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4,23

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-56

मनसोऽभिगृहीतस्य या पश्चाद्भोगमण्डना ।
तामेवालब्धविस्तारां क्लिष्टत्वाद्बहु मन्यते ॥ ५६ ॥
manaso'bhigṛhītasya yā paścādbhogamaṇḍanā ,
tāmevālabdhavistārāṃ kliṣṭatvādbahu manyate 56
56. manasaḥ abhigṛhītasya yā paścāt bhogamaṇḍanā ।
tām eva alabdhavistārām kliṣṭatvāt bahu manyate ॥
56. manasaḥ abhigṛhītasya yā paścāt bhogamaṇḍanā,
tām alabdhavistārām eva kliṣṭatvāt bahu manyate ॥
56. That which has been conceived by the mind, and which later becomes an adornment for enjoyment, even if it has not yet fully developed, is nevertheless greatly esteemed because of the effort and difficulty involved in acquiring it.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind
  • अभिगृहीतस्य (abhigṛhītasya) - of that which is grasped, seized, conceived
  • या (yā) - which
  • पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind
  • भोगमण्डना (bhogamaṇḍanā) - adornment for enjoyment, ornament of pleasure
  • ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
  • अलब्धविस्ताराम् (alabdhavistārām) - that which has not attained expansion, undeveloped, unexpanded
  • क्लिष्टत्वात् (kliṣṭatvāt) - due to difficulty, because of affliction/trouble
  • बहु (bahu) - much, greatly
  • मन्यते (manyate) - considers, esteems, thinks

Words meanings and morphology

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness
from √man (to think)
Root: man (class 4)
अभिगृहीतस्य (abhigṛhītasya) - of that which is grasped, seized, conceived
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of abhigṛhīta
abhigṛhīta - grasped, seized, conceived, taken possession of
Past Passive Participle
from abhi-√grah
Prefix: abhi
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: qualifying an implied neuter noun like "vastunaḥ" or "bhāvasya"
या (yā) - which
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: refers to bhogamaṇḍanā
पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind
(indeclinable)
भोगमण्डना (bhogamaṇḍanā) - adornment for enjoyment, ornament of pleasure
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhogamaṇḍanā
bhogamaṇḍanā - adornment for enjoyment, means of pleasure, object of delight
compound of bhoga (enjoyment) + maṇḍanā (adornment)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhoga+maṇḍanā)
  • bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, food
    noun (masculine)
    from √bhuj (to enjoy)
    Root: bhuj (class 7)
  • maṇḍanā – adornment, decoration, ornament
    noun (feminine)
    from √maṇḍ (to adorn)
    Root: maṇḍ (class 10)
Note: predicate nominative for yā
ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: refers to bhogamaṇḍanā
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
(indeclinable)
अलब्धविस्ताराम् (alabdhavistārām) - that which has not attained expansion, undeveloped, unexpanded
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of alabdhavistārā
alabdhavistārā - not having attained expansion, undeveloped
bahuvrihi compound: a (not) + labdha (attained) + vistāra (expansion)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+labdha+vistāra)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • labdha – attained, obtained, acquired
    adjective (masculine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    from √labh (to obtain)
    Root: labh (class 1)
  • vistāra – expansion, extent, diffusion
    noun (masculine)
    from vi-√stṛ (to spread out)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: stṛ (class 5)
Note: modifying tām
क्लिष्टत्वात् (kliṣṭatvāt) - due to difficulty, because of affliction/trouble
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kliṣṭatva
kliṣṭatva - state of being afflicted, difficulty, trouble, hardship
kliṣṭa (afflicted) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)
Root: kliś (class 4)
Note: indicates reason
बहु (bahu) - much, greatly
(indeclinable)
Note: adverbial use modifying manyate
मन्यते (manyate) - considers, esteems, thinks
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
4th class, ātmanepada
Root: man (class 4)