योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-60

वृक्षोत्पत्तौ यथा हेतुरकर्त्रपि किलाम्बरम् ।
आत्मसंस्थस्तथेहात्मा चित्तचेष्टासु कारणम् ॥ ६० ॥

vṛkṣotpattau yathā heturakartrapi kilāmbaram ,
ātmasaṃsthastathehātmā cittaceṣṭāsu kāraṇam 60

60. vṛkṣotpattau yathā hetuḥ akartṛ api kila ambaram
ātmasaṃsthaḥ tathā iha ātmā cittaceṣṭāsu kāraṇam

60. yathā akartṛ api ambaram kila vṛkṣotpattau hetuḥ
tathā iha ātmasaṃsthaḥ ātmā cittaceṣṭāsu kāraṇam

60. Just as space (ambaram), though not an active agent, is certainly the cause in the genesis of trees, similarly, the self (ātman), established within itself, is the cause of the mind's activities in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• वृक्षोत्पत्तौ (vṛkṣotpattau) - in the origin/growth of trees

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive

• अकर्तृ (akartṛ) - non-doer, not an agent

• अपि (api) - though (also, even, too, although)

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, assuredly, it is said

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, space, atmosphere

• आत्मसंस्थः (ātmasaṁsthaḥ) - established in the self, inherent in the self

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, spirit

• चित्तचेष्टासु (cittaceṣṭāsu) - in the activities/movements of the mind

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

Words meanings and morphology

वृक्षोत्पत्तौ (vṛkṣotpattau) - in the origin/growth of trees

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vṛkṣotpatti

vṛkṣotpatti - origin/growth of trees, production of trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛkṣa+utpatti)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• utpatti – origin, production, creation
  noun (feminine)
  From ud + √pad
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, instrument

Root: hi (class 5)

अकर्तृ (akartṛ) - non-doer, not an agent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akartṛ

akartṛ - non-doer, not an agent, one who does not act

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kartṛ' (agent).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kartṛ)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kartṛ – doer, agent, maker
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛ with suffix -tṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Matches hetuḥ in gender, number, case.

अपि (api) - though (also, even, too, although)

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, assuredly, it is said

(indeclinable)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, space, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space, garment

आत्मसंस्थः (ātmasaṁsthaḥ) - established in the self, inherent in the self

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmasaṃstha

ātmasaṁstha - established in the self (ātman), inherent in the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+saṃstha)

• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• saṃstha – standing, situated, existing in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from saṃ + √sthā
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ātmā.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with yathā.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

Note: This is the subject of the second clause.

चित्तचेष्टासु (cittaceṣṭāsu) - in the activities/movements of the mind

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of cittaceṣṭā

cittaceṣṭā - mental activity, movements of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+ceṣṭā)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle from √cit
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ceṣṭā – activity, movement, effort
  noun (feminine)
  From √ceṣṭ
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Derived from √kṛ with suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for ātmā.

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