योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-36

संकल्पजालमत्यन्तं मयेदमभितस्ततम् ।
अधुनाविरतोऽस्म्यस्माद्विकल्पोल्लासनक्रमात् ॥ ३६ ॥

saṃkalpajālamatyantaṃ mayedamabhitastatam ,
adhunāvirato'smyasmādvikalpollāsanakramāt 36

36. saṃkalpajālam atyantaṃ mayā idam abhitaḥ tatam
adhunā virataḥ asmi asmāt vikalpaullāsanatramāt

36. idam atyantaṃ saṃkalpajālam mayā abhitaḥ tatam
adhunā asmi asmāt vikalpaullāsanatramāt virataḥ

36. This extensive web of mental constructions (saṃkalpa) has been spread all around by me. Now, I have ceased from this process of manifesting distinctions (vikalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• संकल्पजालम् (saṁkalpajālam) - intricate network of mental fabrications (web of resolves, net of intentions, network of mental constructs)

• अत्यन्तं (atyantaṁ) - extremely, very much (extremely, exceedingly, endless)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Brahmā) (by me)

• इदम् (idam) - this (web of thoughts) (this, this one)

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - encompassing all sides (all around, on both sides, everywhere)

• ततम् (tatam) - expanded, pervaded (spread, extended, stretched)

• अधुना (adhunā) - currently (now, at present)

• विरतः (virataḥ) - withdrawn, desisted (ceased, stopped, abstained from, detached)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (Brahmā) (I am)

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (process) (from this)

• विकल्पौल्लासनत्रमात् (vikalpaullāsanatramāt) - from the sequence of creating mental constructs and differentiations (from the process of manifesting distinctions/options)

Words meanings and morphology

संकल्पजालम् (saṁkalpajālam) - intricate network of mental fabrications (web of resolves, net of intentions, network of mental constructs)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃkalpajāla

saṁkalpajāla - web of resolves, net of intentions, network of mental constructs

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃkalpa+jāla)

• saṃkalpa – resolve, intention, will, mental construction, concept
  noun (masculine)
  Action Noun
  Derived from `sam-kḷp` (to resolve, imagine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• jāla – net, web, snare, illusion
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the implied passive action 'has been spread'.

अत्यन्तं (atyantaṁ) - extremely, very much (extremely, exceedingly, endless)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atyanta

atyanta - endless, very much, excessive, extreme

Note: Qualifies `saṃkalpajālam`.

मया (mayā) - by me (Brahmā) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person pronoun.

Note: Agent of `tatam`.

इदम् (idam) - this (web of thoughts) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the first clause, referring to the `saṃkalpajālam`.

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - encompassing all sides (all around, on both sides, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Modifies `tatam`.

ततम् (tatam) - expanded, pervaded (spread, extended, stretched)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - spread, extended, stretched, pervaded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `tan` (to stretch, extend) + `kta` (past participle suffix).

Root: tan (class 8)

अधुना (adhunā) - currently (now, at present)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

Note: Modifies `asmi virataḥ`.

विरतः (virataḥ) - withdrawn, desisted (ceased, stopped, abstained from, detached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virata

virata - ceased, stopped, abstained from, detached, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `vi-ram` (to stop, cease) + `kta` (past participle suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (Brahmā) (I am)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root `as` (to be) in present tense, first person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (process) (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Indicates the source or point of cessation for `virataḥ`.

विकल्पौल्लासनत्रमात् (vikalpaullāsanatramāt) - from the sequence of creating mental constructs and differentiations (from the process of manifesting distinctions/options)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vikalpaullāsanatrama

vikalpaullāsanatrama - process of manifesting distinctions

Compound type : tatpurusha (vikalpa+ullāsana+krama)

• vikalpa – distinction, option, mental construction, doubt, alternative
  noun (masculine)
  Action Noun
  Derived from `vi-kḷp` (to arrange, distinguish).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ullāsana – causing to shine forth, manifesting, expanding, exhilarating
  noun (neuter)
  Causal Action Noun
  Derived from `ud-las` (to shine, appear) + causal suffix `ṇic` + `ana`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: las (class 1)
• krama – order, sequence, succession, process, step
  noun (masculine)
  Action Noun
  Derived from `kram` (to step, go).
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: The object from which cessation occurs.

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