योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-46

चित्तमेवेह पुरुषस्तत्कृतं कृतमुच्यते ।
तद्बद्धं कलनाहेतोः कलनास्तं विमुच्यते ॥ ४६ ॥

cittameveha puruṣastatkṛtaṃ kṛtamucyate ,
tadbaddhaṃ kalanāhetoḥ kalanāstaṃ vimucyate 46

46. cittam eva iha puruṣaḥ tatkṛtam kṛtam ucyate
tat baddham kalanāhetoḥ kalanāstam vimucyate

46. cittam eva iha puruṣaḥ tatkṛtam kṛtam ucyate
tat baddham kalanāhetoḥ kalanāstam vimucyate

46. The mind (citta) itself here is the individual self (puruṣa); what is done by it is called action (karma). That (mind) is bound due to conceptualization, and it is liberated (mokṣa) when conceptualization ceases.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'the mind itself'. (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• इह (iha) - in this context or in this life (here, in this world, in this context)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - The individual self, implying its connection to consciousness or mind. (man, person, individual self, cosmic person (puruṣa))

• तत्कृतम् (tatkṛtam) - Referring to actions originated by the mind. (that which is done by it (the mind))

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - specifically 'action (karma)' in this context. (action, deed, done)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

• तत् (tat) - Refers to 'the mind (citta)'. (that, it)

• बद्धम् (baddham) - Refers to the mind being in a state of bondage. (bound, tied, restrained)

• कलनाहेतोः (kalanāhetoḥ) - The cause of the mind's bondage is its activity of conceptualization. (due to conceptualization, by reason of calculation/imagination)

• कलनास्तम् (kalanāstam) - Refers to the state where the mind's conceptual activity is stopped, leading to liberation. (cessation of conceptualization, when conceptualization ceases)

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - Achieves final liberation (mokṣa). (is liberated, is released, is set free)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind (citta), thought, intellect, consciousness, heart

From √cit (to perceive, observe, think)

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'the mind itself'. (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - in this context or in this life (here, in this world, in this context)

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - The individual self, implying its connection to consciousness or mind. (man, person, individual self, cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, soul, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

From root √pr̥ (to fill) or √pur (to precede)

Root: pr̥ / pur (class 3)

तत्कृतम् (tatkṛtam) - Referring to actions originated by the mind. (that which is done by it (the mind))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatkṛta

tatkṛta - done by that, made by that

Past Passive Participle

tat (by that) + kṛta (done)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+kṛta)

• tad – that, by that
  pronoun (neuter)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Acts as the subject of 'ucyate'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - specifically 'action (karma)' in this context. (action, deed, done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - action (karma), deed, done, made, performed, effect

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative of 'ucyate'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Root vac + ya + te (passive ending), v-u substitution.

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - Refers to 'the mind (citta)'. (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Subject of 'baddham' (implied 'asti').

बद्धम् (baddham) - Refers to the mind being in a state of bondage. (bound, tied, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, caught, imprisoned, fettered

Past Passive Participle

From √bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

कलनाहेतोः (kalanāhetoḥ) - The cause of the mind's bondage is its activity of conceptualization. (due to conceptualization, by reason of calculation/imagination)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kalanāhetu

kalanāhetu - cause of conceptualization, reason for calculation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalanā+hetu)

• kalanā – conceptualization, calculation, imagination, reckoning
  noun (feminine)
  From √kal (to count, reckon, calculate)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, instrument
  noun (masculine)
  From root hi (to send, move, impel)
  Root: hi (class 3)

Note: Often used with ablative to denote 'because of'.

कलनास्तम् (kalanāstam) - Refers to the state where the mind's conceptual activity is stopped, leading to liberation. (cessation of conceptualization, when conceptualization ceases)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalanāsta

kalanāsta - cessation of conceptualization, disappearance of calculation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalanā+asta)

• kalanā – conceptualization, calculation, imagination
  noun (feminine)
  From √kal (to count, reckon)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• asta – setting, disappearance, cessation, gone
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From √as (to throw, cast) or related to √gam (to go) in compound meaning 'gone to setting'
  Root: as / gam (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially to indicate a condition ('when X ceases').

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - Achieves final liberation (mokṣa). (is liberated, is released, is set free)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √muc

Present Passive

Root muc + ya + te (passive ending) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

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