योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-70, verse-12
चित्ते चित्तदशाहीने या स्थितिः क्षीणचेतसाम् ।
सोच्यते शान्तकलना जाग्रत्येव सुषुप्तता ॥ १२ ॥
सोच्यते शान्तकलना जाग्रत्येव सुषुप्तता ॥ १२ ॥
citte cittadaśāhīne yā sthitiḥ kṣīṇacetasām ,
socyate śāntakalanā jāgratyeva suṣuptatā 12
socyate śāntakalanā jāgratyeva suṣuptatā 12
12.
citte cittadaśāhīne yā sthitiḥ kṣīṇacetasām
sā ucyate śāntakalanā jāgrati eva suṣuptatā
sā ucyate śāntakalanā jāgrati eva suṣuptatā
12.
yā sthitiḥ cittadaśāhīne citte kṣīṇacetasām
sā jāgrati eva śāntakalanā suṣuptatā ucyate
sā jāgrati eva śāntakalanā suṣuptatā ucyate
12.
That state in the mind (citta), which is devoid of the mind's various conditions and which is experienced by those whose consciousness (cetas) has dwindled, is called quietude (śāntakalana). It is like a deep sleep (suṣuptatā) even while one is awake.
Words meanings summery:
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- चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness
- चित्तदशाहीने (cittadaśāhīne) - in the state devoid of the mind's conditions, in the mind free from mental states
- या (yā) - which
- स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, position
- क्षीणचेतसाम् (kṣīṇacetasām) - of those whose consciousness has dwindled, of those with diminished minds
- सा (sā) - that (state)
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said
- शान्तकलना (śāntakalanā) - quietude, calm mental activity
- जाग्रति (jāgrati) - while awake, in the waking state
- एव (eva) - even, indeed, just
- सुषुप्तता (suṣuptatā) - deep sleep, a state of profound slumber
Words meanings and morphology
चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
Root: cit (class 10)
चित्तदशाहीने (cittadaśāhīne) - in the state devoid of the mind's conditions, in the mind free from mental states
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of cittadaśāhīna
cittadaśāhīna - devoid of the mind's conditions/states, free from mental states
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cittadaśā+hīna)
- cittadaśā – state of mind, mental condition
noun (feminine) - hīna – devoid of, lacking, abandoned, deprived
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: hā (class 3)
या (yā) - which
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, position
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti
sthiti - state, condition, position, standing, existence
Root: sthā (class 1)
क्षीणचेतसाम् (kṣīṇacetasām) - of those whose consciousness has dwindled, of those with diminished minds
(adjective)
Genitive, plural of kṣīṇacetas
kṣīṇacetas - having diminished consciousness/mind, whose mind is exhausted
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+cetas)
- kṣīṇa – dwindled, diminished, exhausted, wasted away
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: kṣi (class 1) - cetas – consciousness, mind, intellect, heart
noun (neuter)
Root: cit (class 1)
सा (sā) - that (state)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
शान्तकलना (śāntakalanā) - quietude, calm mental activity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śāntakalanā
śāntakalanā - quieted mentation, calm mental activity/imagination
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śānta+kalanā)
- śānta – calm, peaceful, quieted, tranquil
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: śam (class 4) - kalanā – calculation, mentation, imagination, understanding, mental activity
noun (feminine)
Root: kal (class 10)
जाग्रति (jāgrati) - while awake, in the waking state
(participle)
Locative, singular of jāgrat
jāgrat - awake, waking, vigilant
Present Active Participle
Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
एव (eva) - even, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
सुषुप्तता (suṣuptatā) - deep sleep, a state of profound slumber
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of suṣuptatā
suṣuptatā - state of deep sleep, profound slumber
Derived from suṣupta (deeply asleep) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)