योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-64

न चेतनं न च जडं तस्माज्जगति राघव ।
मनः कारणमर्थानां रूपाणामिव भासनम् ॥ ६४ ॥

na cetanaṃ na ca jaḍaṃ tasmājjagati rāghava ,
manaḥ kāraṇamarthānāṃ rūpāṇāmiva bhāsanam 64

64. na cetanam na ca jaḍam tasmāt jagati rāghava
manaḥ kāraṇam arthānām rūpāṇām iva bhāsanam

64. rāghava,
tasmāt manaḥ na cetanam na ca jaḍam jagati arthānām kāraṇam rūpāṇām iva bhāsanam

64. Therefore, O Rāghava, the mind (manas) is neither conscious nor inert. Nevertheless, it is the cause of all objects in the world (jagat), just as light (bhāsana) is the cause for the manifestation of forms.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious, sentient

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, unconscious, dull

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, hence

• जगति (jagati) - in the world

• राघव (rāghava) - Vocative address to Rāma. (O descendant of Raghu (Rāma))

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• अर्थानाम् (arthānām) - of the objects of experience (of objects, of things, of purposes)

• रूपाणाम् (rūpāṇām) - of forms, of colors, of appearances

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भासनम् (bhāsanam) - (the illumination or manifestation of forms) (shining, illumination, manifestation, light)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious, sentient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, intelligent, soul, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, unconscious, dull

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, unconscious, dull, foolish, cold

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, hence

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

जगति (jagati) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, living beings, moving

Present active participle of root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

राघव (rāghava) - Vocative address to Rāma. (O descendant of Raghu (Rāma))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rāma)

A patronymic derived from Raghu.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, origin, instrument

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्थानाम् (arthānām) - of the objects of experience (of objects, of things, of purposes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of artha

artha - object, thing, purpose, meaning, wealth, goal

Root: arth (class 10)

रूपाणाम् (rūpāṇām) - of forms, of colors, of appearances

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, color, beauty

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भासनम् (bhāsanam) - (the illumination or manifestation of forms) (shining, illumination, manifestation, light)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsana

bhāsana - shining, illuminating, appearing, light, manifestation

Verbal noun

Derived from root bhās (to shine, appear) with suffix -ana.

Root: bhās (class 1)