योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-43, verse-17

इति चिच्चक्रचाञ्चल्ये चिन्मये जगदम्बुधौ ।
तरङ्गजाले चाम्भोधौ कः क्रमो हर्षशोकयोः ॥ १७ ॥

iti ciccakracāñcalye cinmaye jagadambudhau ,
taraṅgajāle cāmbhodhau kaḥ kramo harṣaśokayoḥ 17

17. iti cit-cakra-cāñcalye cit-maye jagat-ambudhau
taraṅga-jāle ca ambudhau kaḥ kramaḥ harṣa-śokayoḥ

17. iti cit-cakra-cāñcalye,
cit-maye jagat-ambudhau,
ca ambudhau taraṅga-jāle harṣa-śokayoḥ kaḥ kramaḥ?

17. Thus, in the agitation of the wheel of consciousness (cit-cakra), in the world-ocean (jagat) made of consciousness (cit-maya), and in the network of waves within that ocean (ambudhi), what scope is there for joy and sorrow?

17. כך, בתנודתיות של גלגל החשיבה, באוקיינוס העולם העשוי תודעה, ובנחשולי הגלים שבאוקיינוס זה — מה מקום יש לשמחה או ליגון?

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• चित्-चक्र-चाञ्चल्ये (cit-cakra-cāñcalye) - in the agitation of the wheel of consciousness

• चित्-मये (cit-maye) - full of consciousness, consisting of consciousness

• जगत्-अम्बुधौ (jagat-ambudhau) - in the world-ocean

• तरङ्ग-जाले (taraṅga-jāle) - in the network of waves

• च (ca) - and

• अम्बुधौ (ambudhau) - in the ocean

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• क्रमः (kramaḥ) - order, sequence, place, scope

• हर्ष-शोकयोः (harṣa-śokayoḥ) - of joy and sorrow

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

चित्-चक्र-चाञ्चल्ये (cit-cakra-cāñcalye) - in the agitation of the wheel of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ciccakracāñcalya

ciccakracāñcalya - the unsteadiness or agitation of the wheel of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+cakra+cāñcalya)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, discus, circle, cycle
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kram (class 1)
• cāñcalya – agitation, unsteadiness, fickleness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from cañcala (fickle, unsteady).

चित्-मये (cit-maye) - full of consciousness, consisting of consciousness

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of cinmaya

cinmaya - consisting of consciousness, made of consciousness, full of consciousness

Derived with the suffix -maya (made of, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+maya)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix

जगत्-अम्बुधौ (jagat-ambudhau) - in the world-ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jagadambudhi

jagadambudhi - the ocean of the world, the world as an ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+ambudhi)

• jagat – world, universe, that which moves
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) as a present active participle, used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ambudhi – ocean (lit. 'water-holder')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

तरङ्ग-जाले (taraṅga-jāle) - in the network of waves

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of taraṅgajāla

taraṅgajāla - network of waves, multitude of waves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+jāla)

• taraṅga – wave
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• jāla – net, network, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अम्बुधौ (ambudhau) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean (lit. 'water-holder')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+dhi)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – receptacle, holder
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

क्रमः (kramaḥ) - order, sequence, place, scope

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, method, place, scope

Root: kram (class 1)

हर्ष-शोकयोः (harṣa-śokayoḥ) - of joy and sorrow

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of harṣa-śoka

harṣa-śoka - joy and sorrow (duality)

Compound type : dvandva (harṣa+śoka)

• harṣa – joy, delight, happiness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)

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