योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-51

चेतश्चापलजान्येव तानि तानि महीपते ।
स्थिरं शान्तं गतस्पन्दं यस्य चित्तमचापलम् ।
सदैव स महानन्दी साम्राज्यस्य स भाजनम् ॥ ५१ ॥

cetaścāpalajānyeva tāni tāni mahīpate ,
sthiraṃ śāntaṃ gataspandaṃ yasya cittamacāpalam ,
sadaiva sa mahānandī sāmrājyasya sa bhājanam 51

51. cetas cāpalajāni eva tāni tāni mahīpate
| sthiram śāntam gataspandam
yasya cittam acāpalam | sadā eva saḥ
mahānandī sāmrājyasya saḥ bhājanam ||

51. mahīpate,
tāni tāni (duḥkhāni) cetas-cāpalajāni eva.
yasya cittam sthiram śāntam gataspandam acāpalam (asti),
saḥ sadaiva mahānandī (bhavati).
saḥ sāmrājyasya bhājanam (bhavati).

51. O king, all those sufferings are certainly born only of the mind's fickleness. But he whose mind is steady, peaceful, free from agitation, and unwavering, he is always greatly blissful and is truly worthy of supreme dominion.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• चापलजानि (cāpalajāni) - born of fickleness, arising from instability

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• तानि (tāni) - those

• तानि (tāni) - those

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - steady, firm, constant, stable

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quiet

• गतस्पन्दम् (gataspandam) - without vibration, free from agitation, whose vibration is gone

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

• अचापलम् (acāpalam) - not fickle, unwavering, steady

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• सः (saḥ) - he

• महानन्दी (mahānandī) - greatly blissful, possessing great joy

• साम्राज्यस्य (sāmrājyasya) - of sovereignty, of an empire, of supreme rule

• सः (saḥ) - he

• भाजनम् (bhājanam) - receptacle, container, deserving object, worthy recipient

Words meanings and morphology

चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

Note: Used as the first part of a compound cetaś-cāpalajāni, where the 's' undergoes sandhi.

चापलजानि (cāpalajāni) - born of fickleness, arising from instability

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cāpalaja

cāpalaja - born of fickleness, arising from instability

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cāpala+ja)

• cāpala – fickleness, instability, agility
  noun (neuter)
  From capala
• ja – born of, produced from, arising from
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix -ja (from root jan)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tāni tāni duḥkhāni' implied from the previous verse.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to 'duḥkhāni' from the previous verse. Repeated for emphasis.

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to 'duḥkhāni' from the previous verse. Repeated for emphasis.

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - steady, firm, constant, stable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - steady, firm, constant, stable, immovable

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quiet

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quiet, ceased, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root शम् (śam)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.

गतस्पन्दम् (gataspandam) - without vibration, free from agitation, whose vibration is gone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gataspanda

gataspanda - without vibration, free from agitation, whose vibration is gone

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+spanda)

• gata – gone, departed, reached
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root गम् (gam)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• spanda – vibration, agitation, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  From root स्पन्द् (spand)
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, understanding

अचापलम् (acāpalam) - not fickle, unwavering, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acāpala

acāpala - not fickle, unwavering, steady, firm

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cāpala)

• a – not, non-, un- (negating prefix)
  indeclinable
• cāpala – fickle, unsteady, agile
  adjective (neuter)
  From capala

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महानन्दी (mahānandī) - greatly blissful, possessing great joy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahānandin

mahānandin - greatly blissful, possessing great joy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+nandin)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• nandin – rejoicing, delighting, gladdening, joyous
  adjective (masculine)
  From root नन्द् (nand)
  Root: nand (class 1)

साम्राज्यस्य (sāmrājyasya) - of sovereignty, of an empire, of supreme rule

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sāmrājya

sāmrājya - sovereignty, empire, supreme rule

From sam + rāj + ya

Prefix: sam

Root: rāj (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भाजनम् (bhājanam) - receptacle, container, deserving object, worthy recipient

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhājana

bhājana - receptacle, container, deserving object, worthy recipient, share

From root भज् (bhaj)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

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