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6,114

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-18

कीटत्वमब्जजत्वं च मेरुत्वं मरुतां तथा ।
मनो जीवमहंकारबुद्धिचित्तादिनामकम् ॥ १८ ॥
kīṭatvamabjajatvaṃ ca merutvaṃ marutāṃ tathā ,
mano jīvamahaṃkārabuddhicittādināmakam 18
18. kīṭatvam abjajatvam ca merutvam marutām tathā
manaḥ jīvam ahaṅkārabuddhicittādināmakam
18. manaḥ jīvam ahaṅkārabuddhicittādināmakam
kīṭatvam ca abjajatvam tathā merutvam marutām
18. The mind is named individual soul, ego, intellect, consciousness, and so forth; it takes on forms like the state of being an insect, the state of being Brahmā (abjaja), the state of being Mount Meru, and that of the winds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कीटत्वम् (kīṭatvam) - the state of being an insect, insect-nature
  • अब्जजत्वम् (abjajatvam) - Refers to Brahmā, the creator god, often depicted as born from a lotus (abja) emerging from Viṣṇu's navel. (the state of being born from a lotus, the state of being Brahmā)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • मेरुत्वम् (merutvam) - Mount Meru is a sacred cosmic mountain in Hindu mythology. (the state of being Mount Meru, Meru-ness)
  • मरुताम् (marutām) - Referring to the Maruts, a group of storm deities, implying 'the state of being a Marut' or 'related to the Maruts'. (of the Maruts, of the winds, of the gods)
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
  • मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect
  • जीवम् (jīvam) - individual soul, living being
  • अहङ्कारबुद्धिचित्तादिनामकम् (ahaṅkārabuddhicittādināmakam) - named ego, intellect, consciousness, etc.

Words meanings and morphology

कीटत्वम् (kīṭatvam) - the state of being an insect, insect-nature
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kīṭatva
kīṭatva - insect-nature, the state of being an insect
Derived from kīṭa (insect) + tva (suffix for state/nature)
Note: Part of a list of accusative objects
अब्जजत्वम् (abjajatvam) - Refers to Brahmā, the creator god, often depicted as born from a lotus (abja) emerging from Viṣṇu's navel. (the state of being born from a lotus, the state of being Brahmā)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of abjajatva
abjajatva - the state of being abjaja (Brahmā)
From abjaja + tva
Note: Part of a list of accusative objects
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
Note: Connects kīṭatvam and abjajatvam
मेरुत्वम् (merutvam) - Mount Meru is a sacred cosmic mountain in Hindu mythology. (the state of being Mount Meru, Meru-ness)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of merutva
merutva - the state of being Mount Meru
From meru (Mount Meru) + tva
Note: Part of a list of accusative objects
मरुताम् (marutām) - Referring to the Maruts, a group of storm deities, implying 'the state of being a Marut' or 'related to the Maruts'. (of the Maruts, of the winds, of the gods)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of marut
marut - wind, air, a Marut (deity)
t-stem noun.
Root: mṛ
Note: Implies maruttvam (the state of being a Marut) by ellipsis.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
(indeclinable)
Adverbial indeclinable
Note: Connects lists of items.
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought
s-stem noun.
Root: man
Note: Subject.
जीवम् (jīvam) - individual soul, living being
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - individual soul, living being, life
Derived from root jīv (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Predicate accusative or object in a compound.
अहङ्कारबुद्धिचित्तादिनामकम् (ahaṅkārabuddhicittādināmakam) - named ego, intellect, consciousness, etc.
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ahaṅkārabuddhicittādināmaka
ahaṅkārabuddhicittādināmaka - named ego, intellect, consciousness, etc.
Compound of ahaṅkāra, buddhi, citta, ādi, and nāmaka.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+buddhi+citta+ādi+nāmaka)
  • ahaṅkāra – ego, self-conceit
    noun (masculine)
    From aham (I) + kāra (maker/doer).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, discrimination
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root budh (to know, understand).
    Root: budh (class 1)
  • citta – mind, consciousness, thought
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root cit (to perceive, think).
    Root: cit (class 1)
  • ādi – and so on, beginning, etc.
    indeclinable
    Used as a suffix to indicate 'and others'.
  • nāmaka – named, called
    adjective (neuter)
    From nāman (name) + aka (suffix).
Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with manaḥ.