योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-16

चेतश्चलाचलत्वेन परम कारणं स्मृतम् ।
ध्यानाध्यानदृशोस्तेन तदेवानङ्कुरं कुरु ॥ १६ ॥

cetaścalācalatvena parama kāraṇaṃ smṛtam ,
dhyānādhyānadṛśostena tadevānaṅkuraṃ kuru 16

16. cetaḥ calācalatvena param kāraṇam smṛtam
dhyānādhyānadṛśoḥ tena tat eva anaṅkuram kuru

16. cetaḥ calācalatvena param kāraṇam smṛtam tena
dhyānādhyānadṛśoḥ tat eva anaṅkuram kuru

16. The mind, due to its inherent restlessness, is regarded as the supreme cause. Therefore, for the perspectives of both meditation (dhyāna) and non-meditation, render that very mind sproutless (inactive).

Words meanings summery:

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

• चलाचलत्वेन (calācalatvena) - by reason of constant movement/fickleness, due to restlessness

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, declared

• ध्यानाध्यानदृशोः (dhyānādhyānadṛśoḥ) - of the visions of meditation and non-meditation, for the perspectives of meditation and non-meditation

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, by this

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the mind (cetas). (that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• अनङ्कुरम् (anaṅkuram) - Qualifies 'tat' (mind). (sproutless, inactive, without shoots)

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make

Words meanings and morphology

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect

चलाचलत्वेन (calācalatvena) - by reason of constant movement/fickleness, due to restlessness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of calācalatva

calācalatva - state of being restless, constant movement, fickleness

Derived from 'calācala' (restless, constantly moving) + 'tva' (suffix for abstract noun).

Compound type : dvandva (cala+acala+tva)

• cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
  adjective
  From root cal (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)
• acala – immovable, steady (here implies oscillation between moving and not moving, hence restlessness)
  adjective
  Negative of cala; often used in compounds like calācala to mean constantly moving or wavering.
  Prefix: a
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable
  Nominal suffix forming abstract nouns.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, declared, known

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

ध्यानाध्यानदृशोः (dhyānādhyānadṛśoḥ) - of the visions of meditation and non-meditation, for the perspectives of meditation and non-meditation

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of dhyānādhyānadṛś

dhyānādhyānadṛś - vision/perspective of meditation and non-meditation

Compound of 'dhyānādhyāna' and 'dṛś'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhyānādhyāna+dṛś)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhyāi (to meditate).
  Root: dhyāi (class 1)
• adhyāna – non-meditation, lack of meditation
  noun (neuter)
  Negative of 'dhyāna'.
  Prefix: a
• dṛś – seeing, vision, perspective, eye
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: It is a Tatpuruṣa compound ending in 'dṛś', meaning 'vision/perspective of meditation and non-meditation'. The preceding 'dhyānādhyāna' is a Dvandva compound.

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used here as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

तत् (tat) - Refers to the mind (cetas). (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अनङ्कुरम् (anaṅkuram) - Qualifies 'tat' (mind). (sproutless, inactive, without shoots)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anaṅkura

anaṅkura - sproutless, without a shoot, inactive

Negative compound with 'a-' and 'aṅkura' (sprout).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+aṅkura)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ
  noun (masculine)

कुरु (kuru) - do, make

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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