योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-92, verse-31

प्रतिभासार्थतामेति क्षणादेव मनो मुने ।
स्पन्दमात्रात्मकं वारि यथा तुङ्गतरङ्गताम् ॥ ३१ ॥

pratibhāsārthatāmeti kṣaṇādeva mano mune ,
spandamātrātmakaṃ vāri yathā tuṅgataraṅgatām 31

31. pratibhāsārthatām eti kṣaṇāt eva manaḥ mune
spandamātrātmakam vāri yathā tuṅgataraṅgatām

31. mune manaḥ kṣaṇāt eva pratibhāsārthatām eti
yathā spandamātrātmakam vāri tuṅgataraṅgatām

31. O sage, in an instant the mind (manas) attains the state of becoming a perceived object (pratibhāsārthatā), just as water, which is essentially vibration (spandamātrātmaka), becomes high waves.

31. חכם קדוש, כהרף עין הופכת החשיבה למושא תפיסתה, כשם שמים שכל טבעם הוא תנועה הופכים לגל גועש וגבוה.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिभासार्थताम् (pratibhāsārthatām) - the state of becoming a perceived object (pratibhāsārthatā) (the state of having an object of perception, state of being an object of manifestation)

• एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, reaches)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant (from a moment, in an instant)

• एव (eva) - instantly (only, just, indeed, merely)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

• मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

• स्पन्दमात्रात्मकम् (spandamātrātmakam) - which is essentially vibration (spandamātrātmaka) (whose nature is merely vibration, essentially vibration)

• वारि (vāri) - water

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• तुङ्गतरङ्गताम् (tuṅgataraṅgatām) - high waves (the state of being high waves)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिभासार्थताम् (pratibhāsārthatām) - the state of becoming a perceived object (pratibhāsārthatā) (the state of having an object of perception, state of being an object of manifestation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratibhāsārthatā

pratibhāsārthatā - the state of having an object of perception

Compound of pratibhāsa (perception/manifestation), artha (object/meaning), and tā (abstract suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratibhāsa+artha+tā)

• pratibhāsa – appearance, manifestation, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix denoting 'state of being', '-ness'
  indeclinable (feminine)
  abstract noun suffix

Note: Object of eti.

एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root i (to go), class 2.

Root: i (class 2)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant (from a moment, in an instant)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, a very short period of time

Note: Used adverbially.

एव (eva) - instantly (only, just, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Emphasizes kṣaṇāt.

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness, mental faculty

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of eti.

मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, hermit

Note: Addressed to the listener.

स्पन्दमात्रात्मकम् (spandamātrātmakam) - which is essentially vibration (spandamātrātmaka) (whose nature is merely vibration, essentially vibration)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandamātrātmaka

spandamātrātmaka - whose nature is merely vibration

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (spanda+mātra+ātman)

• spanda – vibration, movement, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'spand' (to tremble)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies vāri.

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

Note: Subject in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Introduces a comparison.

तुङ्गतरङ्गताम् (tuṅgataraṅgatām) - high waves (the state of being high waves)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tuṅgataraṅgatā

tuṅgataraṅgatā - the state of being high waves, high-wave-ness

Compound of tuṅga (high), taraṅga (wave), and tā (abstract suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tuṅga+taraṅga+tā)

• tuṅga – high, lofty, elevated
  adjective (masculine)
• taraṅga – wave
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'tṛ' (to cross)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• tā – suffix denoting 'state of being', '-ness'
  indeclinable (feminine)
  abstract noun suffix

Note: Object of implied verb eti.

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