योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-10

समाधिस्थानकस्थस्य चेतश्चेद्वृत्तिचञ्चलम् ।
तत्तस्य तत्समाधानं सममुन्मत्तताण्डवैः ॥ १० ॥

samādhisthānakasthasya cetaścedvṛtticañcalam ,
tattasya tatsamādhānaṃ samamunmattatāṇḍavaiḥ 10

10. samādhisthānakasthasya cetaḥ cet vṛtticañcalam
tat tasya tat samādhānam samam unmattatāṇḍavaiḥ

10. cet samādhisthānakasthasya cetaḥ vṛtticañcalam (bhavati)
tat tasya tat samādhānam unmattatāṇḍavaiḥ samam (bhavati)

10. If the mind of one who is in a state of meditative absorption (samādhi) is restless with its modifications, then their so-called concentration (samādhāna) is equivalent to the frantic dance of a madman.

Words meanings summery:

• समाधिस्थानकस्थस्य (samādhisthānakasthasya) - of one situated in the state of samādhi

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

• चेत् (cet) - if

• वृत्तिचञ्चलम् (vṛtticañcalam) - restless due to mental modifications, agitated by thoughts

• तत् (tat) - then, that

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• समाधानम् (samādhānam) - so-called concentration (implying false or imperfect concentration) (concentration, settling down, absorption)

• समम् (samam) - equal to, similar to, same

• उन्मत्तताण्डवैः (unmattatāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the frenzied dances of a madman

Words meanings and morphology

समाधिस्थानकस्थस्य (samādhisthānakasthasya) - of one situated in the state of samādhi

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samādhisthānakastha

samādhisthānakastha - situated in the state of meditative absorption (samādhi)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samādhi+sthānaka+stha)

• samādhi – meditative absorption, concentration
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dhā' (to place) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• sthānaka – state, position, place
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

वृत्तिचञ्चलम् (vṛtticañcalam) - restless due to mental modifications, agitated by thoughts

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtticañcala

vṛtticañcala - fickle due to mental modifications, agitated by thoughts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtti+cañcala)

• vṛtti – mental modification, thought, function, mode of being
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'vṛt' (to be, to turn).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• cañcala – fickle, unsteady, restless, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: cal (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

समाधानम् (samādhānam) - so-called concentration (implying false or imperfect concentration) (concentration, settling down, absorption)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samādhāna

samādhāna - concentration, fixing the mind, settling, composure, collection

Derived from root 'dhā' (to place) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

समम् (samam) - equal to, similar to, same

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, similar, like

उन्मत्तताण्डवैः (unmattatāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the frenzied dances of a madman

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of unmattatāṇḍava

unmattatāṇḍava - the frenzied dance of a madman, wild or frantic dance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (unmatta+tāṇḍava)

• unmatta – mad, frenzied, insane, intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'mad' (to be mad) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• tāṇḍava – a frantic or wild dance, especially of Śiva
  noun (neuter)

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