योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-21, verse-17

यस्य चित्ततरौ स्फारे तृष्णाचपलमर्कटी ।
न वल्गति महत्तस्य राजते हृद्वनं ततम् ॥ १७ ॥

yasya cittatarau sphāre tṛṣṇācapalamarkaṭī ,
na valgati mahattasya rājate hṛdvanaṃ tatam 17

17. yasya cittatarau sphāre tṛṣṇācapalamarkaṭī
na valgati mahat tasya rājate hṛdvanam tatam

17. yasya sphāre cittatarau tṛṣṇācapalamarkaṭī
na valgati tasya mahat tatam hṛdvanam rājate

17. For one whose vast mind-tree is not disturbed by the restless monkey of desire, his expansive heart-forest shines gloriously.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• चित्ततरौ (cittatarau) - in the mind-tree

• स्फारे (sphāre) - vast, extensive, blossoming

• तृष्णाचपलमर्कटी (tṛṣṇācapalamarkaṭī) - the restless monkey of desire

• न (na) - not, no

• वल्गति (valgati) - leaps, jumps, moves

• महत् (mahat) - great, vast, extensive

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• राजते (rājate) - shines, is glorious, appears

• हृद्वनम् (hṛdvanam) - heart-forest

• ततम् (tatam) - spread out, vast, extensive

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Can also be neuter singular genitive. Refers to the person implied as having a mind-tree.

चित्ततरौ (cittatarau) - in the mind-tree

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cittataru

cittataru - mind-tree (metaphor for the mind)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+taru)

• citta – mind, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `cit` (to perceive, to understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)

स्फारे (sphāre) - vast, extensive, blossoming

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sphāra

sphāra - vast, extensive, expanded, blossoming

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'cittatarau'.

तृष्णाचपलमर्कटी (tṛṣṇācapalamarkaṭī) - the restless monkey of desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇācapalamarkaṭī

tṛṣṇācapalamarkaṭī - the restless female monkey of desire (a metaphor for restless craving)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tṛṣṇā+capala+markaṭī)

• tṛṣṇā – desire, thirst, craving
  noun (feminine)
  From root `tṛṣ` (to thirst)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• capala – restless, unsteady, fickle
  adjective (feminine)
  Root: camp (class 1)
• markaṭī – female monkey
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'markaṭa'

Note: Subject of 'valgati'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वल्गति (valgati) - leaps, jumps, moves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of valg

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense

Root: valg (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great, vast, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, important

Present active participle

From root `mah` (to be great)

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hṛdvanam'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be neuter singular genitive. Refers to the person mentioned by 'yasya'.

राजते (rājate) - shines, is glorious, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rāj

Present middle indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, ātmanepada

Root: rāj (class 1)

हृद्वनम् (hṛdvanam) - heart-forest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdvanam

hṛdvanam - heart-forest (metaphor for the emotional or spiritual heart)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hṛd+vana)

• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'rājate'.

ततम् (tatam) - spread out, vast, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - spread, extended, vast, stretched

Past Passive Participle

From root `tan` (to stretch, to spread)

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'hṛdvanam'.

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