योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-28

बाह्यार्थवेदने नित्यं संबन्धोऽक्षस्य कारकः ।
समन्वितस्य चित्तेन न मुक्तस्य कदाचन ॥ २८ ॥

bāhyārthavedane nityaṃ saṃbandho'kṣasya kārakaḥ ,
samanvitasya cittena na muktasya kadācana 28

28. bāhya-artha-vedane nityam saṃbandhaḥ akṣasya
kārakaḥ samanvitasya cittena na muktasya kadācana

28. bāhya-artha-vedane nityam akṣasya saṃbandhaḥ kārakaḥ [bhavati] samanvitasya cittena [jīvasya],
na kadācana muktasya [jīvasya]

28. In the perception of external objects, the connection of a sense organ (akṣa) is always the activating cause for that which is associated with the mind (citta), but never for one who is liberated (mukta).

28. בתפיסת עצמים חיצוניים, הקשר של החוש כשהוא משולב בפעילות החשיבה הוא תמיד הגורם הפעיל, אך דבר זה אינו תקף לעולם לגבי מי שזכה לשחרור.

Words meanings summery:

• बाह्य-अर्थ-वेदने (bāhya-artha-vedane) - in the cognition of external objects, in the perception of outer things

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, association

• अक्षस्य (akṣasya) - of the sense organ, of the eye

• कारकः (kārakaḥ) - agent, cause, causing, doing

• समन्वितस्य (samanvitasya) - of that which is connected, of the associated one

• चित्तेन (cittena) - by the mind, with consciousness

• न (na) - not, no

• मुक्तस्य (muktasya) - of the liberated one, of the freed

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (with na, means "never")

Words meanings and morphology

बाह्य-अर्थ-वेदने (bāhya-artha-vedane) - in the cognition of external objects, in the perception of outer things

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bāhyārthavedana

bāhyārthavedana - cognition/perception of external objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhya+artha+vedana)

• bāhya – external, outer
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• vedana – cognition, perception, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  From root vid (to know, perceive)
  Root: vid (class 2)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

संबन्धः (saṁbandhaḥ) - connection, relation, association

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relation, bond, tie

From sam-bandh (to bind together).

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

अक्षस्य (akṣasya) - of the sense organ, of the eye

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of akṣa

akṣa - sense organ, eye, axle

Note: Possessive, modifies saṃbandhaḥ.

कारकः (kārakaḥ) - agent, cause, causing, doing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāraka

kāraka - agent, doer, cause, causative

Agent noun/adjective

From root kṛ (to do) with suffix ṇvuk.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies saṃbandhaḥ.

समन्वितस्य (samanvitasya) - of that which is connected, of the associated one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samanvita

samanvita - connected, associated, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with prefixes sam and anu.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: i (class 2)

Note: It refers to the jīva/consciousness which is connected to the mind.

चित्तेन (cittena) - by the mind, with consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, intellect, thought

From root cit (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मुक्तस्य (muktasya) - of the liberated one, of the freed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, freed

Past Passive Participle

From root muc (to release, to free).

Root: muc (class 6)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (with na, means "never")

(indeclinable)

From kadā (when) + cana (indefinite particle).

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