योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-9

चक्रयुद्धैकतज्ज्ञोऽसि कस्माज्जानासि नानघ ।
चक्रं नाभाववष्टब्धं वशमायाति नान्यथा ॥ ९ ॥

cakrayuddhaikatajjño'si kasmājjānāsi nānagha ,
cakraṃ nābhāvavaṣṭabdhaṃ vaśamāyāti nānyathā 9

9. cakrayuddhaikatajñaḥ asi kasmāt jānāsi na anagha
cakram nābhau avaṣṭabdham vaśam āyāti na anyathā

9. anagha cakrayuddhaikatajñaḥ asi kasmāt na jānāsi
cakram nābhau avaṣṭabdham vaśam āyāti na anyathā

9. O sinless one (anagha), you are uniquely skilled in the battle against the cycle of existence (cakra); why do you not know this? The wheel (cakra), when restrained in the navel (nābhi), comes under control, and not otherwise.

Words meanings summery:

• चक्रयुद्धैकतज्ञः (cakrayuddhaikatajñaḥ) - uniquely skilled in the battle against the cycle of existence (saṃsāra cakra) or mind (citta cakra) (expert in the unique wheel-battle, uniquely skilled in the battle concerning the wheel/cycle)

• असि (asi) - you are

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• न (na) - not, no

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (a term of address) (sinless, faultless)

• चक्रम् (cakram) - the wheel of existence (saṃsāra) or the mind (citta) (wheel, disk, cycle)

• नाभौ (nābhau) - in the navel (nābhi), referring to a vital or central point for meditation (dhyāna) (in the navel, at the center)

• अवष्टब्धम् (avaṣṭabdham) - restrained, stabilized, held in place (fixed, restrained, supported)

• वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, will

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes under control (comes, arrives, attains)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

Words meanings and morphology

चक्रयुद्धैकतज्ञः (cakrayuddhaikatajñaḥ) - uniquely skilled in the battle against the cycle of existence (saṃsāra cakra) or mind (citta cakra) (expert in the unique wheel-battle, uniquely skilled in the battle concerning the wheel/cycle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cakrayuddhaikatajña

cakrayuddhaikatajña - one who is an expert in the unique wheel-battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakra+yuddha+eka+tajña)

• cakra – wheel, disk, cycle
  noun (neuter)
• yuddha – battle, fight, warfare
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• eka – one, single, unique, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• tajña – knower, expert, skilled in
  noun (masculine)
  From 'tad' (that) and 'jñā' (to know) + 'ka' suffix
  Root: jñā (class 9)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present active

root conjugation, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of 'kim' (what)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jñā

present active

9th class verb conjugation, 2nd person singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (a term of address) (sinless, faultless)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, innocent

Negative compound 'a' (not) + 'agha' (sin)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• agha – sin, evil, calamity
  noun (neuter)

चक्रम् (cakram) - the wheel of existence (saṃsāra) or the mind (citta) (wheel, disk, cycle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, disk, circle, cycle

नाभौ (nābhau) - in the navel (nābhi), referring to a vital or central point for meditation (dhyāna) (in the navel, at the center)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nābhi

nābhi - navel, center, hub

अवष्टब्धम् (avaṣṭabdham) - restrained, stabilized, held in place (fixed, restrained, supported)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avaṣṭabdha

avaṣṭabdha - fixed, restrained, supported, obstructed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'stambh' with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'cakram'

वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, will

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - control, power, will, dominion

आयाति (āyāti) - comes under control (comes, arrives, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ā-i

present active

root 'i' with prefix 'ā', 3rd person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

(indeclinable)

From 'anya' (other) + suffix 'thā'

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