योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-64

भित्तावेव प्रवर्तन्ते चित्रेहा न नभस्तले ।
अहंकारकलापित्ते चित्ते ज्ञानचमत्कृतिः ।
न राजतेंऽशुके म्लाने यथा कुङ्कुमरञ्जना ॥ ६४ ॥

bhittāveva pravartante citrehā na nabhastale ,
ahaṃkārakalāpitte citte jñānacamatkṛtiḥ ,
na rājateṃ'śuke mlāne yathā kuṅkumarañjanā 64

64. bhittau eva pravartante citraīhā
na nabhastale ahaṅkārakalāpite
citte jñānacamatkṛtiḥ na rājate
aṃśuke mlāne yathā kuṅkumarajjanā

64. citraīhāḥ bhittau eva pravartante,
nabhastale na.
yathā kuṅkumarajjanā mlāne aṃśuke na rājate,
[tathā] ahaṅkārakalāpite citte jñānacamatkṛtiḥ na rājate.

64. Painted images and various activities (citra-īhā) manifest only on a wall, not in the open sky. Similarly, the splendor of knowledge (jñāna) does not shine in a mind (citta) imbued with ego (ahaṅkāra), just as saffron dye does not brighten a faded cloth.

Words meanings summery:

• भित्तौ (bhittau) - on a wall, in a division

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they manifest (they proceed, they happen, they manifest)

• चित्रईहा (citraīhā) - painted images and various activities (varied activities, painted images, fanciful desires)

• न (na) - not, no

• नभस्तले (nabhastale) - in the open sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

• अहङ्कारकलापिते (ahaṅkārakalāpite) - in a mind (citta) imbued with ego (ahaṅkāra) (in a mind adorned with ego, in a mind imbued with ego)

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness

• ज्ञानचमत्कृतिः (jñānacamatkṛtiḥ) - splendor of knowledge, wonder of knowledge

• न (na) - not, no

• राजते (rājate) - does not shine/brighten (it shines, it glows, it reigns)

• अंशुके (aṁśuke) - on a cloth, on a garment

• म्लाने (mlāne) - on a faded, on a withered

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• कुङ्कुमरज्जना (kuṅkumarajjanā) - saffron dye/coloring

Words meanings and morphology

भित्तौ (bhittau) - on a wall, in a division

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhitti

bhitti - wall, division, breach

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they manifest (they proceed, they happen, they manifest)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pravṛt

Present Middle Indicative

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

चित्रईहा (citraīhā) - painted images and various activities (varied activities, painted images, fanciful desires)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of citraīhā

citraīhā - diverse activities, painted images, fanciful efforts

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+īhā)

• citra – varied, diverse, wonderful, painted
  adjective
• īhā – activity, effort, desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: īh

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नभस्तले (nabhastale) - in the open sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - sky, atmosphere, surface of the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, base
  noun (masculine)

अहङ्कारकलापिते (ahaṅkārakalāpite) - in a mind (citta) imbued with ego (ahaṅkāra) (in a mind adorned with ego, in a mind imbued with ego)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahaṅkārakalāpita

ahaṅkārakalāpita - adorned with ego, imbued with ego (ahaṅkāra)

Compound formed from 'ahaṅkāra' and 'kalāpita'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ahaṅkāra+kalāpita)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egotism, self-consciousness (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
• kalāpita – adorned with, furnished with, full of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from kalāpa (a bundle, collection) or the verb kalāpayati (to adorn)

चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

ज्ञानचमत्कृतिः (jñānacamatkṛtiḥ) - splendor of knowledge, wonder of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñānacamatkṛti

jñānacamatkṛti - splendor/wonder of knowledge (jñāna)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+camatkṛti)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding (jñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā
• camatkṛti – wonder, amazement, splendor, brilliance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: camat
  Root: kṛ

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

राजते (rājate) - does not shine/brighten (it shines, it glows, it reigns)

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

Root: rāj (class 1)

अंशुके (aṁśuke) - on a cloth, on a garment

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṃśuka

aṁśuka - cloth, garment, fine cloth

म्लाने (mlāne) - on a faded, on a withered

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mlāna

mlāna - faded, withered, languid, exhausted

Past Passive Participle

Root: mlai

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

कुङ्कुमरज्जना (kuṅkumarajjanā) - saffron dye/coloring

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuṅkumarajjanā

kuṅkumarajjanā - saffron dye/coloring

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṅkuma+rajjanā)

• kuṅkuma – saffron
  noun (neuter)
• rajjanā – dyeing, coloring
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rañj

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