योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-37

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
मनो हि न जडं राम नापि चेतनतां गतम् ।
म्लानाऽजडा तदा दृष्टिर्मन इत्येव कथ्यते ॥ ३७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
mano hi na jaḍaṃ rāma nāpi cetanatāṃ gatam ,
mlānā'jaḍā tadā dṛṣṭirmana ityeva kathyate 37

37. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca manaḥ hi na jaḍam rāma na api cetanatām
gatam mlānā a-jaḍā tadā dṛṣṭiḥ manaḥ iti eva kathyate

37. rāma śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca manaḥ hi na jaḍam na api cetanatām
gatam tadā mlānā-ajaḍā dṛṣṭiḥ eva manaḥ iti kathyate

37. Shri Vasistha said: "O Rama, the mind is certainly not inert (jaḍa), nor has it attained consciousness. Rather, it is that vibrant, non-inert perception (dṛṣṭi) that is then called the mind."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasistha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

• न (na) - not, no

• जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, unconscious, dull

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - also, even

• चेतनताम् (cetanatām) - consciousness, sentience

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached

• म्लाना (mlānā) - vibrant (in contrast to faded) (withered, faded, feeble, languid)

• अ-जडा (a-jaḍā) - non-inert, active, not dull

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - perception (dṛṣṭi) (sight, vision, perception, view)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• इति (iti) - thus, as such

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasistha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasistha, a celebrated Vedic sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

Note: The subject of the sentence.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, unconscious, dull

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, unconscious, dull, stupid, cold

Note: Predicate adjective for 'manaḥ'.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu

Note: Addressing Shri Rama.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with 'api' for 'nāpi' (nor also).

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms 'nāpi' with 'na'.

चेतनताम् (cetanatām) - consciousness, sentience

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetanatā

cetanatā - consciousness, sentience, animation

Formed from 'cetana' + suffix '-tā'.

Note: Object of 'gatam'.

गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' (neuter nominative singular). 'Has attained consciousness'.

म्लाना (mlānā) - vibrant (in contrast to faded) (withered, faded, feeble, languid)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mlāna

mlāna - withered, faded, languid, feeble, dull

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √mlai (to fade)

Root: mlai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dṛṣṭiḥ'.

अ-जडा (a-jaḍā) - non-inert, active, not dull

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajaḍa

ajaḍa - not inert, active, intelligent, clever

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jaḍa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jaḍa – inert, unconscious, dull, stupid, cold
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'dṛṣṭiḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a logical consequence or a specific state.

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - perception (dṛṣṭi) (sight, vision, perception, view)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, perception, view, opinion

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject of the second clause.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

Note: Predicate noun to 'dṛṣṭiḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus, as such

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks what the mind is called.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the identification.

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

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

present passive

3rd person singular present passive of √kath

Root: kath (class 10)