योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-21, verse-25

एतासां चित्तवृत्तीनामाशानामुत्तमाशयः ।
न ददासि प्ररोहं चेत्तद्भयं नास्ति राघव ॥ २५ ॥

etāsāṃ cittavṛttīnāmāśānāmuttamāśayaḥ ,
na dadāsi prarohaṃ cettadbhayaṃ nāsti rāghava 25

25. etāsām cittavṛttīnām āśānām uttama-āśayaḥ na
dadāsi praroham cet tat bhayam na asti rāghava

25. rāghava uttama-āśayaḥ cet etāsām cittavṛttīnām
āśānām praroham na dadāsi tat bhayam na asti

25. O Rāghava, noble-minded one, if you do not allow these mental modifications (cittavṛtti) in the form of desires to take root, then there will be no fear.

25. בעל השואף למרחבים זכים, אם לא תיתן לתנודות החשיבה הללו בצורת תשוקות לנבוט ולצמוח, לא יהיה עוד כל פחד, רָאגְהָוָוה.

Words meanings summery:

• एतासाम् (etāsām) - of these

• चित्तवृत्तीनाम् (cittavṛttīnām) - of mental modifications, of mind's activities

• आशानाम् (āśānām) - of desires, of hopes, of expectations

• उत्तम-आशयः (uttama-āśayaḥ) - Referring to Rāghava (O noble-minded one, O excellent-intentioned one)

• न (na) - not, no

• ददासि (dadāsi) - you allow to take root (you give, you grant, you allow)

• प्ररोहम् (praroham) - sprouting, growth, shoot

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - functions as 'then' in a conditional statement 'cet... tat...' (that, then)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• राघव (rāghava) - An address to Rama (O descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

एतासाम् (etāsām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

चित्तवृत्तीनाम् (cittavṛttīnām) - of mental modifications, of mind's activities

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of cittavṛtti

cittavṛtti - mental modification, activity of the mind

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (citta+vṛtti)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root cit 'to perceive, know'
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vṛtti – mode of being, modification, activity, function
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vṛt 'to be, exist'
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

आशानाम् (āśānām) - of desires, of hopes, of expectations

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of āśā

āśā - desire, hope, expectation

Derived from root āś 'to obtain, reach'

Root: āś (class 5)

उत्तम-आशयः (uttama-āśayaḥ) - Referring to Rāghava (O noble-minded one, O excellent-intentioned one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uttama-āśaya

uttama-āśaya - one whose intention is best, noble-minded

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+āśaya)

• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud
• āśaya – intention, purpose, mind, heart
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ā-śī 'to lie in'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ददासि (dadāsi) - you allow to take root (you give, you grant, you allow)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā

present active

reduplicated stem of root dā

Root: dā (class 3)

प्ररोहम् (praroham) - sprouting, growth, shoot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praroha

praroha - sprouting, growth, shoot

Derived from root ruh with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: ruh (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - functions as 'then' in a conditional statement 'cet... tat...' (that, then)

(indeclinable)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Derived from root bhī 'to fear'

Root: bhī (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

present active

Root: as (class 2)

राघव (rāghava) - An address to Rama (O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Derived from Raghu with suffix -a

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