योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-15

काकतालीययोगेन त्यक्तस्फारदृगाकृतेः ।
चितेश्चेत्यानुपातिन्याः कृताः पर्यायवृत्तयः ॥ १५ ॥

kākatālīyayogena tyaktasphāradṛgākṛteḥ ,
citeścetyānupātinyāḥ kṛtāḥ paryāyavṛttayaḥ 15

15. kākatālīyayogena tyaktasphāradṛgākṛteḥ citeḥ
ca ityā-anupātinyāḥ kṛtāḥ paryāyavṛttayaḥ

15. kākatālīyayogena tyaktasphāradṛgākṛteḥ ca
ityā-anupātinyāḥ citeḥ paryāyavṛttayaḥ kṛtāḥ

15. Through an accidental coincidence (kākatālīya-yoga), successive modifications (paryāyavṛttis) are generated for consciousness (citi) that has abandoned its expansive, discerning nature and has become subservient to the objects of thought.

15. דרך צירוף מקרים אקראי, הַצִ'יט (המודעות הטהורה) זנחה את ראייתה הרחבה ונפלה לתוך מושאי התפיסה; וכך נולדו מצבי הפעילות השונים הללו.

Words meanings summery:

• काकतालीययोगेन (kākatālīyayogena) - by an accidental coincidence (like a crow landing on a palm tree, causing a fruit to fall)

• त्यक्तस्फारदृगाकृतेः (tyaktasphāradṛgākṛteḥ) - of that which has abandoned its expanded perceptive form

• चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, of the mind

• च (ca) - and, also

• इत्या-अनुपातिन्याः (ityā-anupātinyāḥ) - of that which follows objects of thought

• कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - are generated (made, created, done)

• पर्यायवृत्तयः (paryāyavṛttayaḥ) - successive modifications, alternating states/functions

Words meanings and morphology

काकतालीययोगेन (kākatālīyayogena) - by an accidental coincidence (like a crow landing on a palm tree, causing a fruit to fall)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kākatālīya-yoga

kākatālīya-yoga - accidental coincidence, fortuitous combination (from the simile of a crow landing on a palm tree and its fruit falling simultaneously)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kākatālīya+yoga)

• kākatālīya – like a crow and a palm fruit
  adjective (masculine)
  From kāka (crow) and tāla (palm) + īya suffix
• yoga – conjunction, connection, union, coincidence (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

त्यक्तस्फारदृगाकृतेः (tyaktasphāradṛgākṛteḥ) - of that which has abandoned its expanded perceptive form

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tyaktasphāradṛgākṛti

tyaktasphāradṛgākṛti - having abandoned its expanded perceptive form/nature

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+sphāra-dṛg-ākṛti)

• tyakta – abandoned, given up
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tyaj.
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• sphāra-dṛg-ākṛti – form/nature of expanded perception
  noun (feminine)

Note: The head of the compound (ākṛti) is feminine.

चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, perception, thought, intellect

From root cit ('to perceive, to know').

Root: cit (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

इत्या-अनुपातिन्याः (ityā-anupātinyāḥ) - of that which follows objects of thought

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ityā-anupātinī

ityā-anupātinī - following objects of thought/perception

From ityā (object of thought) and anupātinī (following).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ityā+anupātinī)

• ityā – object of thought, perceptible
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'cetya', which means 'to be thought, an object of thought'. The `c` can be elided or transformed in sandhi context, resulting in `ityā`.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• anupātinī – following, accompanying, conforming to
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun derived from verb anupat
  From root pat with upasarga anu. Feminine form.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: pat (class 1)

कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - are generated (made, created, done)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛta

kṛta - made, created, done, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with paryāyavṛttayaḥ.

पर्यायवृत्तयः (paryāyavṛttayaḥ) - successive modifications, alternating states/functions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paryāyavṛtti

paryāyavṛtti - successive modifications, alternating states/functions, turns of activity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paryāya+vṛtti)

• paryāya – turn, succession, alternation, sequence
  noun (masculine)
  From root i with upasargas pari and ā.
  Prefixes: pari+ā
  Root: i (class 2)
• vṛtti – function, activity, mode of being, modification
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vṛt.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

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