योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-34, verse-16
चेत्यांशोन्मुखतां नूनं त्यजत्यम्ब्विव चापलम् ।
वातलेखेव चलनं पुष्पलेखेव सौरभम् ॥ १६ ॥
वातलेखेव चलनं पुष्पलेखेव सौरभम् ॥ १६ ॥
cetyāṃśonmukhatāṃ nūnaṃ tyajatyambviva cāpalam ,
vātalekheva calanaṃ puṣpalekheva saurabham 16
vātalekheva calanaṃ puṣpalekheva saurabham 16
16.
cetyāṃśonmukhatām nūnam tyajati ambu iva cāpalam
vātalekhā iva calanam puṣpalekhā iva saurabham
vātalekhā iva calanam puṣpalekhā iva saurabham
16.
nūnam cetyāṃśonmukhatām tyajati ambu iva cāpalam
vātalekhā iva calanam puṣpalekhā iva saurabham
vātalekhā iva calanam puṣpalekhā iva saurabham
16.
Certainly, it abandons the tendency to be directed towards objects of consciousness, just as water abandons its unsteadiness, as a trace of wind abandons its movement, and as a trace of a flower abandons its fragrance.
Words meanings summery:
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- चेत्यांशोन्मुखताम् (cetyāṁśonmukhatām) - the state of being directed towards the cognizable part/objects of consciousness
- नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed
- त्यजति (tyajati) - abandons, gives up
- अम्बु (ambu) - water
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- चापलम् (cāpalam) - unsteadiness, flickering, restlessness
- वातलेखा (vātalekhā) - trace/manifestation of wind
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- चलनम् (calanam) - movement, motion
- पुष्पलेखा (puṣpalekhā) - trace/manifestation of flower
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- सौरभम् (saurabham) - fragrance, scent
Words meanings and morphology
चेत्यांशोन्मुखताम् (cetyāṁśonmukhatām) - the state of being directed towards the cognizable part/objects of consciousness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of cetyāṃśonmukhatā
cetyāṁśonmukhatā - the state of facing or being directed towards the object (cetya) part (aṃśa)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+aṃśa+unmukhatā)
- cetya – to be cognized, object of consciousness, cognizable
gerundive (neuter)
gerundive
formed from root cit (to perceive, know)
Root: cit (class 1) - aṃśa – part, portion, constituent
noun (masculine) - unmukhatā – the state of being directed towards, tendency, inclination, attentiveness
noun (feminine)
derived from unmukha (facing, directed towards) with -tā suffix
Prefix: ud
नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed
(indeclinable)
त्यजति (tyajati) - abandons, gives up
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tyaj
Root: tyaj (class 1)
अम्बु (ambu) - water
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ambu
ambu - water
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
चापलम् (cāpalam) - unsteadiness, flickering, restlessness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpala
cāpala - unsteadiness, flickering, restlessness, agility, fickleness
वातलेखा (vātalekhā) - trace/manifestation of wind
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vātalekhā
vātalekhā - a line or trace of wind; a subtle aspect of wind
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+lekhā)
- vāta – wind, vital air, breath
noun (masculine) - lekhā – line, trace, mark, state, condition
noun (feminine)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
चलनम् (calanam) - movement, motion
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of calana
calana - movement, motion, agitation
Root: cal (class 1)
पुष्पलेखा (puṣpalekhā) - trace/manifestation of flower
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpalekhā
puṣpalekhā - a line or trace of a flower; a subtle aspect of a flower
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+lekhā)
- puṣpa – flower, blossom
noun (neuter)
Root: puṣ (class 4) - lekhā – line, trace, mark, state, condition
noun (feminine)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
सौरभम् (saurabham) - fragrance, scent
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saurabha
saurabha - fragrance, aroma, scent, beauty