योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-32

करोति चित्तं तेनैतच्चित्तं नियतियोजकम् ।
नियत्यां नियतिं कुर्वन्कदाचित्स्वार्थनामिकाम् ॥ ३२ ॥

karoti cittaṃ tenaitaccittaṃ niyatiyojakam ,
niyatyāṃ niyatiṃ kurvankadācitsvārthanāmikām 32

32. karoti cittam tena etat cittam niyatiyojakam
niyatyam niyatim kurvan kadācit svārthanāmikām

32. cittam karoti tena etat cittam niyatiyojakam
kadācit niyatyam niyatim kurvan svārthanāmikām

32. The mind (citta) creates these (things); therefore, this mind (citta) is the orchestrator of destiny (niyati). Sometimes, while establishing a particular destiny (niyati) within the overarching framework of destiny (niyati), it makes it serve its own interests.

Words meanings summery:

• करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (mind)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

• नियतियोजकम् (niyatiyojakam) - orchestrator/dispenser of destiny

• नियत्यम् (niyatyam) - in destiny, in the framework of destiny

• नियतिम् (niyatim) - destiny, a particular destiny

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, making, while doing

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

• स्वार्थनामिकाम् (svārthanāmikām) - self-serving, named after self-interest

Words meanings and morphology

करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Past Passive Participle

From root cit, used as noun

Root: cit (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एतत् (etat) - this, this (mind)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Past Passive Participle

From root cit, used as noun

Root: cit (class 1)

नियतियोजकम् (niyatiyojakam) - orchestrator/dispenser of destiny

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niyatiyojaka

niyatiyojaka - one who arranges or dispenses destiny

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (niyati+yojaka)

• niyati – destiny, fate, necessity, natural law
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• yojaka – yoking, joining, arranging, orchestrating, dispenser
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  kṛt suffix -aka
  Root: yuj (class 7)

नियत्यम् (niyatyam) - in destiny, in the framework of destiny

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, necessity, natural law

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

नियतिम् (niyatim) - destiny, a particular destiny

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, necessity, natural law

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, making, while doing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing (present participle)

Present Active Participle

Suffix -śatṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

Compound type : compound (kadā+cid)

• kadā – when?
  indeclinable
• cid – particle of indefiniteness
  indeclinable

स्वार्थनामिकाम् (svārthanāmikām) - self-serving, named after self-interest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svārthanāmikā

svārthanāmikā - having self-interest as its designation, self-serving

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+artha+nāmikā)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, interest, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• nāmikā – named, designated, known as (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  From nāman (name) + -ika suffix

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