योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-35

दृढाभ्यासपदार्थैकवासनादतिचञ्चलम् ।
चित्तं संजायते जन्मजरामरणकारणम् ॥ ३५ ॥

dṛḍhābhyāsapadārthaikavāsanādaticañcalam ,
cittaṃ saṃjāyate janmajarāmaraṇakāraṇam 35

35. dṛḍhābhāsapadārthaikavāsanāt aticañcalam
cittam saṃjāyate janmajarāmaraṇakāraṇam

35. dṛḍhābhāsapadārthaikavāsanāt aticañcalam
cittam janmajarāmaraṇakāraṇam saṃjāyate

35. The mind (citta), exceedingly restless due to a singular, strong mental impression (vāsanā) concerning an object of experience, becomes the cause of birth, old age, and death (saṃsāra).

35. מתוך הרשמים העמוקים (וָאסָנָה) הנגזרים מהיאחזות בהבלים חולפים, נוצרת חשיבה חסרת מנוח במיוחד, המהווה את הסיבה שלידה, לזקנה ולמוות.

Words meanings summery:

• दृढाभासपदार्थैकवासनात् (dṛḍhābhāsapadārthaikavāsanāt) - due to a strong impression of a single object of experience

• अतिचञ्चलम् (aticañcalam) - exceedingly restless, very agitated

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• संजायते (saṁjāyate) - it arises, it becomes, it is born

• जन्मजरामरणकारणम् (janmajarāmaraṇakāraṇam) - the cause of birth, old age, and death

Words meanings and morphology

दृढाभासपदार्थैकवासनात् (dṛḍhābhāsapadārthaikavāsanāt) - due to a strong impression of a single object of experience

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of dṛḍhābhāsapadārthaikavāsanā

dṛḍhābhāsapadārthaikavāsanā - a strong, singular impression concerning an object of experience

Complex compound: dṛḍha (firm) + ābhāsa (appearance/impression) + padārtha (object) + eka (single) + vāsanā (impression)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛḍha+ābhāsa+padārtha+eka+vāsanā)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, rigid
  adjective
• ābhāsa – appearance, manifestation, reflection, impression
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhās (to shine) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• padārtha – object, category of existence, meaning of a word
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'pada' (word/foot) and 'artha' (meaning/object)
• eka – one, single, sole
  adjective
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental tendency, desire, perfume
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vās' (to dwell, perfume)
  Root: vās (class 4)

अतिचञ्चलम् (aticañcalam) - exceedingly restless, very agitated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aticañcala

aticañcala - very restless, extremely fickle

Compound of 'ati' (excessively) and 'cañcala' (restless)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+cañcala)

• ati – exceedingly, excessively, over
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• cañcala – restless, unsteady, fickle, trembling
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, intellect, consciousness

Past passive participle of root 'cit' (to perceive), used as a noun

Root: cit (class 1)

संजायते (saṁjāyate) - it arises, it becomes, it is born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of saṃjā

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

जन्मजरामरणकारणम् (janmajarāmaraṇakāraṇam) - the cause of birth, old age, and death

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janmajarāmaraṇakāraṇa

janmajarāmaraṇakāraṇa - cause of birth, old age, and death; cause of transmigration (saṃsāra)

Compound of 'janman' (birth), 'jarā' (old age), 'maraṇa' (death) as a dvandva, then followed by 'kāraṇa' (cause) as a tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+jarā+maraṇa+kāraṇa)

• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• jarā – old age, decay
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• maraṇa – death
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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