योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-66

समूलं नश्यतः क्षिप्रं मूलच्छेदादिव द्रुमः ।
संविदं विद्धि संवेद्यं बीजं धीरतया विना ॥ ६६ ॥

samūlaṃ naśyataḥ kṣipraṃ mūlacchedādiva drumaḥ ,
saṃvidaṃ viddhi saṃvedyaṃ bījaṃ dhīratayā vinā 66

66. samūlam naśyataḥ kṣipram mūla-cchedāt iva drumaḥ
| saṃvidam viddhi saṃvedyam bījam dhīratayā vinā

66. (te dvau) samūlam kṣipram naśyataḥ,
drumaḥ mūla-cchedāt iva.
dhīratayā vinā saṃvidam saṃvedyam bījam viddhi.

66. They are swiftly destroyed root and all, just as a tree by the cutting of its root. Know consciousness (saṃvid) to be the perceivable object (saṃvedya), the seed, even without steadfastness.

66. נכחדות במהירות מן השורש, כמו אילן שנכרתו שורשיו. דע כי המודעות ואובייקט התפיסה קשורים זה בזה, ולא תיתכן תפיסה ללא נחישות רוחנית.

Words meanings summery:

• समूलम् (samūlam) - with its root, root and all

• नश्यतः (naśyataḥ) - (they two) perish, are destroyed

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - swiftly, quickly

• मूल-च्छेदात् (mūla-cchedāt) - from cutting the root, by the uprooting

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree

• संविदम् (saṁvidam) - consciousness, knowledge

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

• संवेद्यम् (saṁvedyam) - the perceivable object/sensation/cognitum

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed

• धीरतया (dhīratayā) - by steadfastness, with firmness

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

Words meanings and morphology

समूलम् (samūlam) - with its root, root and all

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samūla

samūla - with its root, rooted

Formed with prefix sa- (with) and mūla (root). Used adverbially here.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+mūla)

• sa – with, together, having
  indeclinable
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially, meaning 'along with the root'.

नश्यतः (naśyataḥ) - (they two) perish, are destroyed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naśyat

naśyat - perishing, being destroyed

Present Active Participle

From root naś (to perish, be lost). Used as a finite verb.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'prāṇa-spandana' and 'vāsanā' from the previous verse.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - swiftly, quickly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣipra

kṣipra - swift, quick

Note: Functions adverbially.

मूल-च्छेदात् (mūla-cchedāt) - from cutting the root, by the uprooting

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mūla-ccheda

mūla-ccheda - cutting of the root, uprooting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūla+cheda)

• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• cheda – cutting, splitting, division
  noun (masculine)
  From root chid (to cut).
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Used to express cause or means, in a comparative sense.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree

Root: dru

Note: Subject of the implied verb (e.g., 'is destroyed').

संविदम् (saṁvidam) - consciousness, knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding (saṃvid)

From root vid (to know) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Direct object of the verb 'viddhi'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of viddhi

Imperative Active

From root vid (to know, 2nd class). Irregular 2nd person singular imperative form.

Root: vid (class 2)

संवेद्यम् (saṁvedyam) - the perceivable object/sensation/cognitum

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃvedya

saṁvedya - perceivable, to be known, sensation, object of cognition

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root vid (to know) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicate accusative, describing 'saṃvidam'.

बीजम् (bījam) - seed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

Note: Appositive to 'saṃvedyam'.

धीरतया (dhīratayā) - by steadfastness, with firmness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhīratā

dhīratā - steadfastness, firmness, courage, mental fortitude

Derived from dhīra (steady, firm) with the suffix -tā.

Note: Used with 'vinā'.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb.

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