योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-34

दामव्यालकटाकारैश्चेतः परिणतं यथा ।
भीमभासदृढन्यायो राघवास्त्वचलस्तव ॥ ३४ ॥

dāmavyālakaṭākāraiścetaḥ pariṇataṃ yathā ,
bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyo rāghavāstvacalastava 34

34. dāmavyālakaṭākāraiḥ cetaḥ pariṇatam yathā |
bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyaḥ rāghavaḥ tu acalaḥ tava ||

34. yathā dāmavyālakaṭākāraiḥ cetaḥ pariṇatam
rāghavaḥ tava acalaḥ tu bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyaḥ

34. Just as the mind (citta) perceives (is transformed into) forms such as a rope, a snake, or a mat, so too, O Rāghava, may your (understanding/resolve) be unshakeable, like a firm principle (nyāya) that appears formidable.

34. כשם שהחשיבה לבשה צורה בסיפורם של דָאמָה, וְיָאלָה וְקָטָה, כך היה גם משל בְּהִימָה, בְּהָאסָה וּדְרִדְהָה. אך רוחך, רָאגְהָאווָה, עומדת איתנה ובלתי נדלית.

Words meanings summery:

• दामव्यालकटाकारैः (dāmavyālakaṭākāraiḥ) - by forms like a rope, a snake, a mat

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• परिणतम् (pariṇatam) - transformed, changed, ripened, become

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• भीमभासदृढन्यायः (bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyaḥ) - a firm principle of terrifying appearance/splendor

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rāma)

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, immovable, firm, steady

• तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

दामव्यालकटाकारैः (dāmavyālakaṭākāraiḥ) - by forms like a rope, a snake, a mat

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dāmavyālakaṭākāra

dāmavyālakaṭākāra - having forms like a rope, a snake, and a mat

Compound of 'dāman', 'vyāla', 'kaṭa', and 'ākāra'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dāman+vyāla+kaṭa+ākāra)

• dāman – rope, cord, string
  noun (neuter)
• vyāla – snake, serpent; mischievous animal
  noun (masculine)
• kaṭa – mat, straw mat; a piece of cloth
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, thought, intellect, consciousness

परिणतम् (pariṇatam) - transformed, changed, ripened, become

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pariṇata

pariṇata - transformed, matured, ripened, turned into, undergone change

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nam' with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: ṇam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'cetaḥ'

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

भीमभासदृढन्यायः (bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāyaḥ) - a firm principle of terrifying appearance/splendor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāya

bhīmabhāsadṛḍhanyāya - a firm principle (nyāya) that is terrifying (bhīma) in its appearance (bhāsa)

Compound of 'bhīma', 'bhāsa', 'dṛḍha', and 'nyāya'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhīma+bhāsa+dṛḍha+nyāya)

• bhīma – frightful, terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• bhāsa – light, splendor, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• nyāya – rule, method, maxim, principle, logical conclusion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: ni+ā
  Root: i (class 2)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, i.e., Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma

Taddhita derivation from Raghu

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, immovable, firm, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - immovable, unmoving, firm, steady, mountain

Negative compound (na-cala)

Prefix: a

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Modifies implied 'bodhaḥ' (understanding) or 'saṅkalpaḥ' (resolve)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

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