योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-80, verse-20
तिष्ठ वा गच्छ वा चित्त नासि मे न च जीवसि ।
प्रकृत्यासि मृतं नित्यं विचारात्सुमृतं स्मृतम् ॥ २० ॥
प्रकृत्यासि मृतं नित्यं विचारात्सुमृतं स्मृतम् ॥ २० ॥
tiṣṭha vā gaccha vā citta nāsi me na ca jīvasi ,
prakṛtyāsi mṛtaṃ nityaṃ vicārātsumṛtaṃ smṛtam 20
prakṛtyāsi mṛtaṃ nityaṃ vicārātsumṛtaṃ smṛtam 20
20.
tiṣṭha vā gaccha vā citta na asi me na ca jīvasi
prakṛtyā asi mṛtam nityam vicārāt su-mṛtam smṛtam
prakṛtyā asi mṛtam nityam vicārāt su-mṛtam smṛtam
20.
citta vā tiṣṭha vā gaccha,
me na asi,
ca na jīvasi.
prakṛtyā nityam mṛtam asi,
vicārāt su-mṛtam smṛtam.
me na asi,
ca na jīvasi.
prakṛtyā nityam mṛtam asi,
vicārāt su-mṛtam smṛtam.
20.
O mind, whether you stay or go, you are neither mine nor truly alive. By your intrinsic nature (prakṛti), you are always lifeless; it is through proper discernment that you are considered utterly defunct.
Words meanings summery:
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- तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, stay, remain, exist
- वा (vā) - or, either
- गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed
- वा (vā) - or, either
- चित्त (citta) - O mind (vocative) (mind, consciousness)
- न (na) - not, no
- असि (asi) - you are
- मे (me) - mine, of me
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- जीवसि (jīvasi) - you live
- प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by its intrinsic nature (prakṛti) (by nature, by intrinsic nature)
- असि (asi) - you are
- मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, lifeless
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly
- विचारात् (vicārāt) - from discrimination, by means of discernment
- सु-मृतम् (su-mṛtam) - well-dead, utterly defunct, truly dead
- स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, held to be
Words meanings and morphology
तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, stay, remain, exist
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā
Imperative Active
2nd Person Singular, Parasmaipada
Root: sthā (class 1)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam
Imperative Active
2nd Person Singular, Parasmaipada
Root: gam (class 1)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
चित्त (citta) - O mind (vocative) (mind, consciousness)
(noun)
Vocative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, consciousness
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Active
2nd Person Singular, Parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
मे (me) - mine, of me
(pronoun)
singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Pronoun, Dative/Genitive Singular
Note: Dative or Genitive singular of asmad, 'to me' or 'of me/mine'
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
जीवसि (jīvasi) - you live
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv
Present Active
2nd Person Singular, Parasmaipada
Root: jīv (class 1)
प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by its intrinsic nature (prakṛti) (by nature, by intrinsic nature)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti
prakṛti - nature, origin, primal matter, intrinsic nature
Root: kṛ (class 8)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Active
2nd Person Singular, Parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, lifeless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛta
mṛta - dead, deceased, lifeless
Past Passive Participle
derived from root mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 6)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially
विचारात् (vicārāt) - from discrimination, by means of discernment
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vicāra
vicāra - discrimination, discernment, investigation, reflection
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
सु-मृतम् (su-mṛtam) - well-dead, utterly defunct, truly dead
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sumṛta
sumṛta - well-dead, completely dead
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mṛta)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - mṛta – dead, deceased, lifeless
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
derived from root mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Agreeing with citta (implied)
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, held to be
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recalled, considered, declared
Past Passive Participle
derived from root smṛ
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Agreeing with citta (implied)