योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-20

चेतनं चित्तरिक्तं चेद्भावितं तत्स्वसंसृतेः ।
आमूलमेव दग्धानि विद्धि मूलानि सिद्धवत् ॥ २० ॥

cetanaṃ cittariktaṃ cedbhāvitaṃ tatsvasaṃsṛteḥ ,
āmūlameva dagdhāni viddhi mūlāni siddhavat 20

20. cetanam cittariktam cet bhāvitam tat svasaṃsṛteḥ
āmūlam eva dagdhāni viddhi mūlāni siddhavat

20. cet cetanam cittariktam bhāvitam,
tat svasaṃsṛteḥ mūlāni āmūlam eva dagdhāni viddhi siddhavat

20. If consciousness (cetana) is made devoid of mind (citta), then understand that the very roots of one's own cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) are completely burned away, as if by a perfected being.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious entity

• चित्तरिक्तम् (cittariktam) - devoid of mind, free from mind

• चेत् (cet) - if

• भावितम् (bhāvitam) - made to be, conceived, imagined, considered

• तत् (tat) - then, that

• स्वसंसृतेः (svasaṁsṛteḥ) - of one's own cycle of rebirth

• आमूलम् (āmūlam) - down to the root, completely, entirely

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• दग्धानि (dagdhāni) - burnt, consumed by fire

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

• मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots, origins

• सिद्धवत् (siddhavat) - like a perfected being, as if perfected

Words meanings and morphology

चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious entity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - consciousness, sentient being, animated

Agent noun/adjective

Derived from root cit (to perceive, to be conscious) with suffix -ana

Root: cit (class 1)

चित्तरिक्तम् (cittariktam) - devoid of mind, free from mind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cittarikta

cittarikta - devoid of mind, empty of consciousness

Compound of citta and rikta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+rikta)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• rikta – empty, devoid, free from, abandoned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ric (to empty, to leave)
  Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'cetanam'.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

भावितम् (bhāvitam) - made to be, conceived, imagined, considered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - made to be, caused to be, considered, imagined, cultivated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the causative stem of root bhū (to be) with suffix -ta

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here, indicating consequence.

स्वसंसृतेः (svasaṁsṛteḥ) - of one's own cycle of rebirth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of svasaṃsṛti

svasaṁsṛti - one's own cycle of transmigration

Compound of sva and saṃsṛti (synonym of saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+saṃsṛti)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• saṃsṛti – cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from prefix sam- and root sṛ (to flow, to run)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

आमूलम् (āmūlam) - down to the root, completely, entirely

(indeclinable)

Compound of ā (up to) and mūla (root)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+mūla)

• ā – up to, until, completely
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Preposition
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

दग्धानि (dagdhāni) - burnt, consumed by fire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed, scorched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dah (to burn) with suffix -ta

Root: dah (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know!, understand!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative active

2nd person singular, parasmaipada, imperative mood

Root: vid (class 2)

मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots, origins

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, cause

सिद्धवत् (siddhavat) - like a perfected being, as if perfected

(indeclinable)

Compound of siddha and suffix -vat (like, as if)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siddha+vat)

• siddha – perfected being, accomplished, successful
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sidh (to succeed, to accomplish)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• vat – like, as, in the manner of
  suffix
  Suffix forming adverbs of comparison

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