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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-8

अवष्टब्धमनोनाभिमोहचक्रं न गच्छति ।
यथा रज्ज्वां निरुद्धायां कीलकं रज्जुवेष्टितम् ॥ ८ ॥
avaṣṭabdhamanonābhimohacakraṃ na gacchati ,
yathā rajjvāṃ niruddhāyāṃ kīlakaṃ rajjuveṣṭitam 8
8. avaṣṭabdhamanonābhimohacakram na gacchati
yathā rajjvām niruddhāyām kīlakam rajjuveṣṭitam
8. avaṣṭabdhamanonābhimohacakram na gacchati
yathā rajjvām niruddhāyām rajjuveṣṭitam kīlakam
8. The wheel of delusion (moha), whose mind-hub (manas) is restrained, does not revolve, just as a peg entwined by a rope remains motionless when that rope is held fast.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अवष्टब्धमनोनाभिमोहचक्रम् (avaṣṭabdhamanonābhimohacakram) - the wheel of delusion whose mind-hub is restrained
  • (na) - not, no
  • गच्छति (gacchati) - does not revolve (goes, moves, revolves)
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner
  • रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - when the rope (in the rope, on the rope)
  • निरुद्धायाम् (niruddhāyām) - when the rope is held fast (when restrained, in the restrained)
  • कीलकम् (kīlakam) - a peg, a stake
  • रज्जुवेष्टितम् (rajjuveṣṭitam) - enwrapped/entwined by a rope

Words meanings and morphology

अवष्टब्धमनोनाभिमोहचक्रम् (avaṣṭabdhamanonābhimohacakram) - the wheel of delusion whose mind-hub is restrained
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avaṣṭabdhamanonābhimohacakra
avaṣṭabdhamanonābhimohacakra - the wheel of delusion whose mind-hub is restrained
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avaṣṭabdha+manas+nābhi+moha+cakra)
  • avaṣṭabdha – restrained, stopped, checked
    adjective (neuter)
    past passive participle
    derived from root 'stambh' with prefix 'ava'
    Prefix: ava
    Root: stambh (class 9)
  • manas – mind, intellect, thought
    noun (neuter)
  • nābhi – navel, hub, center
    noun (feminine)
  • moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
    noun (masculine)
    Root: muh (class 4)
  • cakra – wheel, discus, circle, cycle
    noun (neuter)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
गच्छति (gacchati) - does not revolve (goes, moves, revolves)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of gam
present active
root 'gam', present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: gam (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner
(indeclinable)
रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - when the rope (in the rope, on the rope)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of rajju
rajju - rope, cord, string
निरुद्धायाम् (niruddhāyām) - when the rope is held fast (when restrained, in the restrained)
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of niruddha
niruddha - restrained, stopped, obstructed, held fast
past passive participle
derived from root 'rudh' with prefix 'ni'
Prefix: ni
Root: rudh (class 7)
Note: Agrees with 'rajjvām'.
कीलकम् (kīlakam) - a peg, a stake
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kīlaka
kīlaka - peg, stake, wedge, pin
रज्जुवेष्टितम् (rajjuveṣṭitam) - enwrapped/entwined by a rope
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rajjuveṣṭita
rajjuveṣṭita - entwined by a rope
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajju+veṣṭita)
  • rajju – rope, cord, string
    noun (feminine)
  • veṣṭita – wrapped, encircled, entwined
    adjective (neuter)
    past passive participle
    derived from root 'veṣṭ'
    Root: veṣṭ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'kīlakam'.