योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-23, verse-15
नास्तमेति न चोदेति न संस्मृतिर्न विस्मृतिः ।
न सुप्तं न च जाग्रत्स्याच्चित्तं यस्य समाहितम् ॥ १५ ॥
न सुप्तं न च जाग्रत्स्याच्चित्तं यस्य समाहितम् ॥ १५ ॥
nāstameti na codeti na saṃsmṛtirna vismṛtiḥ ,
na suptaṃ na ca jāgratsyāccittaṃ yasya samāhitam 15
na suptaṃ na ca jāgratsyāccittaṃ yasya samāhitam 15
15.
na astam eti na ca udeti na saṃsmṛtiḥ na vismṛtiḥ
na suptam na ca jāgrat syāt cittam yasya samāhitam
na suptam na ca jāgrat syāt cittam yasya samāhitam
15.
yasya cittam samāhitam na astam eti ca na udeti,
na saṃsmṛtiḥ na vismṛtiḥ,
na suptam ca na jāgrat syāt
na saṃsmṛtiḥ na vismṛtiḥ,
na suptam ca na jāgrat syāt
15.
For one whose mind (citta) is perfectly composed, it neither sets nor rises; there is neither remembrance nor forgetfulness; it is neither asleep nor awake.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- अस्तम् (astam) - setting (as in the sun setting) (setting, home, western mountain)
- एति (eti) - sets (when combined with 'astam') (goes, comes)
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- उदेति (udeti) - rises (as in the sun rising) (rises, comes up)
- न (na) - not, no
- संस्मृतिः (saṁsmṛtiḥ) - remembrance, recollection
- न (na) - not, no
- विस्मृतिः (vismṛtiḥ) - forgetfulness, oblivion
- न (na) - not, no
- सुप्तम् (suptam) - asleep, sleeping
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and, also
- जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - awake, waking
- स्यात् (syāt) - is (potential mood for a general statement) (may be, should be, would be)
- चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta), consciousness, thought
- यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which
- समाहितम् (samāhitam) - perfectly composed, concentrated (composed, steady, collected, concentrated)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्तम् (astam) - setting (as in the sun setting) (setting, home, western mountain)
(indeclinable)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Adverbial accusative, means 'to the setting' or 'into disappearance'.
एति (eti) - sets (when combined with 'astam') (goes, comes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Subject is implied 'cittam'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
उदेति (udeti) - rises (as in the sun rising) (rises, comes up)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i
Derived from root i with prefix ud.
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Subject is implied 'cittam'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
संस्मृतिः (saṁsmṛtiḥ) - remembrance, recollection
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsmṛti
saṁsmṛti - remembrance, recollection, memory
Derived from root smṛ with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject (is implied).
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विस्मृतिः (vismṛtiḥ) - forgetfulness, oblivion
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vismṛti
vismṛti - forgetfulness, oblivion, loss of memory
Derived from root smṛ with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject (is implied).
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सुप्तम् (suptam) - asleep, sleeping
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of supta
supta - asleep, sleeping, sleep
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root svap (changed to sup).
Root: svap (class 2)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'cittam'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - awake, waking
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat
jāgrat - awake, waking, vigilant
Present Active Participle
Derived from root jāgṛ.
Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'cittam'.
स्यात् (syāt) - is (potential mood for a general statement) (may be, should be, would be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative mood, derived from root as.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Subject is 'cittam'.
चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta), consciousness, thought
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart
Root: cit (class 10)
Note: Subject of 'syāt'.
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
Note: Refers to the person 'for whom' or 'whose' mind.
समाहितम् (samāhitam) - perfectly composed, concentrated (composed, steady, collected, concentrated)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of samāhita
samāhita - composed, steady, concentrated, collected, absorbed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dhā with prefixes sam and ā.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'cittam'.