योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-11

उन्मत्तताण्डवस्थस्य चेतश्चेत्क्षीणवासनम् ।
तदस्योन्मत्तवृत्तं तत्समं बुद्धसमाधिना ॥ ११ ॥

unmattatāṇḍavasthasya cetaścetkṣīṇavāsanam ,
tadasyonmattavṛttaṃ tatsamaṃ buddhasamādhinā 11

11. unmattatāṇḍavasthasya cetaḥ cet kṣīṇavāsanam
tat asya unmattavṛttaṃ tat samaṃ buddhasamādhinā

11. cetaḥ cet kṣīṇavāsanam unmattatāṇḍavasthasya
asya unmattavṛttaṃ tat buddhasamādhinā tat samam

11. If the mind of one performing a frenzied dance (unmatta-tāṇḍava) has its latent impressions (vāsanā) exhausted, then that seemingly mad conduct of his is equivalent to the profound meditative absorption (samādhi) of an enlightened being.

Words meanings summery:

• उन्मत्तताण्डवस्थस्य (unmattatāṇḍavasthasya) - of one standing in a frenzied dance, of one situated in a mad dance

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• चेत् (cet) - if, in case

• क्षीणवासनम् (kṣīṇavāsanam) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are exhausted/diminished, with diminished vāsanā

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore, in that case

• अस्य (asya) - of him, of this (person/thing)

• उन्मत्तवृत्तं (unmattavṛttaṁ) - mad conduct, frenzied behavior

• तत् (tat) - that, that (behavior)

• समम् (samam) - equal to, similar to, identical with

• बुद्धसमाधिना (buddhasamādhinā) - with the meditative absorption (samādhi) of an enlightened one

Words meanings and morphology

उन्मत्तताण्डवस्थस्य (unmattatāṇḍavasthasya) - of one standing in a frenzied dance, of one situated in a mad dance

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of unmattatāṇḍavastha

unmattatāṇḍavastha - one who stands in a frenzied dance; one who is situated in a mad dance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (unmatta+tāṇḍava+stha)

• unmatta – mad, frenzied, intoxicated, excited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad (to be intoxicated, to rejoice) with prefix ud (out, up). ud becomes un before m.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• tāṇḍava – a vigorous dance, especially that of Śiva; a frenzied dance
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

क्षीणवासनम् (kṣīṇavāsanam) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are exhausted/diminished, with diminished vāsanā

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇavāsana

kṣīṇavāsana - one whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are exhausted; with diminished vāsanā

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+vāsanā)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, exhausted, wasted, destroyed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṣi (to waste away, decay).
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental trace, habit, desire (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore, in that case

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, of this (person/thing)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

उन्मत्तवृत्तं (unmattavṛttaṁ) - mad conduct, frenzied behavior

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of unmattavṛtta

unmattavṛtta - mad conduct, frenzied behavior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (unmatta+vṛtta)

• unmatta – mad, frenzied, intoxicated, excited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad (to be intoxicated, to rejoice) with prefix ud (out, up). ud becomes un before m.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, action, happening, event
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to proceed).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, that (behavior)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

समम् (samam) - equal to, similar to, identical with

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, uniform, similar, common

बुद्धसमाधिना (buddhasamādhinā) - with the meditative absorption (samādhi) of an enlightened one

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of buddhasamādhi

buddhasamādhi - the meditative absorption (samādhi) of an enlightened person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddha+samādhi)

• buddha – enlightened, awakened, wise one, a Buddha
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root budh (to awaken, to know).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• samādhi – meditative absorption, profound contemplation, concentration, union (samādhi)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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