योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-67, verse-37

चित्ते कर्तरि कर्तृत्वमदेहस्यापि विद्यते ।
स्वप्नादाविव विक्षुब्धसुखदुःखदृशोपमम् ॥ ३७ ॥

citte kartari kartṛtvamadehasyāpi vidyate ,
svapnādāviva vikṣubdhasukhaduḥkhadṛśopamam 37

37. citte kartari kartṛtvam adehasya api vidyate
svapnādau iva vikṣubdha sukha-duḥkha-dṛśā upamam

37. adehasya api citte kartari kartṛtvam vidyate,
svapnādau iva vikṣubdha sukha-duḥkha-dṛśā upamam

37. Even for one who is bodiless, agency (kartṛtva) is experienced in the mind (citta), just as in a dream, etc., it resembles the experience of agitated perceptions of pleasure and pain.

37. כאשר החשיבה היא הפועלת, תחושת הפעולה קיימת אף ללא גוף, בדומה למראות הסוערים של אושר וסבל המופיעים בחלום.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness, in thought

• कर्तरि (kartari) - in the doer, concerning the agent

• कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - agency, the state of being a doer, doership

• अदेहस्य (adehasya) - of the bodiless, of the unembodied

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

• स्वप्नादौ (svapnādau) - in a dream, in dreams, etc.

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विक्षुब्ध (vikṣubdha) - agitated, disturbed, perturbed

• सुख-दुःख-दृशा (sukha-duḥkha-dṛśā) - by the perception of pleasure and pain

• उपमम् (upamam) - comparable, similar, resembling

Words meanings and morphology

चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness, in thought

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

कर्तरि (kartari) - in the doer, concerning the agent

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, maker, creator

Agent noun (Kṛt Pratyaya)

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with -tṛ (तृ) suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - agency, the state of being a doer, doership

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartṛtva

kartṛtva - agency, doership, the state of being a doer

Derived from kartṛ (doer) with -tva (त्व) suffix indicating abstract noun.

अदेहस्य (adehasya) - of the bodiless, of the unembodied

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adeha

adeha - bodiless, unembodied, without a body

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'deha' (body).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+deha)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• deha – body, form, physical frame
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as a noun here, referring to the bodiless self.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

स्वप्नादौ (svapnādau) - in a dream, in dreams, etc.

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapnādi

svapnādi - dream etc., dream and so on

Compound 'svapna' (dream) + 'ādi' (beginning/etc.).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+ādi)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Often used to indicate 'and so forth' in lists.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

विक्षुब्ध (vikṣubdha) - agitated, disturbed, perturbed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vikṣubdha

vikṣubdha - agitated, disturbed, perturbed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṣubh (to agitate, disturb) with upasarga vi- (वि) and suffix -ta (त).

Prefix: vi

Root: kṣubh (class 4)

Note: It qualifies 'sukha-duḥkha-dṛśā'.

सुख-दुःख-दृशा (sukha-duḥkha-dṛśā) - by the perception of pleasure and pain

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sukha-duḥkha-dṛś

sukha-duḥkha-dṛś - perception of pleasure and pain

Compound of sukha-duḥkha (pleasure and pain) and dṛś (sight, perception).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (sukha+duḥkha+dṛś)

• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• dṛś – sight, vision, perception, view
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The form `dṛśā` is instrumental singular of `dṛś`.

उपमम् (upamam) - comparable, similar, resembling

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upama

upama - comparison, resemblance, simile, comparable, similar

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