योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-38

चित्तं सदा स्पन्दविलासमेत्य स्पन्दैकरूपं ननु कर्मविद्धि ।
कर्माथ चित्तं किल धर्मकर्मपदं गते राम परस्परेण ॥ ३८ ॥

cittaṃ sadā spandavilāsametya spandaikarūpaṃ nanu karmaviddhi ,
karmātha cittaṃ kila dharmakarmapadaṃ gate rāma paraspareṇa 38

38. cittam sadā spandavilāsam etya
spandaikarūpam nanu karmaviddhi
karma atha cittam kila
dharmakarmapadam gate rāma paraspareṇa

38. rāma nanu cittam sadā spandavilāsam
etya spandaikarūpam karma
viddhi atha karma cittam paraspareṇa
kila dharmakarmapadam gate

38. Know that the mind (citta), which always assumes the playful manifestation of vibration (spanda), is indeed action (karma) itself, whose very form is vibration (spanda). O Rama, action (karma) and mind (citta) indeed mutually reach the state of their intrinsic nature (dharma) and activity (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• स्पन्दविलासम् (spandavilāsam) - playful manifestation of vibration, delight in pulsation

• एत्य (etya) - having attained, having reached, having approached

• स्पन्दैकरूपम् (spandaikarūpam) - of the single form of vibration, whose essential nature is vibration

• ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, certainly (emphatic particle)

• कर्मविद्धि (karmaviddhi) - know action (karma)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

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

• अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• किल (kila) - indeed, verily, certainly (emphatic particle)

• धर्मकर्मपदम् (dharmakarmapadam) - the state/realm of dharma and karma; the state of natural law and activity

• गते (gate) - having entered the state of dharma and karma (having gone, having reached, having entered)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• परस्परेण (paraspareṇa) - by each other, mutually, reciprocally

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Past passive participle of root √cit (to perceive, understand), used as a noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

स्पन्दविलासम् (spandavilāsam) - playful manifestation of vibration, delight in pulsation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of spandavilāsa

spandavilāsa - playful manifestation of vibration, delight in pulsation, sport of movement

Compound type : tatpurusha (spanda+vilāsa)

• spanda – vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √spand (to quiver, vibrate).
  Root: spand (class 1)
• vilāsa – play, sport, delight, manifestation, graceful movement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √las (to shine, play) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

एत्य (etya) - having attained, having reached, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) from root √i (to go) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

स्पन्दैकरूपम् (spandaikarūpam) - of the single form of vibration, whose essential nature is vibration

(adjective)

neuter, singular of spandaikarūpa

spandaikarūpa - of the single form of vibration, essentially vibration

Compound type : tatpurusha (spanda+eka+rūpa)

• spanda – vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √spand (to quiver, vibrate).
  Root: spand (class 1)
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral/adjective (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

कर्मविद्धि (karmaviddhi) - know action (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

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

Derived from root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here 'karma' is the object of the verb 'viddhi'. This is a tatpurusha compound 'karmaviddhi' meaning 'the knowledge of karma' or 'know action'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

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

Derived from root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Past passive participle of root √cit (to perceive, understand), used as a noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

किल (kila) - indeed, verily, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

धर्मकर्मपदम् (dharmakarmapadam) - the state/realm of dharma and karma; the state of natural law and activity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmakarmapada

dharmakarmapada - the state of dharma and karma, the sphere of righteousness and action

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+karma+pada)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √dhṛ (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pada – step, foot, place, position, state, word
  noun (neuter)

गते (gate) - having entered the state of dharma and karma (having gone, having reached, having entered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, obtained

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Here functioning as a predicate adjective in the nominative dual, referring to 'karma' and 'cittam'.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), charming, pleasing

परस्परेण (paraspareṇa) - by each other, mutually, reciprocally

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal, each other

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