योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-14

स्वमनोमननं तन्तुर्मनोभ्यासेन यत्नतः ।
विचाराच्छेदमायाति च्छिन्नैवाज्ञानभावना ॥ १४ ॥

svamanomananaṃ tanturmanobhyāsena yatnataḥ ,
vicārācchedamāyāti cchinnaivājñānabhāvanā 14

14. svamanomananam tantuḥ manobhyāsena yatnataḥ |
vicārāt cchedam āyāti chinnā eva ajñānabhāvanā ||

14. Svamanomananam tantuḥ yatnataḥ manobhyāsena vicārāt
cchedam āyāti eva ajñānabhāvanā chinnā (bhavati)

14. One's own constant mental reflection (svamanomanana) is the thread. Through diligent mental practice (manas-abhyāsa), by means of thoughtful inquiry (vicāra), this thread attains severance, and with it, the mental construct of ignorance (ajñānabhāvanā) is indeed cut.

14. המחשבה ההוגה בלבו של אדם היא כחוט. באמצעות תרגול שקוד של החשיבה וחקירה פנימית, החוט הזה נכרת, ורעיון הבורות נגדע לחלוטין.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वमनोमननम् (svamanomananam) - one's own constant mental reflection (svamanomanana) (one's own mental contemplation, reflection of one's own mind)

• तन्तुः (tantuḥ) - thread, string, filament

• मनोभ्यासेन (manobhyāsena) - through diligent mental practice (manas-abhyāsa) (by mental practice, through the practice of the mind)

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - diligently, assiduously, with effort, carefully

• विचारात् (vicārāt) - by means of thoughtful inquiry (vicāra) (from discernment, through inquiry, by discrimination)

• च्छेदम् (cchedam) - cutting, breaking, severance

• आयाति (āyāti) - attains severance (it comes, it approaches, it attains)

• छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut, severed, broken

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• अज्ञानभावना (ajñānabhāvanā) - the mental construct of ignorance (ajñānabhāvanā) (the notion/conception of ignorance, the mental construct of ignorance)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वमनोमननम् (svamanomananam) - one's own constant mental reflection (svamanomanana) (one's own mental contemplation, reflection of one's own mind)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svamanomanana

svamanomanana - one's own mental contemplation, reflection of one's own mind

Compound. `sva` (own) + `manas` (mind) + `manana` (thinking).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+manas+manana)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• manana – thinking, meditating, contemplating, reflection
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root `√man` (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is'.

तन्तुः (tantuḥ) - thread, string, filament

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tantu

tantu - thread, string, filament, connection

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.

मनोभ्यासेन (manobhyāsena) - through diligent mental practice (manas-abhyāsa) (by mental practice, through the practice of the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manobhyāsa

manobhyāsa - mental practice, practice of the mind

Compound. `manas` (mind) + `abhyāsa` (practice).

Compound type : śaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manas+abhyāsa)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `abhi-√as` (to practice)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Instrumental of means.

यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - diligently, assiduously, with effort, carefully

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of `yatna` (effort) using the suffix `-taḥ`.

Note: Modifies the action of `manobhyāsena`.

विचारात् (vicārāt) - by means of thoughtful inquiry (vicāra) (from discernment, through inquiry, by discrimination)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, discernment, discrimination, investigation

Derived from `vi-√car` (to move about, investigate)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

च्छेदम् (cchedam) - cutting, breaking, severance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ccheda

ccheda - cutting, breaking, severance, division

Derived from root `√chid` (to cut, break)

Root: chid (class 7)

आयाति (āyāti) - attains severance (it comes, it approaches, it attains)

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, present indicative active, with prefix `ā-`

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is `tantuḥ` (implied `tantuḥ cchedam āyāti` - the thread attains severance).

छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut, severed, broken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, divided

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `√chid` (to cut, break)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `ajñānabhāvanā`.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अज्ञानभावना (ajñānabhāvanā) - the mental construct of ignorance (ajñānabhāvanā) (the notion/conception of ignorance, the mental construct of ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñānabhāvanā

ajñānabhāvanā - the notion/conception of ignorance, the mental construct of ignorance

Compound. `ajñāna` (ignorance) + `bhāvanā` (conception, mental cultivation).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+bhāvanā)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `jñāna` with negative prefix `a-`
  Prefix: a
• bhāvanā – conception, notion, mental cultivation, feeling
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `√bhū` (to be, become), causative stem `bhāvaya`
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is' (`bhavati`).

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