योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-29

मानसोऽयं समुन्मेषः कलाकलनरूपतः ।
एतत्तत्कर्मणां बीजं फलमस्यैव विद्यते ॥ २९ ॥

mānaso'yaṃ samunmeṣaḥ kalākalanarūpataḥ ,
etattatkarmaṇāṃ bījaṃ phalamasyaiva vidyate 29

29. mānasaḥ ayam samunmeṣaḥ kalākalana-rūpataḥ etat
tat karmaṇām bījam phalam asya eva vidyate

29. ayam mānasaḥ samunmeṣaḥ kalākalana-rūpataḥ etat
tat karmaṇām bījam asya phalam eva vidyate

29. This mental manifestation, which is of the nature of conceptualization, is the seed of all actions (karma). Indeed, its fruit (the result) arises from this alone.

Words meanings summery:

• मानसः (mānasaḥ) - mental, pertaining to the mind

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• समुन्मेषः (samunmeṣaḥ) - manifestation, unfolding, rising up

• कलाकलन-रूपतः (kalākalana-rūpataḥ) - in the form of conceptualization, by means of the activity of apprehending parts or skills

• एतत् (etat) - this

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma)

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

Words meanings and morphology

मानसः (mānasaḥ) - mental, pertaining to the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, of the mind, spiritual

From 'manas' (mind) + 'a' suffix, indicating 'belonging to' or 'related to'.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

समुन्मेषः (samunmeṣaḥ) - manifestation, unfolding, rising up

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samunmeṣa

samunmeṣa - unfolding, manifestation, opening of the eyes, blossoming

From root 'miṣ' (to open eyes) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: miṣ

कलाकलन-रूपतः (kalākalana-rūpataḥ) - in the form of conceptualization, by means of the activity of apprehending parts or skills

(indeclinable)

Compound 'kalākalana' (activity of parts/conceptualization) + 'rūpa' (form), then suffixed with '-tas' (indicating 'from' or 'by means of').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalā+kalana+rūpa)

• kalā – a part, a digit (of the moon), an art, skill
  noun (feminine)
• kalana – grasping, apprehension, calculation, activity, conceptualization
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kal' (to count, compute, hold) + 'ana' suffix.
  Root: kal
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Suffix -tas gives an ablative sense: 'from the form of', 'by means of the form of'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence (karma)

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'man' suffix.

Root: kṛ

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, element

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the mental manifestation (samunmeṣa).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root 'vid' (4th class, divādi) in middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: vid (class 4)

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