योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-23

सोऽस्यां विचित्रचेष्टायां प्रकाशिन्यां च तद्वशात् ।
तत्स्वरूपनिबद्धायां पुर्यामास्ते मुनीश्वर ॥ २३ ॥

so'syāṃ vicitraceṣṭāyāṃ prakāśinyāṃ ca tadvaśāt ,
tatsvarūpanibaddhāyāṃ puryāmāste munīśvara 23

23. saḥ asyām vicitraceṣṭāyām prakāśinyām ca tadvashāt
tatsvarūpanibaddhāyām puryām āste munīśvara

23. munīśvara saḥ asyām vicitraceṣṭāyām prakāśinyām
ca tadvashāt tatsvarūpanibaddhāyām puryām āste

23. O lord of ascetics, He resides in this city (puri) — the body — which is full of diverse activities, manifests (consciousness), is subject to its (the body's or prakṛti's) sway, and is constrained by its own intrinsic nature (svarūpa).

23. הוא שוכן בעיר הזו (הגוף), הו גדול ה-מֻנִי (הפרושים), עיר מלאת פעילות מגוונת המוארת בגללו וקשורה למהותו עצמה.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अस्याम् (asyām) - in this (feminine)

• विचित्रचेष्टायाम् (vicitraceṣṭāyām) - describing the city (body) as having varied activities (in that which has varied activities, in that of diverse movements)

• प्रकाशिन्याम् (prakāśinyām) - describing the city (body) as manifesting consciousness or the world (in that which shines, in that which manifests)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तद्वस्हात् (tadvashāt) - under the influence of the city (body) or prakṛti (by its control, by its power, on account of it)

• तत्स्वरूपनिबद्धायाम् (tatsvarūpanibaddhāyām) - describing the city (body) as constrained by its inherent natural (prakṛtic) characteristics (in that which is bound by its own nature)

• पुर्याम् (puryām) - in the body, metaphorically described as a city (in the city)

• आस्ते (āste) - he sits, he resides, he exists

• मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O lord of ascetics, O chief of sages

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्याम् (asyām) - in this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

विचित्रचेष्टायाम् (vicitraceṣṭāyām) - describing the city (body) as having varied activities (in that which has varied activities, in that of diverse movements)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vicitraceṣṭā

vicitraceṣṭā - having varied movements or actions, full of diverse activities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+ceṣṭā)

• vicitra – varied, manifold, wonderful, strange
  adjective (neuter)
• ceṣṭā – activity, movement, exertion, effort
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

प्रकाशिन्याम् (prakāśinyām) - describing the city (body) as manifesting consciousness or the world (in that which shines, in that which manifests)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of prakāśin

prakāśin - shining, luminous, manifesting, revealing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kāś with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तद्वस्हात् (tadvashāt) - under the influence of the city (body) or prakṛti (by its control, by its power, on account of it)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+vasha)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• vasha – will, power, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Ablative singular of 'tadvasha' used adverbially

तत्स्वरूपनिबद्धायाम् (tatsvarūpanibaddhāyām) - describing the city (body) as constrained by its inherent natural (prakṛtic) characteristics (in that which is bound by its own nature)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of tatsvarūpanibaddha

tatsvarūpanibaddha - bound by its own nature or form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+svarūpa+nibaddha)

• tad – its
  pronoun (neuter)
• svarūpa – own form, intrinsic nature, true nature
  noun (neuter)
• nibaddha – bound, fixed, tied, fastened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bandh with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bandh (class 9)

पुर्याम् (puryām) - in the body, metaphorically described as a city (in the city)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortress

आस्ते (āste) - he sits, he resides, he exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O lord of ascetics, O chief of sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munīśvara

munīśvara - lord of sages, chief ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller, God
  noun (masculine)

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