योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-40

जडाजडदृशोर्मध्ये दोलारूपं स्वकल्पनम् ।
यच्चितो म्लानरूपिण्यास्तदेतन्मन उच्यते ॥ ४० ॥

jaḍājaḍadṛśormadhye dolārūpaṃ svakalpanam ,
yaccito mlānarūpiṇyāstadetanmana ucyate 40

40. jaḍājaḍadṛśoḥ madhye dolārūpam svakalpanam
yat citaḥ mlānarūpiṇyāḥ tat etat manaḥ ucyate

40. etat manaḥ ucyate yat jaḍājaḍadṛśoḥ madhye
dolārūpam svakalpanam citaḥ mlānarūpiṇyāḥ tat

40. That which is a self-conception, oscillating between the inert and the conscious (cit) perspectives, and which is a dimmed form of consciousness (cit) itself – this is called the mind (manas).

Words meanings summery:

• जडाजडदृशोः (jaḍājaḍadṛśoḥ) - of the inert and the conscious perceivers/perspectives

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

• दोलारूपम् (dolārūpam) - having the nature of a swing, oscillating form

• स्वकल्पनम् (svakalpanam) - self-conception, one's own imagination

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit)

• म्लानरूपिण्याः (mlānarūpiṇyāḥ) - of a dimmed form, tarnished appearance

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

जडाजडदृशोः (jaḍājaḍadṛśoḥ) - of the inert and the conscious perceivers/perspectives

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of jaḍājaḍadṛś

jaḍājaḍadṛś - of the inert and the conscious view/perception

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (jaḍa+ajaḍa+dṛś)

• jaḍa – inert, unconscious, dull
  adjective (masculine)
• ajaḍa – not inert, conscious, sentient
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• dṛś – sight, eye, view, perspective
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

दोलारूपम् (dolārūpam) - having the nature of a swing, oscillating form

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dolārūpa

dolārūpa - form of a swing, oscillating nature

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dolā+rūpa)

• dolā – swing, oscillation
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'svakalpanam'.

स्वकल्पनम् (svakalpanam) - self-conception, one's own imagination

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svakalpana

svakalpana - self-imagination, one's own conception

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+kalpana)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• kalpana – imagination, conception, creation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun referring to the mind.

चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence

म्लानरूपिण्याः (mlānarūpiṇyāḥ) - of a dimmed form, tarnished appearance

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mlānarūpiṇī

mlānarūpiṇī - having a faded/dimmed form, appearing tarnished

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mlāna+rūpiṇī)

• mlāna – faded, withered, dim, languid
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'mā' (to fade, wither)
  Root: mā (class 4)
• rūpiṇī – having a form, endowed with beauty, appearing as
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'citaḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'svakalpanam' or 'yat'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Points to 'manaḥ' in proximity.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)