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5,13

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-54

किंचिदामृष्टरूपं यद्ब्रह्म तच्च स्थिरं मनः ।
कल्पना सत्सदैवैतत्सदिवोपस्थिता हृदि ॥ ५४ ॥
kiṃcidāmṛṣṭarūpaṃ yadbrahma tacca sthiraṃ manaḥ ,
kalpanā satsadaivaitatsadivopasthitā hṛdi 54
54. kiṃcit āmṛṣṭa-rūpam yat brahman tat ca sthiram manaḥ
| kalpanā sat sadā eva etat sat iva upasthitā hṛdi
54. yat brahman kiṃcit āmṛṣṭa-rūpam,
tat ca sthiram manaḥ (bhavati).
kalpanā etat sadā hṛdi sat iva upasthitā (asti)
54. That Brahman (brahman) which is slightly modified in its form (kiṃcid āmṛṣṭa-rūpam) is also considered the stable mind (manaḥ). This imagination (kalpanā) is always present in the heart (hṛdi), appearing as if truly existent.

Words meanings summery:

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  • किंचित् (kiṁcit) - slightly, a little (something, a little, somewhat)
  • आमृष्ट-रूपम् (āmṛṣṭa-rūpam) - slightly modified in its form (of touched form, having a modified nature, slightly altered)
  • यत् (yat) - which (which, that)
  • ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Brahman (brahman) (the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit)
  • तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that, this, it)
  • (ca) - also (and, also)
  • स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable (stable, firm, fixed, unmoving)
  • मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)
  • कल्पना (kalpanā) - imagination (kalpanā) (imagination, conception, mental construction, fabrication)
  • सत् (sat) - existent, real (existent, real, good, being)
  • सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)
  • एव (eva) - verily (indeed, only, very, precisely)
  • एतत् (etat) - this (referring to kalpanā) (this, this one (neuter))
  • सत् (sat) - existent, real (existent, real, good, being)
  • इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as it were)
  • उपस्थिता (upasthitā) - present, appearing (present, standing near, appeared)
  • हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart (in the heart, in the mind, in the core)

Words meanings and morphology

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - slightly, a little (something, a little, somewhat)
(indeclinable)
From kim (what) + cit (a particle).
Note: Emphasizes the subtle nature of modification.
आमृष्ट-रूपम् (āmṛṣṭa-rūpam) - slightly modified in its form (of touched form, having a modified nature, slightly altered)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āmṛṣṭa-rūpa
āmṛṣṭa-rūpa - of touched form, having a modified nature
Compound of āmṛṣṭa (touched, modified, from √mṛś with ā) and rūpa (form, nature).
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (āmṛṣṭa+rūpa)
  • āmṛṣṭa – touched, rubbed, cleansed, modified
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √mṛś (to touch) with prefix ā.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: mṛś (class 6)
  • rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
    noun (neuter)
    From root √rūp (to form).
    Root: rūp (class 10)
Note: Qualifies "brahman".
यत् (yat) - which (which, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that, what
Relative pronoun.
Note: Relative pronoun for "brahman".
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Brahman (brahman) (the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit
From root √bṛh (to grow, expand).
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that, this, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, this
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to the subject "brahman".
(ca) - also (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable (stable, firm, fixed, unmoving)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira
sthira - stable, firm, fixed, unmoving
From root √sthā (to stand) + suffix -ira.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies "manaḥ".
मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, sense
From root √man (to think).
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Refers to the internal organ of thought and feeling.
कल्पना (kalpanā) - imagination (kalpanā) (imagination, conception, mental construction, fabrication)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpanā
kalpanā - imagination, conception, mental construction
From root √kḷp (to arrange, form, imagine) with suffix -anā.
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Subject of the second sentence.
सत् (sat) - existent, real (existent, real, good, being)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, good, being
Present Active Participle
Root √as (to be, 2nd class, asti).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Qualifies "kalpanā" implicitly or through "iva".
सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)
(indeclinable)
From saha (with) or root √as (to be) + dā (suffix).
Note: Modifies "upasthitā".
एव (eva) - verily (indeed, only, very, precisely)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
एतत् (etat) - this (referring to kalpanā) (this, this one (neuter))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Emphasizes "kalpanā".
सत् (sat) - existent, real (existent, real, good, being)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, good, being
Present Active Participle
Root √as (to be, 2nd class, asti).
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Qualifies "kalpanā" implicitly or through "iva".
इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as it were)
(indeclinable)
Particle used for comparison.
उपस्थिता (upasthitā) - present, appearing (present, standing near, appeared)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upasthita
upasthita - present, standing near, appeared
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with prefix upa.
Prefix: upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for "kalpanā".
हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart (in the heart, in the mind, in the core)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd
hṛd - heart, mind, core, essence
Root noun.
Note: Indicates the location where imagination resides.