योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-34

किंत्वसद्भूत एवैष सुचिकित्स्यस्तदा भवेत् ।
अकृत्रिमं चेत्संसारमलमङ्गारकार्ष्ण्यवत् ॥ ३४ ॥

kiṃtvasadbhūta evaiṣa sucikitsyastadā bhavet ,
akṛtrimaṃ cetsaṃsāramalamaṅgārakārṣṇyavat 34

34. kimtu asadbhūtaḥ eva eṣaḥ sucikitsyaḥ tadā bhavet
akṛtrimaṃ cet saṃsāramalam aṅgārakārṣṇyavat

34. kimtu eṣaḥ asadbhūtaḥ eva tadā sucikitsyaḥ bhavet
saṃsāramalam akṛtrimaṃ aṅgārakārṣṇyavat cet

34. But this (mental construct, saṃkalpa) is indeed unreal, therefore it would then be easy to remedy. For the defilement of transmigration (saṃsāra) is not inherent (akṛtrima), unlike the intrinsic blackness of charcoal (aṅgārakārṣṇya).

Words meanings summery:

• किम्तु (kimtu) - but, however, on the contrary

• असद्भूतः (asadbhūtaḥ) - Refers to the mental construct (saṃkalpa) that is the cause of transmigration (saṃsāra), implying it is not fundamentally real. (unreal, non-existent, not truly arisen, not manifested)

• एव (eva) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to the mental construct (saṃkalpa) from the previous verse, or the impurity of transmigration (saṃsāra). (this, this one)

• सुचिकित्स्यः (sucikitsyaḥ) - easy to cure, easily remedied, curable

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, may be

• अकृत्रिमं (akṛtrimaṁ) - Emphasizes that the impurity of transmigration (saṃsāra) is *not* truly natural or inherent, unlike the blackness of charcoal. (natural, inherent, not artificial, uncreated)

• चेत् (cet) - Introduces a conditional clause, implying a counterfactual or an unfulfilled condition. (if, in case)

• संसारमलम् (saṁsāramalam) - Refers to the conditioning or ignorance that leads to the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra). (the impurity/defilement of transmigration (saṃsāra))

• अङ्गारकार्ष्ण्यवत् (aṅgārakārṣṇyavat) - Used as an example of something whose blackness is inherent and therefore difficult or impossible to remove. The verse states that saṃsāramala is *not* like this. (like the blackness of charcoal, resembling the dark color of coal)

Words meanings and morphology

किम्तु (kimtu) - but, however, on the contrary

(indeclinable)

From 'kim' (what) + 'tu' (but).

असद्भूतः (asadbhūtaḥ) - Refers to the mental construct (saṃkalpa) that is the cause of transmigration (saṃsāra), implying it is not fundamentally real. (unreal, non-existent, not truly arisen, not manifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asadbhūta

asadbhūta - unreal, non-existent, not truly arisen, not manifested, untrue

'a-' (negation) + 'sat' (existent) + 'bhūta' (been, become, arisen). Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat+bhūta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• sat – existent, being, real
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• bhūta – been, become, arisen, created, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `eṣaḥ`.

एव (eva) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to the mental construct (saṃkalpa) from the previous verse, or the impurity of transmigration (saṃsāra). (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, that

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to `saṃkalpaḥ` (masculine) from the previous verse.

सुचिकित्स्यः (sucikitsyaḥ) - easy to cure, easily remedied, curable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sucikitsya

sucikitsya - easy to cure, easily remedied, curable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From 'su-' (good, easy) + 'cikitsya' (curable).

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (su+cikitsya)

• su – good, well, easy, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating ease or goodness.
• cikitsya – curable, treatable, requiring medical treatment
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  From desiderative stem of 'cit' + 'yat' suffix.
  Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `eṣaḥ`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'dā' suffix.

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अकृत्रिमं (akṛtrimaṁ) - Emphasizes that the impurity of transmigration (saṃsāra) is *not* truly natural or inherent, unlike the blackness of charcoal. (natural, inherent, not artificial, uncreated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṛtrima

akṛtrima - natural, inherent, not artificial, uncreated, genuine

'a-' (negation) + 'kṛtrima' (artificial, made). Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛtrima)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• kṛtrima – artificial, made, done, false
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'kṛ' (to do, to make) + 'trima' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `saṃsāramalam`.

चेत् (cet) - Introduces a conditional clause, implying a counterfactual or an unfulfilled condition. (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

संसारमलम् (saṁsāramalam) - Refers to the conditioning or ignorance that leads to the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra). (the impurity/defilement of transmigration (saṃsāra))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsāramala

saṁsāramala - the impurity of transmigration (saṃsāra), the defilement of mundane existence

Compound of 'saṃsāra' (transmigration) and 'mala' (impurity). Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+mala)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-' (together, completely) + 'sṛ' (to flow, to move) + 'ghañ' suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• mala – impurity, dirt, defilement, sin, blemish
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'mal' (to hold, to grasp) or 'mlai' (to fade).
  Root: mal (class 1)

अङ्गारकार्ष्ण्यवत् (aṅgārakārṣṇyavat) - Used as an example of something whose blackness is inherent and therefore difficult or impossible to remove. The verse states that saṃsāramala is *not* like this. (like the blackness of charcoal, resembling the dark color of coal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅgārakārṣṇyavat

aṅgārakārṣṇyavat - like the blackness of charcoal, resembling the dark color of coal, having the blackness of charcoal

Compound of 'aṅgāra' (charcoal) + 'kārṣṇya' (blackness) + 'vat' (like, possessing).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (aṅgāra+kārṣṇya+vat)

• aṅgāra – charcoal, coal, ember
  noun (masculine)
• kārṣṇya – blackness, dark color, tarnish
  noun (neuter)
  From 'kṛṣṇa' (black) + 'ya' suffix for abstract noun.
• vat – like, as, possessing, having
  indeclinable
  Taddhita suffix indicating comparison or possession.

Note: Agrees with `saṃsāramalam`.