योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-31

चितेश्चेत्यानुपातिन्या गतायाः सकलङ्कताम् ।
प्रस्फुरद्रूपधर्मिण्या एताः पर्यायवृत्तयः ॥ ३१ ॥

citeścetyānupātinyā gatāyāḥ sakalaṅkatām ,
prasphuradrūpadharmiṇyā etāḥ paryāyavṛttayaḥ 31

31. citeḥ cetyānupātinyāḥ gatāyāḥ sakalaṅkatām
prasphuradrūpadharmiṇyāḥ etāḥ paryāya vṛttayaḥ

31. cetyānupātinyāḥ sakalaṅkatām gatāyāḥ
prasphuradrūpadharmiṇyāḥ citeḥ etāḥ paryāyavṛttayaḥ

31. These are the successive transformations of consciousness (cit) which, by following the objects of thought, has attained impurity, and whose intrinsic nature is that of a manifesting form (rūpa).

Words meanings summery:

• चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, of intelligence (cit)

• चेत्यानुपातिन्याः (cetyānupātinyāḥ) - of that which follows objects of thought, of that which conforms to the knowable

• गतायाः (gatāyāḥ) - of that which has attained, of that which has gone to

• सकलङ्कताम् (sakalaṅkatām) - to impurity, to the state of having a blemish

• प्रस्फुरत् रूप धर्मिण्याः (prasphurat rūpa dharmiṇyāḥ) - of that whose nature is a manifesting form (rūpa)

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

• पर्याय वृत्तयः (paryāya vṛttayaḥ) - successive modifications, alternating modes, transformations

Words meanings and morphology

चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, of intelligence (cit)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, spirit (cit)

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

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Possessive, indicating that the transformations belong to consciousness.

चेत्यानुपातिन्याः (cetyānupātinyāḥ) - of that which follows objects of thought, of that which conforms to the knowable

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cetyānupātinī

cetyānupātinī - following the objects of thought, conforming to the knowable

Compound derived from 'cet-ya' (gerundive of 'cit') and 'anupātin' (agent noun from 'anu-pat').

Compound type : tatpurusha (cetya+anupātin)

• cetya – to be known, to be thought, knowable, object of thought
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, know) + suffix 'ya'.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• anupātin – following, conforming to, accompanying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From 'anu' (prefix) + root 'pat' (to fall, fly) + suffix 'in'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Adjectival to 'citeḥ'.

गतायाः (gatāyāḥ) - of that which has attained, of that which has gone to

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) + suffix 'ta'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adjectival to 'citeḥ'.

सकलङ्कताम् (sakalaṅkatām) - to impurity, to the state of having a blemish

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sakalaṅkatā

sakalaṅkatā - impurity, stained condition, blemish

From 'sakalaṅka' (having a blemish) + 'tā' (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sa+kalaṅka)

• sa – with, endowed with, having
  indeclinable
  Intensive/associative prefix.
• kalaṅka – blemish, stain, impurity, fault
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Object of 'gatāyāḥ'.

प्रस्फुरत् रूप धर्मिण्याः (prasphurat rūpa dharmiṇyāḥ) - of that whose nature is a manifesting form (rūpa)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prasphuradrūpadharmiṇī

prasphuradrūpadharmiṇī - having the nature of a manifesting/flashing form

Compound. 'prasphurat' (present participle) + 'rūpa' (form) + 'dharmin' (having the nature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya/bahuvrihi (prasphurat+rūpa+dharmin)

• prasphurat – flashing forth, manifesting, appearing brightly
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From 'pra' (prefix) + root 'sphur' (to throb, flash).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature (rūpa)
  noun (neuter)
• dharmin – having a quality or property, possessing the nature of
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From 'dharma' (nature, quality) + suffix 'in'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjectival to 'citeḥ'.

एताः (etāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'paryāyavṛttayaḥ'.

पर्याय वृत्तयः (paryāya vṛttayaḥ) - successive modifications, alternating modes, transformations

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paryāyavṛtti

paryāyavṛtti - successive modification, alternating mode, transformation, turn, revolution

Compound of 'paryāya' and 'vṛtti'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (paryāya+vṛtti)

• paryāya – succession, turn, alternation, order
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pari' (prefix) + root 'i' (to go) + suffix 'a'.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)
• vṛtti – mode, modification, activity, function, state
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) + suffix 'ti'.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Previous Verse Next Verse