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.

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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