योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-24

जीवाः स्ववासनावेशविवशाशयतां गताः ।
एतास्वेतास्ववस्थासु संस्थिता बद्धभावनाः ॥ २४ ॥

jīvāḥ svavāsanāveśavivaśāśayatāṃ gatāḥ ,
etāsvetāsvavasthāsu saṃsthitā baddhabhāvanāḥ 24

24. jīvāḥ svavāsanāveśavivaśāśayatām gatāḥ etāsu
etāsu avasthāsu saṃsthitāḥ baddhabhāvanāḥ

24. jīvāḥ svavāsanāveśavivaśāśayatām gatāḥ,
etāsu etāsu avasthāsu saṃsthitāḥ,
baddhabhāvanāḥ

24. Living beings (jīva), having reached a state where their minds are helpless under the sway of their own latent impressions (vāsanā), remain fixed in these very conditions, bound by their conceptions.

24. היצורים החיים, שרוחם נכנעה לסערת הרשמים הנסתרים שלהם, שוכנים במצבים שונים אלה כשהם אחוזים בכבלי התפיסות הכובלות.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings, souls, individuals

• स्ववासनावेशविवशाशयताम् (svavāsanāveśavivaśāśayatām) - the state of having one's mind helpless due to the sway of one's own latent impressions

• गताः (gatāḥ) - attained, reached, gone into, become

• एतासु (etāsu) - in these

• एतासु (etāsu) - in these very states (in these)

• अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - in states, conditions, situations

• संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - established, fixed, situated, remaining

• बद्धभावनाः (baddhabhāvanāḥ) - those with fixed conceptions, bound by thoughts or notions

Words meanings and morphology

जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings, souls, individuals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living, existing, alive; a living being, soul, individual (jīva)

Root: jīv (class 1)

स्ववासनावेशविवशाशयताम् (svavāsanāveśavivaśāśayatām) - the state of having one's mind helpless due to the sway of one's own latent impressions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svavāsanāveśavivaśāśayatā

svavāsanāveśavivaśāśayatā - the state of having one's mind helpless due to the sway of one's own latent impressions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vāsanā+āveśa+vivaśa+āśaya+tā)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• vāsanā – latent impression, habit, tendency, desire (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell) + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: vas (class 4)
• āveśa – entering, possession, sway, intense application
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)
• vivaśa – helpless, powerless, dependent, controlled by another
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'vi' (prefix, indicating separation/lack) and 'vaśa' (control).
  Prefix: vi
• āśaya – disposition, intention, mind, seat of thoughts
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'śī' (to lie, rest) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)
• tā – state, condition, -ness, -hood
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns.

गताः (gatāḥ) - attained, reached, gone into, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, obtained, become

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jīvāḥ'.

एतासु (etāsu) - in these

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

एतासु (etāsu) - in these very states (in these)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'these very' or 'various of these'.

अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - in states, conditions, situations

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, stage

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - established, fixed, situated, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - placed, established, fixed, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'sthā' with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jīvāḥ'.

बद्धभावनाः (baddhabhāvanāḥ) - those with fixed conceptions, bound by thoughts or notions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddhabhāvanā

baddhabhāvanā - one whose thoughts or conceptions are bound/fixed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+bhāvanā)

• baddha – bound, tied, fixed, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'bandh'.
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• bhāvanā – conception, imagination, thought, mental image
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the causative of root 'bhū' (to be) + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jīvāḥ'.

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