योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-28

पुनर्जननयोग्या या वासना घनवासना ।
सा प्रोक्ता चित्तशब्देन न सा तज्ज्ञस्य विद्यते ॥ २८ ॥

punarjananayogyā yā vāsanā ghanavāsanā ,
sā proktā cittaśabdena na sā tajjñasya vidyate 28

28. punaḥ-janana-yogyā yā vāsanā ghana-vāsanā sā
proktā citta-śabdena na sā tat-jñasya vidyate

28. yā punaḥ-janana-yogyā ghana-vāsanā sā vāsanā
citta-śabdena proktā sā tat-jñasya na vidyate

28. That strong latent impression (vāsanā) which is conducive to future rebirth (saṃsāra) is what is referred to by the term 'mind' (citta). Such a vāsanā does not exist for the knower of truth (tajjña).

28. אותה וָאסָנָה (רשמים סמויים) דחוסה המובילה שלידה מחדש היא זו שמכונה בשם חשיבה (צִ'יטָה), אך היא אינה קיימת כלל אצל יודע האמת.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः-जनन-योग्या (punaḥ-janana-yogyā) - conducive to future rebirth (saṃsāra) (fit for rebirth, conducive to rebirth)

• या (yā) - which, who

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle tendency, desire (vāsanā)

• घन-वासना (ghana-vāsanā) - strong latent impression, dense tendency

• सा (sā) - that (vāsanā) (she, that (feminine))

• प्रोक्ता (proktā) - is called, is said, declared

• चित्त-शब्देन (citta-śabdena) - by the word 'mind'

• न (na) - not

• सा (sā) - such a vāsanā (she, that (feminine))

• तत्-ज्ञस्य (tat-jñasya) - for the knower of truth (tajjña) (of the knower of that, of the realized one)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः-जनन-योग्या (punaḥ-janana-yogyā) - conducive to future rebirth (saṃsāra) (fit for rebirth, conducive to rebirth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of punaḥ-janana-yogya

punaḥ-janana-yogya - fit for rebirth, deserving of new birth

Compound type : tatpurusha (punar+janana+yogya)

• punar – again, anew
  indeclinable
• janana – birth, production, causing to be born
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √jan (class 4)
• yogya – fit, suitable, proper, capable of
  adjective (feminine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √yuj with suffix -ya
  Root: √yuj (class 7)

या (yā) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle tendency, desire (vāsanā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, subtle tendency, desire, mental predisposition (vāsanā)

Root: √vas (class 1)

घन-वासना (ghana-vāsanā) - strong latent impression, dense tendency

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghana-vāsanā

ghana-vāsanā - strong latent impression, dense tendency

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghana+vāsanā)

• ghana – dense, solid, strong
  adjective
• vāsanā – latent impression, subtle tendency
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √vas (class 1)

सा (sā) - that (vāsanā) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

प्रोक्ता (proktā) - is called, is said, declared

(verbal derivative)

चित्त-शब्देन (citta-śabdena) - by the word 'mind'

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of citta-śabda

citta-śabda - the word 'mind'

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+śabda)

• citta – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √cit (class 1)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - such a vāsanā (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

तत्-ज्ञस्य (tat-jñasya) - for the knower of truth (tajjña) (of the knower of that, of the realized one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tat-jña

tat-jña - knower of that (truth/reality), enlightened one

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+jña)

• tat – that, truth, reality
  pronoun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root √jñā
  Root: √jñā (class 9)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: √vid (class 4)

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