योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-7

गच्छन्पश्यति गच्छन्तं स्थितं तिष्ठञ्छिशुर्यथा ।
भ्रान्तमेवमिदं चेतः पश्यत्यात्मानमाकुलम् ॥ ७ ॥

gacchanpaśyati gacchantaṃ sthitaṃ tiṣṭhañchiśuryathā ,
bhrāntamevamidaṃ cetaḥ paśyatyātmānamākulam 7

7. gacchan paśyati gacchantam sthitam tiṣṭhan śiśuḥ
yathā bhrāntam evam idam cetaḥ paśyati ātmānam ākulam

7. yathā śiśuḥ gacchan gacchantam
paśyati (yathā ca) tiṣṭhan
sthitam (paśyati) evam idam bhrāntam
cetaḥ ākulam ātmānam paśyati

7. Just as a child, when moving, sees another as moving, or when standing still, sees another as standing still; similarly, this deluded mind (cetas) perceives the Self (ātman) as agitated.

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - moving, going

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

• गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - moving, going

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing still, stable, existing

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, existing

• शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - a child, infant

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded, mistaken, confused

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

• इदम् (idam) - this

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self (ātman), soul

• आकुलम् (ākulam) - agitated, disturbed, bewildered

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छन् (gacchan) - moving, going

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchant

gacchat - moving, going

Present Active Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) in active voice.

Root: gam (class 1)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

From root 'dṛś' (class 1) in active voice (irregular stem 'paśya').

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - moving, going

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gacchant

gacchat - moving, going

Present Active Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) in active voice.

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing still, stable, existing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, existing, stable, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, existing

Present Active Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, remain) in active voice.

Root: sthā (class 1)

शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - a child, infant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young animal

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तम् (bhrāntam) - deluded, mistaken, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - wandered, confused, mistaken, deluded

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhram' (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'cetaḥ'.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, spirit

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

From root 'dṛś' (class 1) in active voice (irregular stem 'paśya').

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self (ātman), soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the Self, soul, spirit, essence, breath

आकुलम् (ākulam) - agitated, disturbed, bewildered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākula

ākula - confused, agitated, bewildered, full of, perplexed

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 1)

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