योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-8

निगीर्णमातुलिङ्गस्य कनकप्रत्ययो यथा ।
स्वयमभ्येत्य सत्योऽन्तः संकल्पस्ते तथा हृदि ॥ ८ ॥

nigīrṇamātuliṅgasya kanakapratyayo yathā ,
svayamabhyetya satyo'ntaḥ saṃkalpaste tathā hṛdi 8

8. nigīrṇamātuliṅgasya kanakapratyayaḥ yathā svayam
abhyetya satyaḥ antaḥ saṅkalpaḥ te tathā hṛdi

8. yathā nigīrṇamātuliṅgasya kanakapratyayaḥ tathā
te antaḥ saṅkalpaḥ svayam abhyetya satyaḥ hṛdi

8. Just as one who has swallowed a citrus fruit (mātuliṅga) develops a conviction that it is gold, similarly, your intention (saṅkalpa) becomes truly established within your heart (hṛdi) by itself.

8. כמו התפיסה המוטעית של זהב בתוך פרי אתרוג שנבלע, כך המחשבה בלבלך נתפסת בתוכך כמציאות אמת שבאה מעצמה.

Words meanings summery:

• निगीर्णमातुलिङ्गस्य (nigīrṇamātuliṅgasya) - of one who has swallowed a citrus fruit

• कनकप्रत्ययः (kanakapratyayaḥ) - conviction of gold, belief in gold

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, oneself

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come to

• सत्यः (satyaḥ) - true, real

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, inner

• सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention, resolve

• ते (te) - your

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

Words meanings and morphology

निगीर्णमातुलिङ्गस्य (nigīrṇamātuliṅgasya) - of one who has swallowed a citrus fruit

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nigīrṇamātuliṅga

nigīrṇamātuliṅga - one who has swallowed a citrus fruit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nigīrṇa+mātuliṅga)

• nigīrṇa – swallowed, consumed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'gṛ' (to swallow) with the prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: gṛ (class 6)
• mātuliṅga – citrus fruit, citron
  noun (masculine)

कनकप्रत्ययः (kanakapratyayaḥ) - conviction of gold, belief in gold

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kanakapratyaya

kanakapratyaya - belief in gold, conviction of gold, the idea of gold

Compound type : tatpurusha (kanaka+pratyaya)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• pratyaya – conviction, belief, idea, notion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, oneself

(indeclinable)

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with the prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

सत्यः (satyaḥ) - true, real

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent; truth, reality

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, inner

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antar

antar - inside, inner, internal, middle

सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention, resolve

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, resolve, determination, volition

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronominal stem)

Note: Can also be dative

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

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