योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-25

पितुः सकाशं गच्छामि ज्ञातुं चित्तं महारिपुम् ।
ज्ञात्वा तत्संत्यजाम्याशु ततस्तिष्ठामि विज्वरः ॥ २५ ॥

pituḥ sakāśaṃ gacchāmi jñātuṃ cittaṃ mahāripum ,
jñātvā tatsaṃtyajāmyāśu tatastiṣṭhāmi vijvaraḥ 25

25. pituḥ sakāśam gacchāmi jñātum cittaṃ mahā-ripum
jñātvā tat saṃ-tyajāmi āśu tataḥ tiṣṭhāmi vijvaraḥ

25. aham pituḥ sakāśam gacchāmi mahā-ripum cittaṃ jñātum
tat jñātvā āśu saṃ-tyajāmi tataḥ vijvaraḥ tiṣṭhāmi

25. I will go to my father to understand the mind, my great enemy. Having understood it, I will quickly abandon it, and then I will remain free from distress.

Words meanings summery:

• पितुः (pituḥ) - Of his father, Bṛhaspati. (of the father, from the father.)

• सकाशम् (sakāśam) - To the presence of. (presence, vicinity, near.)

• गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go, I proceed.

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - To understand the nature of. (to know, to understand, to learn.)

• चित्तं (cittaṁ) - The inner faculty of thought and emotion. (mind, thought, consciousness.)

• महा-रिपुम् (mahā-ripum) - The mind is considered a great enemy due to its distracting and binding nature. (great enemy.)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood.

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the mind. (that.)

• सं-त्यजामि (saṁ-tyajāmi) - I completely abandon, I completely renounce.

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately.

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards.

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I will reside (in a state of peace). (I stand, I remain, I dwell.)

• विज्वरः (vijvaraḥ) - Attaining a state of inner peace and freedom from mental suffering. (free from fever, tranquil, free from distress/agitation.)

Words meanings and morphology

पितुः (pituḥ) - Of his father, Bṛhaspati. (of the father, from the father.)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, paternal ancestor

सकाशम् (sakāśam) - To the presence of. (presence, vicinity, near.)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakāśa

sakāśa - presence, vicinity, proximity

गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go, I proceed.

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of √gam

present active first person singular

Present tense, active voice form of √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - To understand the nature of. (to know, to understand, to learn.)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of √jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

चित्तं (cittaṁ) - The inner faculty of thought and emotion. (mind, thought, consciousness.)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, intellect

Root: cit (class 10)

महा-रिपुम् (mahā-ripum) - The mind is considered a great enemy due to its distracting and binding nature. (great enemy.)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahā-ripu

mahā-ripu - great enemy, powerful foe

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ripu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ripu – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood.

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from √jñā + -tvā suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the mind. (that.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

सं-त्यजामि (saṁ-tyajāmi) - I completely abandon, I completely renounce.

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of √tyaj

present active first person singular

Present tense, active voice form of √tyaj with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately.

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards.

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I will reside (in a state of peace). (I stand, I remain, I dwell.)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of √sthā

present active first person singular

Present tense, active voice form of √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

विज्वरः (vijvaraḥ) - Attaining a state of inner peace and freedom from mental suffering. (free from fever, tranquil, free from distress/agitation.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijvara

vijvara - free from fever, tranquil, free from distress, unagitated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+jvara)

• vi – without, free from
  prefix
• jvara – fever, mental agitation, distress
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I' (Kaca).

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