योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-87, verse-10

तामवस्थामथासाद्य मनसा तन्मनस्तृणम् ।
मनागपि प्रस्फुरितं निमिषार्धादशातयत् ॥ १० ॥

tāmavasthāmathāsādya manasā tanmanastṛṇam ,
manāgapi prasphuritaṃ nimiṣārdhādaśātayat 10

10. tām avasthām atha āsādya manasā tat-manas-tṛṇam
manāk api prasphuritam nimiṣa-ardhāt aśātayat

10. atha (saḥ) tām avasthām āsādya,
manasā nimiṣa-ardhāt manāk api tat-manas-tṛṇam prasphuritam aśātayat.

10. Then, having attained that state, he eradicated even the slightest flickering of that mind-grass (`manas-tṛṇam`) by means of his mind, within half a blink.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular)

• अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - state, condition, situation

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind, through the mind

• तत्-मनस्-तृणम् (tat-manas-tṛṇam) - that mind-grass (metaphor for subtle mental activity or thoughts)

• मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, a bit

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• प्रस्फुरितम् (prasphuritam) - flickered, pulsed, manifested, throbbed

• निमिष-अर्धात् (nimiṣa-ardhāt) - from half a blink, in half a blink (indicating quickness)

• अशातयत् (aśātayat) - he destroyed, he cut down, he eradicated

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - state, condition, situation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, stage

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'sad' (to sit, settle) with the upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind, through the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, mental faculty

तत्-मनस्-तृणम् (tat-manas-tṛṇam) - that mind-grass (metaphor for subtle mental activity or thoughts)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad-manas-tṛṇa

tad-manas-tṛṇa - that mind-grass; a metaphor for subtle, easily discarded mental movements

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+manas+tṛṇa)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass, something trivial or insignificant
  noun (neuter)

मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, a bit

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

प्रस्फुरितम् (prasphuritam) - flickered, pulsed, manifested, throbbed

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasphurita

prasphurita - flickered, throbbed, manifested, expanded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sphur' (to throb, flicker, flash) with the upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'tat-manas-tṛṇam'.

निमिष-अर्धात् (nimiṣa-ardhāt) - from half a blink, in half a blink (indicating quickness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nimiṣa-ardha

nimiṣa-ardha - half a blink; a very brief moment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimiṣa+ardha)

• nimiṣa – blink, wink, moment
  noun (masculine)
• ardha – half, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the short duration within which the action occurred.

अशातयत् (aśātayat) - he destroyed, he cut down, he eradicated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śātay

Causative verb

Causative of root 'śad' (to fall) or 'śā' (to sharpen).

Root: śad (class 1)

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