योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-67, verse-2

ततो वच्मि महाबाहो यथा ज्ञानेतरा गतिः ।
नास्ति संसारतरणे पाशबन्धस्य चेतसः ॥ २ ॥

tato vacmi mahābāho yathā jñānetarā gatiḥ ,
nāsti saṃsārataraṇe pāśabandhasya cetasaḥ 2

2. tataḥ vacmi mahābāho yathā jñāna-itarā gatiḥ
na asti saṃsāra-taraṇe pāśa-bandhasya cetasaḥ

2. Therefore, O mighty-armed one, I will explain how for a mind (cetas) bound by fetters, there is no other path than knowledge (jñāna) for crossing over the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - Therefore, based on what has been discussed or for this reason. (then, therefore, from that)

• वच्मि (vacmi) - I (Vasiṣṭha) will now explain or declare. (I speak, I tell, I will say)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Rama, an epithet typically used to address heroic figures. (O mighty-armed one, O strong-armed one)

• यथा (yathā) - Introducing the manner or way in which something is true, 'how'. (as, just as, how)

• ज्ञान-इतरा (jñāna-itarā) - Any path or means that is not (true) knowledge. (other than knowledge)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - A means or course of action for achieving a goal. (path, way, movement, state, destination)

• न (na) - Indicates negation, meaning 'there is not' or 'no such path exists'. (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - There is (no other path). (is, exists)

• संसार-तरणे (saṁsāra-taraṇe) - Regarding the act of overcoming or escaping the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra). (in crossing transmigration, for crossing `saṃsāra`)

• पाश-बन्धस्य (pāśa-bandhasya) - Pertaining to a mind (cetas) that is entrapped by the bonds of attachment and worldly desires. (of the one bound by fetters, of the fetter-bound)

• चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - Pertaining to the individual mind or consciousness that is subject to bondage. (of the mind, of consciousness)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - Therefore, based on what has been discussed or for this reason. (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the demonstrative pronoun 'tad' (that) with the ablative suffix -tas, functioning as an adverb.

वच्मि (vacmi) - I (Vasiṣṭha) will now explain or declare. (I speak, I tell, I will say)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vac

present active indicative 1st person singular

From the root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Rama, an epithet typically used to address heroic figures. (O mighty-armed one, O strong-armed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed, great-armed

Compound 'mahā' (great) + 'bāhu' (arm).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, mighty, large, eminent
  adjective
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: An address to Rama.

यथा (yathā) - Introducing the manner or way in which something is true, 'how'. (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of comparison or manner.

ज्ञान-इतरा (jñāna-itarā) - Any path or means that is not (true) knowledge. (other than knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñānetara

jñānetara - other than knowledge, different from knowledge

Compound of 'jñāna' (knowledge) and 'itara' (other).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+itara)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, spiritual insight
  noun (neuter)
• itara – other, different, another
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'gatiḥ'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - A means or course of action for achieving a goal. (path, way, movement, state, destination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, way, state, condition, destination, means

Derived from the root √gam (to go) with the suffix -ti.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'asti'.

न (na) - Indicates negation, meaning 'there is not' or 'no such path exists'. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

अस्ति (asti) - There is (no other path). (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present active indicative 3rd person singular

From the root √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

संसार-तरणे (saṁsāra-taraṇe) - Regarding the act of overcoming or escaping the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra). (in crossing transmigration, for crossing `saṃsāra`)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsārataraṇa

saṁsārataraṇa - the crossing of transmigration, the means of crossing `saṃsāra`

Compound 'saṃsāra' (transmigration) + 'taraṇa' (crossing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+taraṇa)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
• taraṇa – crossing, traversing, means of crossing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root √tṛ (to cross).
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

पाश-बन्धस्य (pāśa-bandhasya) - Pertaining to a mind (cetas) that is entrapped by the bonds of attachment and worldly desires. (of the one bound by fetters, of the fetter-bound)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāśabandha

pāśabandha - bound by ropes or fetters, one who is in bondage

Compound 'pāśa' (fetter) + 'bandha' (bond).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāśa+bandha)

• pāśa – rope, fetter, noose, snare
  noun (masculine)
• bandha – bond, fetter, bondage, tying, connection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √bandh (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)

चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - Pertaining to the individual mind or consciousness that is subject to bondage. (of the mind, of consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

An s-stem noun derived from the root √cit (to perceive, to understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

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