योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-15, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतामनुसरन्राम चित्तसत्तामपावनीम् ।
संसारबीजकणिकां जीवबन्धनवागुराम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
etāmanusaranrāma cittasattāmapāvanīm ,
saṃsārabījakaṇikāṃ jīvabandhanavāgurām 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca etām anusaran rāma cittasattām
apāvanīm saṃsārabījakanikām jīvabandhanavāgurām

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāma etām apāvanīm saṃsārabījakanikām
jīvabandhanavāgurām cittasattām anusaran

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāma, by pursuing this defiling mental activity (cittasattā) — which is a tiny seed of transmigration (saṃsāra) and a snare for the binding of beings...

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एताम् (etām) - this, that

• अनुसरन् (anusaran) - following, pursuing, adhering to

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• चित्तसत्ताम् (cittasattām) - existence of mind, mental activity

• अपावनीम् (apāvanīm) - impure, defiling, unpurifying

• संसारबीजकनिकाम् (saṁsārabījakanikām) - the tiny seed of transmigration (saṃsāra)

• जीवबन्धनवागुराम् (jīvabandhanavāgurām) - the snare for the binding of living beings

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, revered, divine
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – best, most excellent; name of a celebrated sage
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

"Liṭ" ending for 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

एताम् (etām) - this, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to `cittasattām`.

अनुसरन् (anusaran) - following, pursuing, adhering to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusarat

anusarat - following, pursuing, adhering, practicing

present active participle

From anu + sṛ (to go)

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject "you" (Rāma).

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - pleasing, charming; name of a celebrated prince (Rāma)

Root: ram (class 1)

चित्तसत्ताम् (cittasattām) - existence of mind, mental activity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cittasattā

cittasattā - mind's existence, mental activity, consciousness of mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+sattā)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, activity
  noun (feminine)
  From root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of `anusaran`.

अपावनीम् (apāvanīm) - impure, defiling, unpurifying

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apāvanī

apāvanī - impure, unholy, defiling, not purifying

From 'a' (not) + 'pāvanī' (purifying).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pāvanī)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• pāvanī – purifying, sacred, holy
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun/feminine derivative
  From root pū (to purify)
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `cittasattām`.

संसारबीजकनिकाम् (saṁsārabījakanikām) - the tiny seed of transmigration (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsārabījakanikā

saṁsārabījakanikā - tiny seed of transmigration (saṃsāra), smallest particle of the cycle of rebirth

A compound of `saṃsāra` (transmigration), `bīja` (seed), and `kaṇikā` (tiny particle).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+bīja+kaṇikā)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + sṛ (to flow together)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause, germ
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇikā – tiny particle, speck, atom
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `cittasattām`.

जीवबन्धनवागुराम् (jīvabandhanavāgurām) - the snare for the binding of living beings

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīvabandhanavāgurā

jīvabandhanavāgurā - a snare for the binding of living beings, a trap for souls

A compound of `jīva` (living being), `bandhana` (binding), and `vāgurā` (snare).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jīva+bandhana+vāgurā)

• jīva – living, alive; living being, soul, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• bandhana – binding, bond, fetter, imprisonment
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• vāgurā – net, snare, trap (for wild animals)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `cittasattām`.