the ocean, manifesting as a circle, encircles the earth-woman.

Words meanings summery:

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  • करोति (karoti) - creates, makes, does
  • जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - the mobile phenomena or world (the mobile, the moving, animated)
  • चित्तः (cittaḥ) - consciousness, mind, thought
  • स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - the stationary phenomena or world (the stationary, immobile)
  • स्थावराकृतिः (sthāvarākṛtiḥ) - having a stationary form, appearing stable
  • भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having manifested as (having become, having been)
  • अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea
  • वलयति (valayati) - encircles, surrounds, encloses
  • भूस्त्रियम् (bhūstriyam) - the earth personified as a woman (the earth-woman)
  • वलयः (valayaḥ) - circle, ring, bracelet
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

करोति (karoti) - creates, makes, does
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root verb, 8th class (tanādi) with 'o' infix in present stem. Parasmaipada.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - the mobile phenomena or world (the mobile, the moving, animated)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jaṅgama
jaṅgama - moving, mobile, animated, living being
Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with intensive prefix 'jaṅ-'.
Root: gam
Note: Used here substantively to refer to the mobile aspects of existence.
चित्तः (cittaḥ) - consciousness, mind, thought
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of citta
citta - consciousness, mind, thought, intellect
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).
Root: cit
स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - the stationary phenomena or world (the stationary, immobile)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāvara
sthāvara - stationary, immobile, fixed, immovable (e.g., plants, mountains)
Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
Root: sthā
Note: Used here substantively to refer to the stationary aspects of existence.
स्थावराकृतिः (sthāvarākṛtiḥ) - having a stationary form, appearing stable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāvarākṛti
sthāvarākṛti - having a stationary form, of stable appearance
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sthāvara+ākṛti)
  • sthāvara – stationary, immobile, fixed
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
    Root: sthā
  • ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kṛ
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having manifested as (having become, having been)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Formed from root 'bhū' with suffix '-tvā'.
Root: bhū (class 1)
अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arṇava
arṇava - ocean, sea
वलयति (valayati) - encircles, surrounds, encloses
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of valay
Denominative verb from 'valaya' (circle) or derived from root 'val' (to move, turn).
Root: val (class 1)
भूस्त्रियम् (bhūstriyam) - the earth personified as a woman (the earth-woman)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūstrī
bhūstrī - earth-woman, the goddess Earth
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+strī)
  • bhū – earth, land, ground
    noun (feminine)
    Root: bhū
  • strī – woman, female
    noun (feminine)
वलयः (valayaḥ) - circle, ring, bracelet
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of valaya
valaya - circle, ring, bracelet, circumference
From root 'val' (to turn, move).
Root: val
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)