योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-68

संकल्पबुद्धा सैवान्तः स्वयमन्येव संस्थिता ।
संकल्पितेतरवरा दौःशील्यं स्त्री यथा गता ॥ ६८ ॥

saṃkalpabuddhā saivāntaḥ svayamanyeva saṃsthitā ,
saṃkalpitetaravarā dauḥśīlyaṃ strī yathā gatā 68

68. saṃkalpabuddhyā sā eva antaḥ svayam anyā eva saṃsthitā
| saṃkalpiteteravarā dauḥśīlyaṃ strī yathā gatā ||

68. strī yathā saṃkalpiteteravarā dauḥśīlyaṃ gatā
saṃkalpabuddhyā sā eva antaḥ svayam anyā eva saṃsthitā

68. By the conceptualizing intellect (saṃkalpabuddhyā), that very (consciousness) resides within itself as if entirely different, just as a woman falls into misconduct (dauḥśīlya) when her beloved (vara) is other than the one she has conceived.

Words meanings summery:

• संकल्पबुद्ध्या (saṁkalpabuddhyā) - by means of the conceptualizing intellect/mind

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exclusively

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

• अन्या (anyā) - other, different

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exclusively

• संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - situated, established, existing, remaining

• संकल्पितेतेरवरा (saṁkalpiteteravarā) - whose beloved is other than conceived/imagined

• दौःशील्यं (dauḥśīlyaṁ) - misconduct, bad character, moral depravity

• स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• गता (gatā) - gone, attained, fallen into

Words meanings and morphology

संकल्पबुद्ध्या (saṁkalpabuddhyā) - by means of the conceptualizing intellect/mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃkalpabuddhi

saṁkalpabuddhi - conceptualizing intellect, thought-generating faculty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+buddhi)

• saṃkalpa – conception, resolve, intention, determination
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to `cit` from the previous verse.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exclusively

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

अन्या (anyā) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Note: Refers to `sā` (cit).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exclusively

(indeclinable)

संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - situated, established, existing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, established, existing, remaining, composed

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `sā` (cit).

संकल्पितेतेरवरा (saṁkalpiteteravarā) - whose beloved is other than conceived/imagined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkalpiteteravara

saṁkalpiteteravara - whose beloved is other than conceived, having a different desired husband than imagined

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃkalpita+itara+vara)

• saṃkalpita – conceived, imagined, resolved, determined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• itara – other, different, another
  adjective (masculine)
• vara – beloved, groom, chosen one, boon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `strī`.

दौःशील्यं (dauḥśīlyaṁ) - misconduct, bad character, moral depravity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dauḥśīlya

dauḥśīlya - misconduct, bad character, wickedness, depravity

स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

गता (gatā) - gone, attained, fallen into

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, fallen into

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `strī`.

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