योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-18

भावनामनुसंधानं यदा निश्चित्य संस्थिता ।
तदैषा प्रोच्यते बुद्धिरियत्ताग्रहणक्षमा ॥ १८ ॥

bhāvanāmanusaṃdhānaṃ yadā niścitya saṃsthitā ,
tadaiṣā procyate buddhiriyattāgrahaṇakṣamā 18

18. bhāvanām anusandhānam yadā niścitya saṃsthitā
tadā eva eṣā procyate buddhiḥ iyattāgrahaṇakṣamā

18. yadā bhāvanām anusandhānam niścitya saṃsthitā
tadā eva eṣā iyattāgrahaṇakṣamā buddhiḥ procyate

18. When [consciousness], having firmly settled down (saṃsthitā) by discerning (niścitya) a conception (bhāvanā) and an investigation (anusandhāna), then this [state] is called intellect (buddhi), which is capable of grasping definite limitations or measures.

18. כאשר היא מקבלת החלטה נחושה לגבי מושג מסוים ומתמידה בו, כשהיא מסוגלת לתפוס גבולות ומידות, אז היא נקראת בּוּדְהִי (התבונה).

Words meanings summery:

• भावनाम् (bhāvanām) - a conception (a conception, an idea, imagination, notion)

• अनुसन्धानम् (anusandhānam) - an investigation (investigation, reflection, connection)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - by discerning (having determined, having ascertained, having decided)

• संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - firmly settled down (established, fixed, settled)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• एषा (eṣā) - this [state] (this (feminine))

• प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called, is said

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

• इयत्ताग्रहणक्षमा (iyattāgrahaṇakṣamā) - capable of grasping definite limitations or measures (capable of grasping definite measure/extent/limitedness)

Words meanings and morphology

भावनाम् (bhāvanām) - a conception (a conception, an idea, imagination, notion)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, notion, thought, meditation, mental production

From root 'bhū' (to be) with causative 'bhāvaya-' + suffix '-anā'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'niścitya'

अनुसन्धानम् (anusandhānam) - an investigation (investigation, reflection, connection)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anusandhāna

anusandhāna - investigation, inquiry, reflection, connection, bringing together

From 'anu-' + 'sam-' + root 'dhā' (to place)

Prefixes: anu+sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'niścitya'

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal conjunction

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - by discerning (having determined, having ascertained, having decided)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From 'nis-' + root 'ci' (to gather, perceive) + suffix '-tvā' (becomes '-tya' after prefix)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Governs 'bhāvanām' and 'anusandhānam'

संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - firmly settled down (established, fixed, settled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, placed, established, fixed, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam-' + root 'sthā' (to stand)

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied consciousness

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

एषा (eṣā) - this [state] (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the state described, or 'buddhi'

प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

present passive third person singular

From 'pra-' + root 'vac' (2nd class), present tense, passive voice

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, discernment, reason

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'procyate'

इयत्ताग्रहणक्षमा (iyattāgrahaṇakṣamā) - capable of grasping definite limitations or measures (capable of grasping definite measure/extent/limitedness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of iyattāgrahaṇakṣama

iyattāgrahaṇakṣama - capable of grasping measure/extent/limit

Compound of 'iyattā' (definite measure), 'grahaṇa' (grasping), and 'kṣama' (capable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iyattā+grahaṇa+kṣama)

• iyattā – extent, measure, definite quantity, limitedness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'iyat' (so much) + suffix '-tā'
• grahaṇa – grasping, seizing, comprehending, perceiving
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'grah' (to seize)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• kṣama – able, capable, competent
  adjective
  From root 'kṣam' (to be able)
  Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'buddhiḥ'

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