योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-42

मनो निर्मलतां यातं शुभसंतानवारिभिः ।
ब्राह्मीं दृष्टिमुपादत्ते रागं शुक्लपटो यथा ॥ ४२ ॥

mano nirmalatāṃ yātaṃ śubhasaṃtānavāribhiḥ ,
brāhmīṃ dṛṣṭimupādatte rāgaṃ śuklapaṭo yathā 42

42. manaḥ nirmalatām yātam śubha-santāna-vāribhiḥ
brāhmīm dṛṣṭim upādatte rāgam śukla-paṭaḥ yathā

42. yathā śukla-paṭaḥ rāgam upādatte [tathā] manaḥ
śubha-santāna-vāribhiḥ nirmalatām yātam brāhmīm dṛṣṭim upādatte

42. Just as a white cloth absorbs a dye (rāgam), so too the mind, having attained purity through the waters of virtuous tradition (or auspicious streams of thought), acquires the vision of brahman (brāhmī dṛṣṭi).

42. החשיבה שהשיגה טהרה בזכות מימיה של המחשבה האצילה והמיטיבה, קולטת את הראייה האלוהית הגבוהה, בדיוק כפי שבגד לבן סופג צבע.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• निर्मलताम् (nirmalatām) - to purity, cleanness, spotlessness

• यातम् (yātam) - having gone, having attained, having reached

• शुभ-सन्तान-वारिभिः (śubha-santāna-vāribhiḥ) - by the waters of auspicious continuity/progeny/streams

• ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - divine, relating to brahman (feminine accusative singular)

• दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - vision, insight, view

• उपादत्ते (upādatte) - takes on, acquires, obtains

• रागम् (rāgam) - color, dye (in the context of the simile) (color, dye, passion, attachment)

• शुक्ल-पटः (śukla-paṭaḥ) - white cloth

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, inner sense

Derived from root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

निर्मलताम् (nirmalatām) - to purity, cleanness, spotlessness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirmalatā

nirmalatā - purity, clearness, spotlessness, immaculateness

From 'nirmala' (pure) + '-tā' (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Object of the action 'yātam'.

यातम् (yātam) - having gone, having attained, having reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, attained, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' (to go, move, proceed).

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'.

शुभ-सन्तान-वारिभिः (śubha-santāna-vāribhiḥ) - by the waters of auspicious continuity/progeny/streams

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śubhasantānavāri

śubhasantānavāri - waters of auspicious continuity/tradition/streams (metaphorical)

Compound: 'śubha' (auspicious) + 'santāna' (continuity/tradition/stream) + 'vāri' (water).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śubha+santāna+vāri)

• śubha – auspicious, good, pure, bright
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Root: śubh (class 1)
• santāna – continuity, unbroken succession, tradition, progeny, stream, flow
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From root 'tan' (to stretch, extend) with upasarga 'sam' (with, together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)
• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Indicates the means by which the mind attains purity.

ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - divine, relating to brahman (feminine accusative singular)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brāhmī

brāhmī - relating to brahman, divine, sacred, brahminical, pertaining to the Absolute

Feminine form of 'brāhma' (derived from 'brahman').

Note: Qualifies 'dṛṣṭim'.

दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - vision, insight, view

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - vision, sight, view, insight, perception, understanding

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of 'upādatte'.

उपादत्ते (upādatte) - takes on, acquires, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upādā

present middle

From root 'dā' (to give) with upasargas 'upa' (towards, near) and 'ā' (towards, unto). Middle voice indicates 'taking for oneself'.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

रागम् (rāgam) - color, dye (in the context of the simile) (color, dye, passion, attachment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāga

rāga - color, dye, hue; passion, affection, attachment, love

Derived from root 'rañj' (to color, dye).

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Object in the simile clause.

शुक्ल-पटः (śukla-paṭaḥ) - white cloth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuklapaṭa

śuklapaṭa - white cloth, white garment

Karmadharaya compound: 'śukla' (white) + 'paṭa' (cloth).

Compound type : karmadharaya (śukla+paṭa)

• śukla – white, bright, pure, clean
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from root 'śuc' (to be bright, pure).
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• paṭa – cloth, garment, screen, fabric
  noun (masculine)
  Root: paṭ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile clause.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Correlative particle, often paired with 'tathā' (so).

Note: Introduces the comparison.

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