योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-118, verse-1

मनुरुवाच ।
संकल्पोन्मुखतां याताः सत्यश्चिन्मात्रसंविदः ।
आपस्तरङ्गत्वमिव यान्ति भूमिप जीवताम् ॥ १ ॥

manuruvāca ,
saṃkalponmukhatāṃ yātāḥ satyaścinmātrasaṃvidaḥ ,
āpastaraṅgatvamiva yānti bhūmipa jīvatām 1

1. manuḥ uvāca saṃkalponmukhatām yātāḥ satyāḥ cinmātrasaṃvidaḥ
āpaḥ taraṅgatvam iva yānti bhūmipa jīvatām

1. manuḥ uvāca bhūmipa,
satyāḥ cinmātrasaṃvidaḥ saṃkalponmukhatām yātāḥ,
āpaḥ taraṅgatvam iva jīvatām yānti.

1. Manu said: "O King, just as waters attain the state of waves, so do the true, pure consciousnesses, when they become inclined towards conceptualization, assume the state of individual living beings."

Words meanings summery:

• मनुः (manuḥ) - The sage Manu (Manu, a progenitor of mankind, a lawgiver)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• संकल्पोन्मुखताम् (saṁkalponmukhatām) - the state of being inclined towards conceptualization or volition (the state of being inclined towards conceptualization, the state of having a resolve)

• याताः (yātāḥ) - having attained (having gone, attained, reached)

• सत्याः (satyāḥ) - true, real (true, real, existent)

• चिन्मात्रसंविदः (cinmātrasaṁvidaḥ) - pure consciousnesses (pure consciousnesses, cognitions consisting only of consciousness)

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - the state of being a wave (the state of being a wave, wave-ness)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (they go, attain, reach)

• भूमिप (bhūmipa) - O King (O king, protector of the earth)

• जीवताम् (jīvatām) - the state of individual living beings (the state of living beings, life)

Words meanings and morphology

मनुः (manuḥ) - The sage Manu (Manu, a progenitor of mankind, a lawgiver)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a legendary lawgiver, progenitor)

Root: man (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

root 'vac' (2nd conj.) perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Anomaly in perfect formation for 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

संकल्पोन्मुखताम् (saṁkalponmukhatām) - the state of being inclined towards conceptualization or volition (the state of being inclined towards conceptualization, the state of having a resolve)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃkalponmukhatā

saṁkalponmukhatā - inclination towards conceptualization/volition

Compound of saṃkalpa + unmukha + tā (suffix for 'state of being')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+unmukha+tā)

• saṃkalpa – conceptualization, intention, resolve, volition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• unmukha – facing towards, inclined towards, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of ud + mukha.
  Prefix: ud
• tā – suffix denoting the state, condition, or quality of
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Feminine suffix forming abstract nouns.

याताः (yātāḥ) - having attained (having gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with cinmātrasaṃvidaḥ.

सत्याः (satyāḥ) - true, real (true, real, existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of satya

satya - true, real, existent, veracity

From 'sat' (being, existence)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with cinmātrasaṃvidaḥ.

चिन्मात्रसंविदः (cinmātrasaṁvidaḥ) - pure consciousnesses (pure consciousnesses, cognitions consisting only of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of cinmātrasaṃvid

cinmātrasaṁvid - pure consciousness, cognition consisting only of consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) + mātra (only, mere) + saṃvid (knowledge, consciousness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+mātra+saṃvid)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, mind
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere, just, measure
  indeclinable
• saṃvid – knowledge, consciousness, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: This is the subject.

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - the state of being a wave (the state of being a wave, wave-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taraṅgatva

taraṅgatva - wave-ness, the state of being a wave

Derived from taraṅga (wave) + tva (suffix for 'state of being')

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (they go, attain, reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of yā

Present Active

Root 'yā' (2nd conj.) present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for both āpaḥ and satyāḥ cinmātrasaṃvidaḥ.

भूमिप (bhūmipa) - O King (O king, protector of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, protector of the earth

Compound of bhūmi (earth) + pa (protector, ruler).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, ruler, drinking
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect or to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

जीवताम् (jīvatām) - the state of individual living beings (the state of living beings, life)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīvatā

jīvatā - life, state of being alive, individual soul

Derived from jīvat (living) + tā (suffix for 'state of being').