योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-6

चित्तमात्मत्वमायातं सुखदुःखानुरञ्जनम् ।
नोपैति रङ्गसंयुक्तो मसृणः स्फटिको यथा ॥ ६ ॥

cittamātmatvamāyātaṃ sukhaduḥkhānurañjanam ,
nopaiti raṅgasaṃyukto masṛṇaḥ sphaṭiko yathā 6

6. cittam ātmatvam āyātam sukhaduḥkhānurañjanam na
upaiti raṅgasaṃyuktaḥ masṛṇaḥ sphaṭikaḥ yathā

6. ātmatvam āyātam cittam sukhaduḥkhānurañjanam na upaiti;
yathā raṅgasaṃyuktaḥ masṛṇaḥ sphaṭikaḥ (raṅgam na upaiti)

6. The mind (citta) that has attained its true self-nature (ātmatvam) does not become stained or colored by pleasure and pain. This is just as a clear, smooth crystal does not actually take on the color of that with which it is in contact.

6. כשפעילות החשיבה מגיעה למצב הַעַצְמִי, היא אינה נצבעת בהנאה או בסבל, כשם שבדולח חלק אינו מועם מצבע המונח לצידו.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• आत्मत्वम् (ātmatvam) - self-nature, state of being the self, selfhood

• आयातम् (āyātam) - attained, arrived at, reached

• सुखदुःखानुरञ्जनम् (sukhaduḥkhānurañjanam) - coloring/dyeing by pleasure and pain, the act of being affected by pleasure and pain

• न (na) - not, no

• उपैति (upaiti) - attains, approaches, undergoes

• रङ्गसंयुक्तः (raṅgasaṁyuktaḥ) - connected with color, colored, dyed

• मसृणः (masṛṇaḥ) - smooth, clear, pure, polished

• स्फटिकः (sphaṭikaḥ) - crystal, quartz

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

आत्मत्वम् (ātmatvam) - self-nature, state of being the self, selfhood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmatva

ātmatva - selfhood, identity with the self (ātman), essential nature

Derived from 'ātman' with the abstract suffix '-tva'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+tva)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix denoting 'state of being', '-ness'
  indeclinable

आयातम् (āyātam) - attained, arrived at, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived, attained, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yā' (to go) with the prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

सुखदुःखानुरञ्जनम् (sukhaduḥkhānurañjanam) - coloring/dyeing by pleasure and pain, the act of being affected by pleasure and pain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukhaduḥkhānurañjana

sukhaduḥkhānurañjana - coloring by pleasure and pain, the act of dyeing with happiness and sorrow

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

• sukha – pleasure, happiness, joy, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• anurañjana – coloring, dyeing, pleasing, captivating
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'rañj' (to color) with prefix 'anu'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rañj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपैति (upaiti) - attains, approaches, undergoes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, 'i' root with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

रङ्गसंयुक्तः (raṅgasaṁyuktaḥ) - connected with color, colored, dyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raṅgasaṃyukta

raṅgasaṁyukta - joined with color, colored, dyed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṅga+saṃyukta)

• raṅga – color, dye, tint
  noun (masculine)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, connected, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'yuj' (to join) with the prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

मसृणः (masṛṇaḥ) - smooth, clear, pure, polished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of masṛṇa

masṛṇa - smooth, soft, polished, clear, pure

स्फटिकः (sphaṭikaḥ) - crystal, quartz

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphaṭika

sphaṭika - crystal, quartz

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

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