योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-11

तुच्छत्वात्सर्वभावानामतुच्छत्वाच्च कालतः ।
चिरं मम परिक्षीणे तुच्छातुच्छे मनःस्थिती ॥ ११ ॥

tucchatvātsarvabhāvānāmatucchatvācca kālataḥ ,
ciraṃ mama parikṣīṇe tucchātucche manaḥsthitī 11

11. tucchātvāt sarvabhāvānām atucchātvāt ca kālataḥ
ciram mama parikṣīṇe tucchātucce manaḥsthitī

11. mama manaḥsthitī tucchātucce sarvabhāvānām
tucchātvāt ca kālataḥ atucchātvāt ca ciram parikṣīṇe

11. Due to the insignificance of all phenomena and the non-insignificance of time, my two mental states, both the trivial and the important, have long been completely exhausted.

Words meanings summery:

• तुच्छात्वात् (tucchātvāt) - because of insignificance, due to emptiness

• सर्वभावानाम् (sarvabhāvānām) - of all phenomena, of all existences

• अतुच्छात्वात् (atucchātvāt) - because of non-insignificance, due to importance

• च (ca) - and, also

• कालतः (kālataḥ) - by time, due to time, in course of time

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• परिक्षीणे (parikṣīṇe) - completely exhausted, decayed, worn out

• तुच्छातुच्चे (tucchātucce) - the insignificant and the non-insignificant

• मनःस्थिती (manaḥsthitī) - states of mind, mental dispositions

Words meanings and morphology

तुच्छात्वात् (tucchātvāt) - because of insignificance, due to emptiness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tucchātva

tucchātva - insignificance, emptiness, triviality

Derived from 'tuccha' (insignificant) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix)

सर्वभावानाम् (sarvabhāvānām) - of all phenomena, of all existences

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvabhāva

sarvabhāva - all existing things, all phenomena

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'bhāva' (being, existence, state)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhāva)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, existence, state, phenomenon, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अतुच्छात्वात् (atucchātvāt) - because of non-insignificance, due to importance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of atucchātva

atucchātva - non-insignificance, importance, substantiality

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'tuccha' (insignificant) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+tuccha+tva)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• tuccha – insignificant, trivial, empty, vain
  adjective
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  indeclinable (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कालतः (kālataḥ) - by time, due to time, in course of time

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kāla' (time) + 'tas' (ablative suffix)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun

परिक्षीणे (parikṣīṇe) - completely exhausted, decayed, worn out

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of parikṣīṇa

parikṣīṇa - completely wasted, decayed, exhausted, diminished

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'pari' (prefix) + root 'kṣi' (to waste, destroy) + 'kta' suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥsthitī'

तुच्छातुच्चे (tucchātucce) - the insignificant and the non-insignificant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tucchātuccha

tucchātuccha - insignificant and non-insignificant, trivial and important

Dvanda compound of 'tuccha' (insignificant) and 'atuccha' (non-insignificant)

Compound type : dvandva (tuccha+atuccha)

• tuccha – insignificant, trivial, empty, vain
  adjective
• atuccha – not insignificant, important, substantial
  adjective
  Derived from 'a' (not) + 'tuccha' (insignificant)
  Prefix: a

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥsthitī'

मनःस्थिती (manaḥsthitī) - states of mind, mental dispositions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of manaḥsthiti

manaḥsthiti - state of mind, mental disposition

Compound of 'manas' (mind) and 'sthiti' (state, condition)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+sthiti)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• sthiti – state, condition, position, existence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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