योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-41, verse-12

इदं सुखमिदं दुःखमिदं नास्तीदमस्ति मे ।
इति दोलायितं चेतो मूढमेव न पण्डितम् ॥ १२ ॥

idaṃ sukhamidaṃ duḥkhamidaṃ nāstīdamasti me ,
iti dolāyitaṃ ceto mūḍhameva na paṇḍitam 12

12. idam sukham idam duḥkham idam na asti idam asti
me iti dolāyitam cetaḥ mūḍham eva na paṇḍitam

12. idam sukham idam duḥkham idam na asti idam asti iti
dolāyitam cetaḥ mūḍham eva na paṇḍitam (bhavati)

12. "This is happiness, this is sorrow; this exists, this does not exist" — such a wavering mind belongs only to a fool, not to a wise person.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, ease

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• मे (me) - my, to me

• इति (iti) - thus, marking the end of direct speech or thought

• दोलायितम् (dolāyitam) - wavering, swinging, oscillating

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

• मूढम् (mūḍham) - foolish, of a fool

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• न (na) - not, no

• पण्डितम् (paṇḍitam) - wise, learned, of a wise person

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, ease

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, ease

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

enclitic form of asmad

इति (iti) - thus, marking the end of direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

दोलायितम् (dolāyitam) - wavering, swinging, oscillating

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dolāyita

dolāyita - swung, oscillated, wavering, uncertain

Past Passive Participle

Derived from denominative verb dolāyate (to swing)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, spirit

मूढम् (mūḍham) - foolish, of a fool

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, stupid, ignorant; a fool, idiot

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पण्डितम् (paṇḍitam) - wise, learned, of a wise person

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - wise, learned, scholar, pundit