योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-32

क्रियास्पन्दो जगत्यस्मिन्कर्मेति कथितो बुधैः ।
पूर्वं तस्य मनो देहं कर्मातश्चित्तमेव हि ॥ ३२ ॥

kriyāspando jagatyasminkarmeti kathito budhaiḥ ,
pūrvaṃ tasya mano dehaṃ karmātaścittameva hi 32

32. kriyā-spandaḥ jagati asmin karma iti kathitaḥ budhaiḥ
pūrvam tasya manaḥ deham karma ataḥ cittam eva hi

32. budhaiḥ asmin jagati kriyā-spandaḥ karma iti kathitaḥ
pūrvam manaḥ tasya deham ataḥ karma hi cittam eva

32. The wise declare that the vibratory motion of activity in this world is action (karma). Prior to this, its (karma's) body is the mind (manas), and from action (karma), indeed, the mind (citta) itself arises.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रिया-स्पन्दः (kriyā-spandaḥ) - vibratory motion of activity, movement of action

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, consequence (karma)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - called, said, narrated

• बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent ones

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, first

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• देहम् (deham) - body

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, consequence (karma)

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this, therefore, hence

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

Words meanings and morphology

क्रिया-स्पन्दः (kriyā-spandaḥ) - vibratory motion of activity, movement of action

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kriyā-spanda

kriyā-spanda - vibration/motion of activity

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'kriyāyāḥ spandaḥ' (vibration of activity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+spanda)

• kriyā – action, activity, performance
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'yā' suffix.
  Root: kṛ
• spanda – vibration, tremor, pulsation, motion
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'spand' (to tremble, pulsate).
  Root: spand (class 1)

जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Present Active Participle (originally from gam, to go)

From root 'gam' (to go) + 'at' suffix, then used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'jagati'.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, consequence (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

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

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

Root: kṛ

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

(indeclinable)

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - called, said, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - said, told, spoken, declared, called

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kath' (to tell, speak) + 'ita' suffix.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'kriyā-spandaḥ'.

बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent ones

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned, sage

From root 'budh' (to know, awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, first

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'pūrva' (former, prior).

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: Refers to the 'kriyā-spandaḥ' (activity-vibration) or 'karma'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass

Note: Used as a predicative nominative here, 'mind is the body'.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, consequence (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

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

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

Root: kṛ

Note: Here used with 'ataḥ' implying an ablative sense: 'from action'.

अतः (ataḥ) - from this, therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix '-tas' from pronoun 'idam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle (derived form)

From root 'cit' (to perceive, think) + 'ta' suffix, then used as a noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

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