योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-99, verse-39

संकल्पवासनाजालैः स्वयमायाति बन्धनम् ।
मनो लालामयैर्जालैः कोशकारकृमिर्यथा ॥ ३९ ॥

saṃkalpavāsanājālaiḥ svayamāyāti bandhanam ,
mano lālāmayairjālaiḥ kośakārakṛmiryathā 39

39. saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jālaiḥ svayam āyāti bandhanam
manaḥ lālā-mayaiḥ jālaiḥ kośakāra-krimiḥ yathā

39. yathā kośakāra-krimiḥ lālā-mayaiḥ jālaiḥ (āyāti bandhanam),
(tathā) manaḥ saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jālaiḥ svayam bandhanam āyāti.

39. Just as the silkworm (kośakāra-krimi) ensnares itself in nets of its own saliva, so too the mind itself comes into bondage by the nets of its volitions (saṅkalpa) and latent impressions (vāsanās).

39. החשיבה מביאה על עצמה את הכבלים באמצעות רשתות הרעיונות והרשמים הפנימיים, בדיוק כמו זחל משי הלוכד את עצמו ברשת של רירו.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्प-वासना-जालैः (saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jālaiḥ) - by the nets of volitions and latent impressions

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes into, gets into (he/she/it comes, attains)

• बन्धनम् (bandhanam) - bondage, fetter, tying

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• लाला-मयैः (lālā-mayaiḥ) - made of saliva

• जालैः (jālaiḥ) - by nets, by snares

• कोशकार-क्रिमिः (kośakāra-krimiḥ) - silkworm

• यथा (yathā) - introduces a simile (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्प-वासना-जालैः (saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jālaiḥ) - by the nets of volitions and latent impressions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jāla

saṅkalpa-vāsanā-jāla - nets of volitions and latent impressions

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+vāsanā+jāla)

• saṅkalpa – volition, intention, mental resolve, conceptualization
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kḷp' with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental trace, habit, subconscious tendency
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• jāla – net, snare, web, trap
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument for 'āyāti bandhanam'

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'āyāti'

आयाति (āyāti) - comes into, gets into (he/she/it comes, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

Present Active

From root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'ā-'

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'manaḥ' and 'krimiḥ'

बन्धनम् (bandhanam) - bondage, fetter, tying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bandhana

bandhana - tying, binding, bondage, fetter, rope

From root 'bandh'

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Accusative of destination/result

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'āyāti'

लाला-मयैः (lālā-mayaiḥ) - made of saliva

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lālā-maya

lālā-maya - made of saliva, salivary

Suffix 'mayaṭ' indicating 'made of'

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (lālā+maya)

• lālā – saliva, spittle
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix/adjective
  Suffix 'mayaṭ'

Note: Agrees with 'jālaiḥ'

जालैः (jālaiḥ) - by nets, by snares

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jāla

jāla - net, snare, web, trap

Note: Instrument for 'āyāti bandhanam'

कोशकार-क्रिमिः (kośakāra-krimiḥ) - silkworm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kośakāra-krimi

kośakāra-krimi - silkworm (literally 'cocoon-making worm')

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kośakāra+krimi)

• kośakāra – cocoon maker
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'kośa' (cocoon) and 'kāra' (maker)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• krimi – worm, insect
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of implied 'āyāti bandhanam' in the simile

यथा (yathā) - introduces a simile (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

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