योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-48, verse-54
चित्ते वृत्तान्तलक्षाणि संस्थितान्यात्तवासने ।
पादपे फलपुष्पाणि मूलाक्रान्तावनाविव ॥ ५४ ॥
पादपे फलपुष्पाणि मूलाक्रान्तावनाविव ॥ ५४ ॥
citte vṛttāntalakṣāṇi saṃsthitānyāttavāsane ,
pādape phalapuṣpāṇi mūlākrāntāvanāviva 54
pādape phalapuṣpāṇi mūlākrāntāvanāviva 54
54.
citte vṛttāntalakṣāṇi saṃsthitāni āttavāsane
pādape phalapuṣpāṇi mūlākrāntā avanau iva
pādape phalapuṣpāṇi mūlākrāntā avanau iva
54.
mūlākrāntā avanau pādape phalapuṣpāṇi iva,
āttavāsane citte vṛttāntalakṣāṇi saṃsthitāni.
āttavāsane citte vṛttāntalakṣāṇi saṃsthitāni.
54.
Just as fruits and flowers are contained within a tree rooted in the earth (avani), so too are countless impressions (vāsana) and their results established in the mind (citta), which has absorbed these latent tendencies.
Words meanings summery:
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- चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the consciousness
- वृत्तान्तलक्षाणि (vṛttāntalakṣāṇi) - millions of events, countless occurrences, myriad stories
- संस्थितानि (saṁsthitāni) - established, situated, existing
- आत्तवासने (āttavāsane) - in that which has taken on latent tendencies, in the mind that has acquired impressions
- पादपे (pādape) - in the tree
- फलपुष्पाणि (phalapuṣpāṇi) - fruits and flowers
- मूलाक्रान्ता (mūlākrāntā) - rooted, firmly established by roots
- अवनौ (avanau) - in the earth, on the ground
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
Words meanings and morphology
चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the consciousness
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart
वृत्तान्तलक्षाणि (vṛttāntalakṣāṇi) - millions of events, countless occurrences, myriad stories
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vṛttāntalakṣa
vṛttāntalakṣa - millions of events/occurrences/stories
Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛttānta+lakṣa)
- vṛttānta – event, occurrence, story, incident
noun (masculine) - lakṣa – a hundred thousand, myriad, target, mark
noun (neuter)
संस्थितानि (saṁsthitāni) - established, situated, existing
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of saṃsthita
saṁsthita - established, situated, existing, placed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
आत्तवासने (āttavāsane) - in that which has taken on latent tendencies, in the mind that has acquired impressions
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of āttavāsana
āttavāsana - having taken on latent tendencies/impressions
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ātta+vāsana)
- ātta – taken, seized, received
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'dā' with prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3) - vāsana – latent impression, mental trace, tendency, inclination
noun (neuter)
पादपे (pādape) - in the tree
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pādapa
pādapa - tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')
Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (pāda+pa)
- pāda – foot, root (of a tree)
noun (masculine) - pa – drinking (from root pā)
noun (masculine)
Root: pā (class 1)
फलपुष्पाणि (phalapuṣpāṇi) - fruits and flowers
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of phalapuṣpa
phalapuṣpa - fruits and flowers
Compound type : dvandva (phala+puṣpa)
- phala – fruit, result, consequence
noun (neuter) - puṣpa – flower, blossom
noun (neuter)
मूलाक्रान्ता (mūlākrāntā) - rooted, firmly established by roots
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mūlākrānta
mūlākrānta - rooted, pervaded by roots, established at the root
Compound type : tatpurusha (mūla+ākrānta)
- mūla – root, origin, foundation
noun (neuter) - ākrānta – entered, seized, pervaded, attacked
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'kram' with prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: kram (class 1)
अवनौ (avanau) - in the earth, on the ground
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of avani
avani - earth, ground, land
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)