योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-51

तन्मनस्तव पुत्रस्य समाधौ त्वयि संस्थिते ।
स्वमनोरथमार्गेण दूराद्दूरतरं गतम् ॥ ५१ ॥

tanmanastava putrasya samādhau tvayi saṃsthite ,
svamanorathamārgeṇa dūrāddūrataraṃ gatam 51

51. tat manas tava putrasya samādhau tvayi saṃsthite
svamanorathamārgeṇa dūrāt dūrataram gatam

51. tava putrasya tat manas samādhau tvayi saṃsthite
svamanorathamārgeṇa dūrāt dūrataram gatam

51. That mind of your son, though it should be fixed in meditative absorption (samādhi) upon you, has gone farther and farther away along the path of its own desires.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son

• समाधौ (samādhau) - in meditative absorption, in samādhi

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, upon you

• संस्थिते (saṁsthite) - fixed, established, abiding

• स्वमनोरथमार्गेण (svamanorathamārgeṇa) - by the path of its own desires/wishes

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, far away

• दूरतरम् (dūrataram) - farther, more distant

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, departed, reached

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, conscience

Root: man (class 4)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, modifies `putrasya`

पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Possessive, "of your son"

समाधौ (samādhau) - in meditative absorption, in samādhi

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samādhi

samādhi - meditative absorption, profound meditation, concentration, spiritual trance, deep contemplation, final liberation

from `sam-ā-dhā` (to place together, to concentrate)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, upon you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of concentration for `samādhi`

संस्थिते (saṁsthite) - fixed, established, abiding

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - fixed, established, standing still, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

from `sam-sthā` (to stand together, to be fixed) + `kta` suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वमनोरथमार्गेण (svamanorathamārgeṇa) - by the path of its own desires/wishes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svamanorathamārga

svamanorathamārga - path of one's own desires, way of one's own will

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+manoratha+mārga)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• manoratha – desire of the mind, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  `manas` (mind) + `ratha` (chariot/desire)
• mārga – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 2)

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, far away

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - far, distant, remote

Note: `t` at the end for ablative singular.

दूरतरम् (dūrataram) - farther, more distant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūratara

dūratara - farther, more distant (comparative degree of dūra)

comparative suffix `tara`

Note: Accusative singular neuter, adverbial usage.

गतम् (gatam) - gone, departed, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived at, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from root `gam` (to go) + `kta` suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a finite verb in this construction.

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