योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-28

चित्तस्पन्दो हि सर्वेषां कारणं जगतः स्थितेः ।
राम भावविकाराणां कुसुमानां यथा मधुः ॥ २८ ॥

cittaspando hi sarveṣāṃ kāraṇaṃ jagataḥ sthiteḥ ,
rāma bhāvavikārāṇāṃ kusumānāṃ yathā madhuḥ 28

28. citta-spandaḥ hi sarveṣām kāraṇam jagataḥ sthiteḥ
rāma bhāva-vikārāṇām kusumānām yathā madhuḥ

28. rāma,
hi citta-spandaḥ sarveṣām jagataḥ sthiteḥ kāraṇam,
yathā kusumānām bhāva-vikārāṇām madhuḥ.

28. Indeed, O Rāma, the vibration of the mind (citta-spanda) is the cause of the existence of all the worlds, just as spring is the cause of the transformations of flowers.

28. הלא תנועת החשיבה היא הסיבה לקיומו של העולם עבור כולנו, רָאמָה, והיא מחוללת את התמורות והרגשות כפי שהצוף מביא לפריחת הפרחים.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्त-स्पन्दः (citta-spandaḥ) - the vibration of the mind (citta-spanda) (mind's vibration/agitation, mental movement)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (worlds) (of all, of everything)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (of the world, of moving things)

• स्थितेः (sthiteḥ) - of existence (of existence, of standing, of remaining, of stability)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• भाव-विकाराणाम् (bhāva-vikārāṇām) - of the transformations of existence (of transformations of being/existence/states)

• कुसुमानाम् (kusumānām) - of flowers

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• मधुः (madhuḥ) - spring (season) (honey, sweet, spring (season))

Words meanings and morphology

चित्त-स्पन्दः (citta-spandaḥ) - the vibration of the mind (citta-spanda) (mind's vibration/agitation, mental movement)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citta-spanda

citta-spanda - mental vibration, agitation of thought

Compound of 'citta' (mind) + 'spanda' (vibration).

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+spanda)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive) with 'kta' suffix, then used as a noun.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• spanda – vibration, movement, throb
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'spand'.
  Root: spand (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (worlds) (of all, of everything)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Declines like a pronoun.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, means, instrument

From root 'kṛ' (to do) with 'ana' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (of the world, of moving things)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving beings

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) by reduplication, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थितेः (sthiteḥ) - of existence (of existence, of standing, of remaining, of stability)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, position, existence, stability, state

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with 'ti' suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper noun), pleasing, charming

भाव-विकाराणाम् (bhāva-vikārāṇām) - of the transformations of existence (of transformations of being/existence/states)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāva-vikāra

bhāva-vikāra - changes of state, modifications of being, emotional changes

Compound of 'bhāva' (state of being) + 'vikāra' (change).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāva+vikāra)

• bhāva – state, being, existence, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vikāra – change, modification, transformation, alteration
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'vi' and suffix 'a'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुसुमानाम् (kusumānām) - of flowers

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kusuma

kusuma - flower, blossom

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

मधुः (madhuḥ) - spring (season) (honey, sweet, spring (season))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet, spring, mead

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