योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-22

चेत्यप्रपतितं रूढसंज्ञमज्ञत्वमागतम् ।
तदेवाधिकनिःसारं कल्प्यतेऽन्तर्मनस्तया ॥ २२ ॥

cetyaprapatitaṃ rūḍhasaṃjñamajñatvamāgatam ,
tadevādhikaniḥsāraṃ kalpyate'ntarmanastayā 22

22. cetyaprapatitam rūḍhasaṃjñam ajñatvam āgatam
tat eva adhikanihsāram kalpyate antarmanastayā

22. cetyaprapatitam rūḍhasaṃjñam ajñatvam āgatam
tat eva adhikanihsāram antarmanastayā kalpyate

22. That very consciousness (cittatattva) which has fallen into becoming an object of thought, acquired a fixed identity, and entered into ignorance (ajñatva), is then imagined as the inner mind (antarmanas), being exceedingly devoid of true essence.

Words meanings summery:

• चेत्यप्रपतितम् (cetyaprapatitam) - fallen into objectivity, become an object of thought

• रूढसंज्ञम् (rūḍhasaṁjñam) - having acquired a fixed name/identity, designated by an established name

• अज्ञत्वम् (ajñatvam) - the state of ignorance (ajñatva), nescience

• आगतम् (āgatam) - entered into (ignorance) (attained, come to, reached, arrived)

• तत् (tat) - that very (consciousness from previous verse) (that, it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• अधिकनिह्सारम् (adhikanihsāram) - exceedingly devoid of essence, more unsubstantial, very insubstantial

• कल्प्यते (kalpyate) - is imagined, is conceived, is fabricated, is projected

• अन्तर्मनस्तया (antarmanastayā) - by the nature of being the inner mind, as the inner mind

Words meanings and morphology

चेत्यप्रपतितम् (cetyaprapatitam) - fallen into objectivity, become an object of thought

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetyaprapatita

cetyaprapatita - fallen into objectivity, become an object of thought/knowledge

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+prapatita)

• cetya – to be thought, to be known, object of thought, knowable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• prapatita – fallen down, descended, entered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pat (to fall) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pat (class 1)

रूढसंज्ञम् (rūḍhasaṁjñam) - having acquired a fixed name/identity, designated by an established name

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūḍhasaṃjña

rūḍhasaṁjña - having an established designation, having a fixed name/identity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rūḍha+saṃjñā)

• rūḍha – established, fixed, firm, grown, traditional
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ruh (to grow, rise)
  Root: ruh (class 1)
• saṃjñā – name, designation, identity, consciousness, technical term
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अज्ञत्वम् (ajñatvam) - the state of ignorance (ajñatva), nescience

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajñatva

ajñatva - ignorance, nescience, unwisdom

Derived from ajña (ignorant) with suffix -tva (state of being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jñatva)

• a – not, non-, un- (negating prefix)
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• jñatva – state of knowing, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from jñā (to know) with suffix -tva
  Root: jñā (class 9)

आगतम् (āgatam) - entered into (ignorance) (attained, come to, reached, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that very (consciousness from previous verse) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

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

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

अधिकनिह्सारम् (adhikanihsāram) - exceedingly devoid of essence, more unsubstantial, very insubstantial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhikanihsāra

adhikanihsāra - exceedingly devoid of essence, more unsubstantial, very insubstantial

Compound type : karmadhāraya (adhika+niḥsāra)

• adhika – excessive, abundant, superior, more
  adjective (neuter)
• niḥsāra – without essence, unsubstantial, worthless, empty
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

कल्प्यते (kalpyate) - is imagined, is conceived, is fabricated, is projected

(verb)

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

Root: kḷp (class 1)

अन्तर्मनस्तया (antarmanastayā) - by the nature of being the inner mind, as the inner mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of antarmanastā

antarmanastā - the state/nature of being the inner mind

Derived from antarmānas (inner mind) with suffix -tā (state, nature)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+manas+tā)

• antar – inner, internal, within, between
  indeclinable
  Adverb/Preposition
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, inner sense, understanding, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• tā – state, condition, quality of being (suffix)
  noun (feminine)
  Suffix forming feminine abstract nouns

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