योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-89, verse-44

चेतः पदार्थे पतति यस्मिन्यस्मिन्यदा यदा ।
तन्मयं तद्भवत्याशु तस्मिंस्तस्मिंस्तदा तदा ॥ ४४ ॥

cetaḥ padārthe patati yasminyasminyadā yadā ,
tanmayaṃ tadbhavatyāśu tasmiṃstasmiṃstadā tadā 44

44. cetaḥ padārthe patati yasmin yasmin yadā yadā
tat-mayam tat bhavati āśu tasmin tasmin tadā tadā

44. yadā yadā cetaḥ yasmin yasmin padārthe patati,
tadā tadā tat āśu tat-mayam bhavati

44. Whenever the mind focuses on any particular object, it quickly becomes absorbed in and identified with that very object at that very moment.

44. בכל עת ובכל אובייקט שבו מתמקדת החשיבה, היא הופכת מִיָּד לבני-דמותו של אותו אובייקט באותו רגע.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, heart

• पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an object, in a thing, in a category

• पतति (patati) - falls, goes, descends, lights upon, focuses

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, in whatever

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, in whatever

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• तत्-मयम् (tat-mayam) - consisting of that, identified with that, absorbed in that

• तत् (tat) - that (mind)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in that very

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in that very

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an object, in a thing, in a category

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, thing, object, category

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – foot, step, word, state
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

पतति (patati) - falls, goes, descends, lights upon, focuses

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, in whatever

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Used as an adjective, agreeing with 'padārthe'.

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, in whatever

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Used as an adjective, agreeing with 'padārthe'.

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

तत्-मयम् (tat-mayam) - consisting of that, identified with that, absorbed in that

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tanmaya

tanmaya - consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that

From tad + mayat suffix

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+maya)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of (suffix)
  suffix
  Suffix -maya/-mayī/-mayam

Note: Refers to 'tat' (the mind).

तत् (tat) - that (mind)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in that very

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in that very

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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