योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-49

शनैः शनैर्लालनीयं युक्तिभिः पावनोक्तिभिः ।
शास्त्रार्थपरिणामेन पालयेच्चित्तबालकम् ॥ ४९ ॥

śanaiḥ śanairlālanīyaṃ yuktibhiḥ pāvanoktibhiḥ ,
śāstrārthapariṇāmena pālayeccittabālakam 49

49. śanaiḥ śanaiḥ lālanīyam yuktibhiḥ pāvanoktibhiḥ
śāstrārtha-pariṇāmena pālayet citta-bālakam

49. citta-bālakam śanaiḥ śanaiḥ yuktibhiḥ pāvanoktibhiḥ
lālanīyam śāstrārtha-pariṇāmena pālayet

49. One should slowly and gently nurture the child-like mind (citta-bālaka) with reasoned arguments and sacred utterances, and protect it through the assimilation of scriptural meanings.

49. לאט לאט וברוך יש לטפח את החשיבה הילדותית, בעזרת אמצעים מיומנים, אמירות מטהרות והפנמת משמעות הכתבים.

Words meanings summery:

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gently (slowly, gradually)

• लालनीयम् (lālanīyam) - should be nurtured (to be nurtured, to be cherished, to be fondled)

• युक्तिभिः (yuktibhiḥ) - with reasoned arguments (by means of arguments, with reasons, by devices)

• पावनोक्तिभिः (pāvanoktibhiḥ) - with sacred utterances (by sacred utterances, with purifying words)

• शास्त्रार्थ-परिणामेन (śāstrārtha-pariṇāmena) - through the assimilation of scriptural meanings (by the assimilation/transformation of scriptural meanings)

• पालयेत् (pālayet) - one should protect (one should protect, he/she should guard)

• चित्त-बालकम् (citta-bālakam) - the child-like mind (the child-like mind, the mind as a child)

Words meanings and morphology

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'śana' (slow) + instrumental plural suffix, used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial use of instrumental plural.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gently (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'śana' (slow) + instrumental plural suffix, used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial use of instrumental plural.

लालनीयम् (lālanīyam) - should be nurtured (to be nurtured, to be cherished, to be fondled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lālanīya

lālanīya - to be cherished, to be fondled, to be caressed, to be brought up

Gerundive (Nīya form)

From root 'lal' (to play, to fondle) + 'anīya' suffix.

Root: lal (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate, implying 'it is to be nurtured'.

युक्तिभिः (yuktibhiḥ) - with reasoned arguments (by means of arguments, with reasons, by devices)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of yukti

yukti - joining, union, connection, application, argument, reason, method, logic

From root 'yuj' (to join) + 'kti' suffix.

Root: yuj (class 7)

पावनोक्तिभिः (pāvanoktibhiḥ) - with sacred utterances (by sacred utterances, with purifying words)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of pāvanokti

pāvanokti - sacred utterance, purifying word

Karmadhāraya compound: 'pāvanā uktiḥ' (purifying word/utterance). Sandhi 'pāvana' + 'ukti' -> 'pāvanokti'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pāvana+ukti)

• pāvana – purifying, sacred, holy, pure
  adjective
  From root 'pū' (to purify) + 'ana' suffix.
  Root: pū (class 1)
• ukti – utterance, word, speech, saying
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'kti' suffix.
  Root: vac (class 2)

शास्त्रार्थ-परिणामेन (śāstrārtha-pariṇāmena) - through the assimilation of scriptural meanings (by the assimilation/transformation of scriptural meanings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śāstrārtha-pariṇāma

śāstrārtha-pariṇāma - assimilation/transformation of scriptural meanings

Tatpurusha compound: 'śāstrārtha' (meaning of scripture) + 'pariṇāma' (transformation, assimilation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstrārtha+pariṇāma)

• śāstrārtha – meaning of scripture, scriptural meaning
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: 'śāstrasya arthaḥ'.
• pariṇāma – transformation, change, evolution, assimilation, result
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pari' + root 'nam' (to bend, change) + 'a' suffix.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Means 'by means of'.

पालयेत् (pālayet) - one should protect (one should protect, he/she should guard)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of pāl

Optative Mood, Third Person Singular

From root 'pāl' (causative of 'pā' - to protect).

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: The implied agent is a spiritual seeker.

चित्त-बालकम् (citta-bālakam) - the child-like mind (the child-like mind, the mind as a child)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of citta-bālaka

citta-bālaka - the mind-child, the child-like mind

Karmadhāraya compound: 'cittam eva bālakaḥ' (the mind which is a child).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+bālaka)

• citta – mind, thought, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from cit, used as noun)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, to think) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bālaka – child, boy, young one
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bal' (to live, to grow) or 'bala' (strength).

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