योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
मनो हि भावनामात्रं भावना स्पन्दधर्मिणी ।
क्रिया तद्भावितारूपं फलं सर्वोऽनुधावति ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
mano hi bhāvanāmātraṃ bhāvanā spandadharmiṇī ,
kriyā tadbhāvitārūpaṃ phalaṃ sarvo'nudhāvati 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca manaḥ hi bhāvanāmātram bhāvanā
spandadharmiṇī kriyā tat bhāvitārūpam phalam sarvaḥ anudhāvati

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca manaḥ hi bhāvanāmātram bhāvanā
spandadharmiṇī sarvaḥ tat-bhāvitārūpam kriyā phalam anudhāvati

1. Shri Vasistha said: The mind (manas) is indeed merely conception. Conception (bhāvanā) inherently possesses the nature of vibration (spanda). Everyone pursues results, which take the form conceived by that (bhāvanā) and manifest as action (kriyā).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasistha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• भावनामात्रम् (bhāvanāmātram) - merely conception, only imagination

• भावना (bhāvanā) - conception, imagination, mental fabrication

• स्पन्दधर्मिणी (spandadharmiṇī) - having the nature of vibration/pulsation, whose characteristic is vibration

• क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity, performance, ritual

• तत् (tat) - referring to 'bhāvanā' (conception) (that, it)

• भावितारूपम् (bhāvitārūpam) - having the form conceived/imagined, appearing as conceived

• फलम् (phalam) - result, fruit, outcome

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, all

• अनुधावति (anudhāvati) - pursues, runs after, strives for

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasistha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Shri Vasistha (name of a revered sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought (manas)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

भावनामात्रम् (bhāvanāmātram) - merely conception, only imagination

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvanāmātra

bhāvanāmātra - merely conception, only imagination, consisting solely of thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāvanā+mātra)

• bhāvanā – conception, imagination, mental fabrication, bringing into existence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from causative of root √bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting of nothing but
  adjective (neuter)

भावना (bhāvanā) - conception, imagination, mental fabrication

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, mental fabrication, bringing into existence

Derived from causative of root √bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्पन्दधर्मिणी (spandadharmiṇī) - having the nature of vibration/pulsation, whose characteristic is vibration

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of spandadharmin

spandadharmin - having the nature of vibration, characterized by pulsation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (spanda+dharmin)

• spanda – vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √spand (to quiver, vibrate).
  Root: spand (class 1)
• dharmin – possessing a quality, having the nature of, subject to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'dharma' with '-in' suffix.

क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity, performance, ritual

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, performance, ritual, verb

Derived from root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - referring to 'bhāvanā' (conception) (that, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

भावितारूपम् (bhāvitārūpam) - having the form conceived/imagined, appearing as conceived

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhāvitārūpa

bhāvitārūpa - having the form conceived/imagined, whose form is created by thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāvita+rūpa)

• bhāvita – conceived, imagined, brought into existence, produced
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of causative of root √bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

फलम् (phalam) - result, fruit, outcome

(noun)

neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

अनुधावति (anudhāvati) - pursues, runs after, strives for

(verb)

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

Root √dhāv (to run) with prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)