योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-18

ये गुणाश्चित्रदेहे हि न ते संकल्पदेहके ।
चित्रदेहादपि जडाद्योऽयं तुच्छतरः किल ॥ १८ ॥

ye guṇāścitradehe hi na te saṃkalpadehake ,
citradehādapi jaḍādyo'yaṃ tucchataraḥ kila 18

18. ye guṇāḥ citradehe hi na te saṃkalpadehake |
citradehāt api jaḍādyaḥ ayam tucchataraḥ kila ||

18. ye guṇāḥ citradehe hi te saṃkalpadehake na
ayam jaḍādyaḥ citradehāt api tucchataraḥ kila

18. Indeed, the qualities present in the painted body are not found in the mentally conceived body. Moreover, this (mentally conceived body), being the primordial inert one, is truly even more insignificant than the painted body.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - which, those who

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, properties

• चित्रदेहे (citradehe) - in the painted body

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• न (na) - not

• ते (te) - those, them

• संकल्पदेहके (saṁkalpadehake) - in the physical body, perceived as a mental construct (in the mentally conceived body)

• चित्रदेहात् (citradehāt) - from/than the painted body

• अपि (api) - even, also

• जडाद्यः (jaḍādyaḥ) - the physical body, considered profoundly inert or insignificant (the primordial inert one, the foremost of inert things, chief among the inert)

• अयम् (ayam) - this mentally conceived body (this, this one)

• तुच्छतरः (tucchataraḥ) - more insignificant, more inferior, more trivial

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - which, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to guṇāḥ.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, properties

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, property, strand

Note: Subject.

चित्रदेहे (citradehe) - in the painted body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of citradeha

citradeha - painted body, pictured body, image of a body

Compound of citra (picture, painting) and deha (body).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+deha)

• citra – picture, painting, image, wonderful
  noun (neuter)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the presence of qualities.

ते (te) - those, them

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers back to guṇāḥ.

संकल्पदेहके (saṁkalpadehake) - in the physical body, perceived as a mental construct (in the mentally conceived body)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpadehaka

saṁkalpadehaka - conceptual body, imagined body, mentally formed body

Compound of saṃkalpa (conception, intention, mental formation) and deha (body), with the suffix -ka (diminutive/pejorative).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+deha+ka)

• saṃkalpa – conception, intention, mental formation, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix sam- + root √kḷp (to be arranged, to be fit).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• ka – suffix forming diminutives or pejoratives
  suffix (masculine)

Note: Refers to the physical body.

चित्रदेहात् (citradehāt) - from/than the painted body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of citradeha

citradeha - painted body, pictured body, image of a body

Compound of citra (picture, painting) and deha (body).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+deha)

• citra – picture, painting, image, wonderful
  noun (neuter)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used for comparison.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the comparison, 'even compared to'.

जडाद्यः (jaḍādyaḥ) - the physical body, considered profoundly inert or insignificant (the primordial inert one, the foremost of inert things, chief among the inert)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍādya

jaḍādya - primordial inert one, chief among the inert, beginning of inertia

Compound of jaḍa (inert, dull, unconscious) and ādya (first, primordial, chief).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaḍa+ādya)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious, lifeless
  adjective (masculine)
• ādya – first, prime, primordial, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for ayam (referring to saṃkalpadehaka).

अयम् (ayam) - this mentally conceived body (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the saṃkalpadehaka mentioned in the first line.

तुच्छतरः (tucchataraḥ) - more insignificant, more inferior, more trivial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tucchatara

tucchatara - more insignificant, more inferior, more trivial, more empty

Comparative degree of tuccha (insignificant, empty, trivial).

Note: Predicate adjective for ayam.

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

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