योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-99, verse-31

यदसौ समवष्टभ्य मया पृष्टः प्रयत्नतः ।
तद्विवेको बलाच्चित्तमादत्त इति दर्शितम् ॥ ३१ ॥

yadasau samavaṣṭabhya mayā pṛṣṭaḥ prayatnataḥ ,
tadviveko balāccittamādatta iti darśitam 31

31. yat asau samavaṣṭabhya mayā pṛṣṭaḥ prayatnataḥ
tat vivekaḥ balāt cittam ādatta iti darśitam

31. mayā प्रयत्नतः samavaṣṭabhya yat asau pṛṣṭaḥ,
tat vivekaḥ balāt cittam ādatta iti darśitam

31. That (which occurred when) this (person) was questioned by me with diligent effort, having firmly grasped (the subject), demonstrated that discrimination (viveka) forcefully takes hold of consciousness (citta).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• असौ (asau) - this one, he, that one

• समवष्टभ्य (samavaṣṭabhya) - having firmly grasped, having seized

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discrimination, discernment

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

• चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind

• आदत्त (ādatta) - took, seized, attracted

• इति (iti) - thus, so, signifies quotation or conclusion

• दर्शितम् (darśitam) - shown, demonstrated, revealed

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the entire clause 'that this one was questioned...'

असौ (asau) - this one, he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this one, that one, yonder

समवष्टभ्य (samavaṣṭabhya) - having firmly grasped, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'stambh' (5th class, stabhnoti) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ava'. Formed with suffix 'lyap'.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: stambh (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'prach' (6th class, pṛcchati - to ask), suffix 'kta'.

Root: prach (class 6)

प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(indeclinable)

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Ablative case ending used adverbially.

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, then, therefore

Note: Refers to the prior clause and acts as the subject for 'darśitam'.

विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discrimination, discernment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, analysis

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative case used adverbially.

चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

आदत्त (ādatta) - took, seized, attracted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ādatta

3rd person singular, Imperfect Tense, Middle Voice (Ātmanepada) of root 'dā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, so, signifies quotation or conclusion

(indeclinable)

दर्शितम् (darśitam) - shown, demonstrated, revealed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśita

darśita - shown, displayed, demonstrated, revealed

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

From causal stem of 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix 'kta'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)