योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-20

विकल्पकलुषा या स्याच्चित्तत्त्वस्यात्मविस्मृतिः ।
मन इत्युच्यते सेयं वासना भवभागिनी ॥ २० ॥

vikalpakaluṣā yā syāccittattvasyātmavismṛtiḥ ,
mana ityucyate seyaṃ vāsanā bhavabhāginī 20

20. vikalpakaluṣā yā syāt cittattvasya ātmavismṛtiḥ
manaḥ iti ucyate sā iyam vāsanā bhavabhāginī

20. cittattvasya yā vikalpakaluṣā ātmavismṛtiḥ syāt,
sā iyam bhavabhāginī vāsanā manaḥ iti ucyate

20. That self-forgetfulness (ātman-vismṛti) of the pure principle of consciousness (cittatattva), which is tainted by conceptual elaborations (vikalpa), is called the mind (manas). This is that latent impression (vāsanā) which partakes in the cycle of existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• विकल्पकलुषा (vikalpakaluṣā) - sullied by conceptualization, tainted by mental constructs

• या (yā) - which, who

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, should be

• चित्तत्त्वस्य (cittattvasya) - of the essence of consciousness, of the principle of consciousness

• आत्मविस्मृतिः (ātmavismṛtiḥ) - self-forgetfulness, forgetting one's true nature (ātman)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, as such

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

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent tendency, impression, habit, desire, predisposition

• भवभागिनी (bhavabhāginī) - participating in the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (participating in existence, leading to rebirth, sharing in becoming)

Words meanings and morphology

विकल्पकलुषा (vikalpakaluṣā) - sullied by conceptualization, tainted by mental constructs

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikalpakaluṣa

vikalpakaluṣa - sullied/tainted by conceptualization/mental constructs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vikalpa+kaluṣa)

• vikalpa – conceptualization, mental construct, distinction, doubt, hesitation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• kaluṣa – stained, impure, turbid, sinful, unclear
  adjective (neuter)

या (yā) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that (relative pronoun)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

चित्तत्त्वस्य (cittattvasya) - of the essence of consciousness, of the principle of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cittatattva

cittatattva - essence/principle of consciousness, reality of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+tattva)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root cit (to perceive, think)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tattva – truth, reality, essence, principle, element
  noun (neuter)

आत्मविस्मृतिः (ātmavismṛtiḥ) - self-forgetfulness, forgetting one's true nature (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmavismṛti

ātmavismṛti - self-forgetfulness, forgetfulness of the (ātman) self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+vismṛti)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• vismṛti – forgetfulness, oblivion, absence of memory
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, inner sense, understanding, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, as such

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here (demonstrative pronoun)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent tendency, impression, habit, desire, predisposition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, tendency, habit, desire, mental predisposition, perfume

Root: vas (class 1)

भवभागिनी (bhavabhāginī) - participating in the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (participating in existence, leading to rebirth, sharing in becoming)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhavabhāgin

bhavabhāgin - sharing in existence/becoming, participating in rebirth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+bhāgin)

• bhava – existence, becoming, birth, rebirth, the world, being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhāgin – sharing, participating, possessing, endowed with, having a share
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

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