योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-51, verse-6

कालेनामलतां याते वितते तस्य चेतसि ।
बलादवततारान्तर्ज्ञानमात्मप्रसादजम् ॥ ६ ॥

kālenāmalatāṃ yāte vitate tasya cetasi ,
balādavatatārāntarjñānamātmaprasādajam 6

6. kālena amalatām yāte vitate tasya cetasi
balāt avatatāra antaḥ jñānam ātmaprasādajam

6. kālena tasya vitate cetasi amalatām yāte,
balāt ātmaprasādajam jñānam antaḥ avatatāra

6. As his expansive mind (cetas) attained purity over time, knowledge (jñāna) born of the serenity of the self (ātman) descended powerfully within him.

Words meanings summery:

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, with time, in course of time

• अमलताम् (amalatām) - purity, spotlessness, clearness

• याते (yāte) - having gone, having attained, having reached

• वितते (vitate) - expansive, vast, spread out, extended

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

• चेतसि (cetasi) - in the mind, in the consciousness, in the heart

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, powerfully, forcibly

• अवततार (avatatāra) - descended, came down

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, interior

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - spiritual knowledge, direct realization (jñāna) (knowledge, wisdom, understanding)

• आत्मप्रसादजम् (ātmaprasādajam) - born of the serenity/grace of the self

Words meanings and morphology

कालेन (kālena) - by time, with time, in course of time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, death, black

Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Indicates the passage of time.

अमलताम् (amalatām) - purity, spotlessness, clearness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amalatā

amalatā - purity, spotlessness, clearness, freedom from dirt

Derived from 'amala' (spotless, pure) with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).

याते (yāte) - having gone, having attained, having reached

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction describing the state of the mind.

वितते (vitate) - expansive, vast, spread out, extended

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of vitata

vitata - spread out, extensive, vast, expanded

Past Passive Participle

From root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi-

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Describes the mind.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, refers to 'cetasi'.

चेतसि (cetasi) - in the mind, in the consciousness, in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intelligence, heart, soul

From root 'cit' (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, powerfully, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power, army

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Indicates the manner of descent.

अवततार (avatatāra) - descended, came down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of avatṛ

Perfect

Root 'tṛ' (to cross) with prefix 'ava-'. Perfect tense.

Prefix: ava-

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Verb for the descent of knowledge.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, interior

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Indicates location of descent.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - spiritual knowledge, direct realization (jñāna) (knowledge, wisdom, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, intelligence (jñāna)

From root 'jñā' (to know) with suffix '-ana'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

आत्मप्रसादजम् (ātmaprasādajam) - born of the serenity/grace of the self

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmaprasādaja

ātmaprasādaja - born from the clarity/grace of the self (ātman)

Compound: 'ātman' (self) + 'prasāda' (serenity, clarity, grace) + 'ja' (born from).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ātman+prasāda+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'an' (to breathe).
  Root: an (class 2)
• prasāda – serenity, clarity, grace, favor, purity
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sad' (to sit) with prefix 'pra-'.
  Prefix: pra-
  Root: sad (class 1)
• ja – born, produced, caused by
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'jñānam'.

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