योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-66, verse-34
उह्यमानमनन्तेषु चेतः कार्यमहोर्मिषु ।
क्षणमेति न विश्रान्तिं चिन्ताताण्डविताशयम् ॥ ३४ ॥
क्षणमेति न विश्रान्तिं चिन्ताताण्डविताशयम् ॥ ३४ ॥
uhyamānamananteṣu cetaḥ kāryamahormiṣu ,
kṣaṇameti na viśrāntiṃ cintātāṇḍavitāśayam 34
kṣaṇameti na viśrāntiṃ cintātāṇḍavitāśayam 34
34.
uhyamānam ananteṣu cetas kāryamahāūrmiṣu
kṣaṇam eti na viśrāntim cintātāṇḍavitāśayam
kṣaṇam eti na viśrāntim cintātāṇḍavitāśayam
34.
ananteṣu kāryamahāūrmiṣu uhyamānam,
cintātāṇḍavitāśayam cetas kṣaṇam viśrāntim na eti
cintātāṇḍavitāśayam cetas kṣaṇam viśrāntim na eti
34.
The mind (cetas), constantly swept away on countless great waves of actions, its innermost core (āśaya) agitated by a frantic dance of worries, does not attain even a moment's rest.
Words meanings summery:
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- उह्यमानम् (uhyamānam) - being carried, being borne, being swept away
- अनन्तेषु (ananteṣu) - on endless, on countless
- चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness, intellect
- कार्यमहाऊर्मिषु (kāryamahāūrmiṣu) - on great waves of actions/duties
- क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, an instant
- एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes
- न (na) - not, no
- विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, repose, cessation
- चिन्ताताण्डविताशयम् (cintātāṇḍavitāśayam) - whose core/heart is agitated by the dance of worries
Words meanings and morphology
उह्यमानम् (uhyamānam) - being carried, being borne, being swept away
(participle)
Accusative, neuter, singular of uhyamāna
uhyamāna - being carried, being borne, being swept away
Present Passive Participle
Derived from root 'vah' (cl. 1) with 'yamāna' (śānac) suffix. Neuter accusative singular, agreeing with 'cetas'.
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'cetas'.
अनन्तेषु (ananteṣu) - on endless, on countless
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of ananta
ananta - endless, boundless, infinite
Formed with negative prefix 'an-' and 'anta' (end). Locative plural, agreeing with 'kāryamahāūrmiṣu'.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (an+anta)
- an – not, non-, without
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
Root: ant
Note: Modifies 'kāryamahāūrmiṣu'.
चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness, intellect
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas
cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect
Root: cit (class 1)
कार्यमहाऊर्मिषु (kāryamahāūrmiṣu) - on great waves of actions/duties
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of kāryamahāūrmi
kāryamahāūrmi - great waves of actions/duties
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kārya+mahā+ūrmi)
- kārya – action, deed, task, what is to be done
noun (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from root 'kṛ' (cl. 8) with 'ṇyat' suffix. Literally, 'that which is to be done'.
Root: kṛ (class 8) - mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
Often used as a prefix for 'great'.
Root: mah - ūrmi – wave, surge, ripple
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛ
क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, an instant
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure
Accusative singular, used adverbially to denote duration.
Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)
Note: Adverbial accusative of time.
एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
Present Active
Root 'i' (cl. 2), present tense, 3rd person singular.
Root: i (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, repose, cessation
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of viśrānti
viśrānti - rest, repose, cessation
From root 'śram' with 'vi' prefix, verbal noun.
Prefix: vi
Root: śram (class 4)
चिन्ताताण्डविताशयम् (cintātāṇḍavitāśayam) - whose core/heart is agitated by the dance of worries
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cintātāṇḍavitāśaya
cintātāṇḍavitāśaya - whose core/heart is agitated by the dance of worries
Bahuvrīhi compound, modifying 'cetas'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cintā+tāṇḍavita+āśaya)
- cintā – thought, worry, anxiety, reflection
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - tāṇḍavita – caused to dance, agitated, frantic
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (causative sense)
Derived from 'tāṇḍava' (a fierce dance). Has a causative sense, 'made to dance' or 'agitated'.
Root: taṇḍ - āśaya – intention, disposition, mind, heart, inner core, receptacle
noun (masculine)
From root 'śī' with 'ā' prefix.
Prefix: ā
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'cetas'.