योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-5, verse-18

तावद्भवमहाम्भोधौ जनस्तृणवदुह्यते ।
विचारतटविश्रान्तिमेति यावन्न चेतसा ॥ १८ ॥

tāvadbhavamahāmbhodhau janastṛṇavaduhyate ,
vicārataṭaviśrāntimeti yāvanna cetasā 18

18. tāvat bhava-mahā-ambhodhau janaḥ tṛṇavat uhyate
vicāra-taṭa-viśrāntim eti yāvat na cetasā

18. yāvat cetasā vicāra-taṭa-viśrāntim na eti
tāvat janaḥ bhava-mahā-ambhodhau tṛṇavat uhyate

18. So long as the mind (cetas) does not attain rest upon the shore of discernment, a person is carried away like a blade of grass in the great ocean of worldly existence (saṃsāra).

18. אדם נסחף כמו קש באוקיינוס האדיר של הקיום, כל עוד אינו מוצא מנוחה על חוף החקירה העצמית במחשבתו.

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long (so long, so much, until then)

• भव-महा-अम्भोधौ (bhava-mahā-ambhodhau) - in the great ocean of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the great ocean of existence)

• जनः (janaḥ) - a person (person, people, man)

• तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like a blade of grass (like a blade of grass, like grass)

• उह्यते (uhyate) - is carried away (is carried, is borne, is driven)

• विचार-तट-विश्रान्तिम् (vicāra-taṭa-viśrāntim) - rest upon the shore of discernment (to the rest on the shore of discernment)

• एति (eti) - attains (goes, comes, attains)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, while, until)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind (cetas) (by the mind, with the mind)

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - so long (so long, so much, until then)

(indeclinable)

भव-महा-अम्भोधौ (bhava-mahā-ambhodhau) - in the great ocean of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the great ocean of existence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhava-mahā-ambhodhi

bhava-mahā-ambhodhi - the great ocean of worldly existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+mahā-ambhodhi)

• bhava – existence, birth, becoming, the world
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mahā-ambhodhi – great ocean
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ambhodhi' (ocean)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'mahat'
• ambhodhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'ambhas' (water) and 'dhā' (holding)

जनः (janaḥ) - a person (person, people, man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'uhyate'.

तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like a blade of grass (like a blade of grass, like grass)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating comparison

उह्यते (uhyate) - is carried away (is carried, is borne, is driven)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vah

Present tense, third person singular, passive voice, middle ending

Root: vah (class 1)

विचार-तट-विश्रान्तिम् (vicāra-taṭa-viśrāntim) - rest upon the shore of discernment (to the rest on the shore of discernment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vicāra-taṭa-viśrānti

vicāra-taṭa-viśrānti - rest on the shore of discernment

Compound type : tatpurusha (vicāra+taṭa+viśrānti)

• vicāra – reflection, discernment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'car' with prefix 'vi-'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• taṭa – shore, bank, slope
  noun (masculine)
• viśrānti – rest, repose, cessation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'śram' with prefix 'vi-'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of 'eti'.

एति (eti) - attains (goes, comes, attains)

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, while, until)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'eti'.

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind (cetas) (by the mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agent for 'eti'.

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