योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-32

वह्नेः शिखेव जातेयं शिखेति मनसोऽभिधा ।
चापलोत्थविकल्पश्रीर्वस्तुतः स्यान्न सिद्ध्यति ॥ ३२ ॥

vahneḥ śikheva jāteyaṃ śikheti manaso'bhidhā ,
cāpalotthavikalpaśrīrvastutaḥ syānna siddhyati 32

32. vahneḥ śikhā iva jātā iyam śikhā iti manasaḥ abhidhā
cāpala uttha vikalpa śrīḥ vastutaḥ syāt na siddhyati

32. iyam śikhā vahneḥ śikhā iva jātā (asti).
iti manasaḥ abhidhā (asti).
cāpala uttha vikalpa śrīḥ vastutaḥ syāt api na siddhyati.

32. This [mental construct of] 'flame' (śikhā) arises just as a flame (śikhā) does from fire (vahneḥ). This is merely a designation (abhidhā) of the mind (manasaḥ). The splendor (śrī) of conceptualization (vikalpa) originating from mental fickleness (cāpala), though it might truly exist, is not established (siddhyati).

Words meanings summery:

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

• शिखा (śikhā) - flame (flame, peak, top-knot)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जाता (jātā) - arisen (born, produced, arisen, happened)

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• शिखा (śikhā) - flame (as a mental construct) (flame, peak, top-knot)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, of the intellect

• अभिधा (abhidhā) - designation, name, appellation, expression

• चापल (cāpala) - mental fickleness (restlessness, fickleness, unsteadiness)

• उत्थ (uttha) - arising from, born from, produced by

• विकल्प (vikalpa) - conceptualization, imagination, mental construction, doubt

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - splendor or majesty (splendor, glory, prosperity, beauty)

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially

• स्यात् (syāt) - might exist (concessive) (might be, may be, should be, exists (potential sense))

• न (na) - not, no

• सिद्ध्यति (siddhyati) - is established, is real, proves to exist (is established, succeeds, is accomplished, is realized)

Words meanings and morphology

वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (god of fire), sacred fire

शिखा (śikhā) - flame (flame, peak, top-knot)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śikhā

śikhā - flame, point, crest, peak, top-knot (of hair)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जाता (jātā) - arisen (born, produced, arisen, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, occurred, happened

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'jan' (to be born, to produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'iyam śikhā'.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Modifies 'śikhā'.

शिखा (śikhā) - flame (as a mental construct) (flame, peak, top-knot)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śikhā

śikhā - flame, point, crest, peak, top-knot (of hair)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the designation made by the mind.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, of the intellect

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, conscience, thought, heart

अभिधा (abhidhā) - designation, name, appellation, expression

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhidhā

abhidhā - designation, name, appellation, statement, declaration, primary meaning of a word

Derived from prefix 'abhi-' and root 'dhā' (to place, to hold).

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

चापल (cāpala) - mental fickleness (restlessness, fickleness, unsteadiness)

(noun)

neuter, singular of cāpala

cāpala - restlessness, fickleness, unsteadiness, swiftness, agility

Derived from 'capala' (fickle, restless).

Note: First member of the compound 'cāpalottha'.

उत्थ (uttha) - arising from, born from, produced by

(adjective)

masculine, singular of uttha

uttha - arisen, produced, caused by, born from

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of 'ut-sthā' (to rise, to stand up).

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

विकल्प (vikalpa) - conceptualization, imagination, mental construction, doubt

(noun)

masculine, singular of vikalpa

vikalpa - conceptualization, imagination, mental construction, doubt, alternative, error

Derived from prefix 'vi-' and root 'kḷp' (to arrange, form).

Prefix: vi

Root: kḷp (class 1)

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - splendor or majesty (splendor, glory, prosperity, beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, glory, prosperity, beauty, radiance, wealth, fortune

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas added to vastu.

Note: Modifies 'syāt' and 'siddhyati'.

स्यात् (syāt) - might exist (concessive) (might be, may be, should be, exists (potential sense))

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सिद्ध्यति (siddhyati) - is established, is real, proves to exist (is established, succeeds, is accomplished, is realized)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sidh

Present indicative 3rd person singular.

Root: sidh (class 4)

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