योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-75

अनन्तसंकल्पमयी जाड्यसंकल्पपीवरा ।
चिज्जाड्यान्मोदमायाति पयः पाषाणतामिव ॥ ७५ ॥

anantasaṃkalpamayī jāḍyasaṃkalpapīvarā ,
cijjāḍyānmodamāyāti payaḥ pāṣāṇatāmiva 75

75. anantasaṅkalpamayī jāḍyasaṅkalpapīvarā
cit jāḍyāt modam āyāti payaḥ pāṣāṇatām iva

75. anantasaṅkalpamayī jāḍyasaṅkalpapīvarā
cit jāḍyāt modam āyāti payaḥ pāṣāṇatām iva

75. Consciousness (cit), which consists of infinite conceptualizations (saṅkalpa) and is inflated with inert conceptualizations, derives delight from this very dullness, just as milk assumes the state of stone.

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्तसङ्कल्पमयी (anantasaṅkalpamayī) - consisting of infinite conceptions, full of endless imaginations (feminine)

• जाड्यसङ्कल्पपीवरा (jāḍyasaṅkalpapīvarā) - swollen/inflated with inert conceptions (feminine)

• चित् (cit) - Consciousness (cit) (consciousness, spirit, thought)

• जाड्यात् (jāḍyāt) - from dullness, from inertia, from stupidity

• मोदम् (modam) - joy, delight, pleasure

• आयाति (āyāti) - obtains, comes to, approaches

• पयः (payaḥ) - milk, water

• पाषाणताम् (pāṣāṇatām) - state of being a stone, stoniness

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्तसङ्कल्पमयी (anantasaṅkalpamayī) - consisting of infinite conceptions, full of endless imaginations (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anantasaṅkalpamaya

anantasaṅkalpamaya - consisting of infinite thoughts/resolutions/imaginations

Compound: 'ananta' (infinite) + 'saṅkalpa' (conception) + 'maya' (consisting of). 'mayī' is feminine.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ananta+saṅkalpa+maya)

• ananta – infinite, endless, limitless
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative prefix 'an' + 'anta' (end).
• saṅkalpa – conception, imagination, intention
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kḷp' with 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Taddhita suffix indicating abundance or material.

Note: Qualifies 'cit'.

जाड्यसङ्कल्पपीवरा (jāḍyasaṅkalpapīvarā) - swollen/inflated with inert conceptions (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāḍyasaṅkalpapīvara

jāḍyasaṅkalpapīvara - fat/swollen/inflated with dull/inert conceptions

Compound: 'jāḍya' (dullness) + 'saṅkalpa' (conception) + 'pīvara' (fat, swollen). 'pīvarā' is feminine.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāḍya+saṅkalpa+pīvara)

• jāḍya – dullness, inertia, stupidity
  noun (neuter)
  From 'jaḍa' with suffix 'ya'.
• saṅkalpa – conception, imagination, intention
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kḷp' with 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• pīvara – fat, plump, swollen, robust
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - Consciousness (cit) (consciousness, spirit, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intellect, spirit, thought, perceiving

From root 'cit' (to perceive, observe, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'āyāti'.

जाड्यात् (jāḍyāt) - from dullness, from inertia, from stupidity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jāḍya

jāḍya - dullness, inertia, stupidity, coldness, indifference

From 'jaḍa' (inert, dull) with suffix 'ya'.

Note: Indicates the source or cause.

मोदम् (modam) - joy, delight, pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moda

moda - joy, delight, pleasure, happiness

From root 'mud' (to rejoice).

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āyāti'.

आयाति (āyāti) - obtains, comes to, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āyā

From root 'yā' (to go) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

पयः (payaḥ) - milk, water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - milk, water, fluid

Note: Subject of the comparison.

पाषाणताम् (pāṣāṇatām) - state of being a stone, stoniness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāṣāṇatā

pāṣāṇatā - state of being stone, stoniness

From 'pāṣāṇa' (stone) with abstract suffix 'tā'.

Note: Object of an implied verb in comparison ('transforms into').

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

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