योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-62

मनस्तुषारकणिका विवेकार्कातपेन मे ।
चिरप्रवृत्तये नूनमचिराल्लयमेष्यति ॥ ६२ ॥

manastuṣārakaṇikā vivekārkātapena me ,
cirapravṛttaye nūnamacirāllayameṣyati 62

62. manaḥ tuṣārakāṇikā vivekārkātapena me
cirapravṛttaye nūnam acirāt layam eṣyati

62. me manaḥ tuṣārakāṇikā cirapravṛttaye
nūnam acirāt vivekārkātapena layam eṣyati

62. My mind, a mere drop of frost (tuṣārakāṇikā), which has been long engaged in activity, will surely soon dissolve through the sunshine of discrimination (viveka).

62. טיפת הכפור של החשיבה תימס בקרוב כליל בחום שמש ההבחנה (וִיבֵקָה) שלי, ולא תשוב עוד.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - the thinking faculty, the individual mind (mind, intellect, heart, consciousness)

• तुषारकाणिका (tuṣārakāṇikā) - a fragile and transient entity, like a drop of frost (a drop of frost/dew, a snowflake)

• विवेकार्कातपेन (vivekārkātapena) - by the intense light of discerning wisdom (by the sunshine of discrimination)

• मे (me) - belonging to me (the speaker) (my, of me, to me)

• चिरप्रवृत्तये (cirapravṛttaye) - for the continuation of its long-standing (mundane) activity (for long-continued activity/existence/functioning)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - emphasizes the certainty of the dissolution (surely, certainly, indeed)

• अचिरात् (acirāt) - indicating the swiftness of the impending dissolution (soon, quickly, without delay)

• लयम् (layam) - dissolution into the ultimate reality or non-existence (dissolution, merging, absorption, rest)

• एष्यति (eṣyati) - will reach a state of dissolution (will go, will attain, will obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - the thinking faculty, the individual mind (mind, intellect, heart, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

तुषारकाणिका (tuṣārakāṇikā) - a fragile and transient entity, like a drop of frost (a drop of frost/dew, a snowflake)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣārakāṇikā

tuṣārakāṇikā - a drop of frost, a snowflake

Compound type : tatpurusha (tuṣāra+kaṇikā)

• tuṣāra – frost, ice, snow
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇikā – small particle, grain, drop
  noun (feminine)

विवेकार्कातपेन (vivekārkātapena) - by the intense light of discerning wisdom (by the sunshine of discrimination)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vivekārkātapa

vivekārkātapa - sunshine of discrimination

Compound type : tatpurusha (viveka+arka+ātapa)

• viveka – discrimination, discernment, wisdom
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• arka – sun, ray, light
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arc (class 1)
• ātapa – sunshine, heat, warmth
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)

मे (me) - belonging to me (the speaker) (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Alternate form for mama (genitive singular).

चिरप्रवृत्तये (cirapravṛttaye) - for the continuation of its long-standing (mundane) activity (for long-continued activity/existence/functioning)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of cirapravṛtti

cirapravṛtti - long-continued activity/existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (cira+pravṛtti)

• cira – long time, ancient
  adjective
• pravṛtti – activity, motion, engagement, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  From pra-vṛt- (to turn towards, to engage)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

नूनम् (nūnam) - emphasizes the certainty of the dissolution (surely, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अचिरात् (acirāt) - indicating the swiftness of the impending dissolution (soon, quickly, without delay)

(indeclinable)

a (negation) + cira (long)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cira)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• cira – long time, ancient
  adjective

Note: Functions adverbially as "soon" or "quickly".

लयम् (layam) - dissolution into the ultimate reality or non-existence (dissolution, merging, absorption, rest)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of laya

laya - dissolution, merging, absorption, rest

action noun

From root lī (to dissolve)

Root: lī (class 4)

एष्यति (eṣyati) - will reach a state of dissolution (will go, will attain, will obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of i

future tense

future stem eṣ- + ti

Root: i (class 2)

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