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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-68, verse-13

प्रस्फुरच्चित्तकलनमेतन्मौनत्रयं स्मृतम् ।
भवन्ति मौनिनस्तत्र न तज्ज्ञास्तत्स्थलीलया ॥ १३ ॥
prasphuraccittakalanametanmaunatrayaṃ smṛtam ,
bhavanti mauninastatra na tajjñāstatsthalīlayā 13
13. prasphurac-citta-kalanam etat maunatrayam smṛtam
bhavanti mauninaḥ tatra na tajjñāḥ tatsthalī-layā
13. etat prasphurac-citta-kalanam maunatrayam smṛtam
tatra mauninaḥ bhavanti na tajjñāḥ tatsthalī-layā
13. This restraint of the manifesting mental activity (cittakalanam) is known as the three-fold silence (maunatrayam). In that state, true observers of silence (mauninaḥ) come into being, not merely those who intellectually understand it by casually residing in that state.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रस्फुरच्-चित्त-कलनम् (prasphurac-citta-kalanam) - the act of holding in check the active, throbbing mind (restraint/holding of the manifesting mind)
  • एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the immediately defined concept) (this)
  • मौनत्रयम् (maunatrayam) - the specific concept of three types of silence (verbal, mental, physical, or specific inner states) (three-fold silence)
  • स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is known/considered (as) (remembered, called, known as, considered)
  • भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they come into being, they manifest (they are, they become, they exist)
  • मौनिनः (mauninaḥ) - true practitioners of silence, sages of silence (silent ones, observers of silence, ascetics)
  • तत्र (tatra) - in that state (of silence) (there, in that place, in that case)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • तज्ज्ञाः (tajjñāḥ) - those who merely have intellectual knowledge of it (those who know that, experts in it)
  • तत्स्थली-लया (tatsthalī-layā) - by merely dwelling playfully or casually in that state (by the play/sport of that state/place)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रस्फुरच्-चित्त-कलनम् (prasphurac-citta-kalanam) - the act of holding in check the active, throbbing mind (restraint/holding of the manifesting mind)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prasphurac-citta-kalana
prasphurac-citta-kalana - restraint/holding of the manifesting mind
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prasphurac-citta+kalana)
  • pra-sphurat – manifesting, throbbing, shining forth
    participle (neuter)
    Present Active Participle
    from root sphur with prefix pra
    Prefix: pra
    Root: sphur (class 6)
  • citta – mind, consciousness
    noun (neuter)
  • kalana – holding, grasping, restraint, activity, manifestation
    noun (neuter)
    from root kal
    Root: kal (class 10)
Note: Predicate nominative for `etat maunatrayam`.
एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the immediately defined concept) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
demonstrative pronoun
Note: Subject of the first clause.
मौनत्रयम् (maunatrayam) - the specific concept of three types of silence (verbal, mental, physical, or specific inner states) (three-fold silence)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of maunatraya
maunatraya - three-fold silence
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mauna+traya)
  • mauna – silence, taciturnity, vow of silence
    noun (neuter)
    derived from muni (sage)
  • traya – group of three, triad
    noun (neuter)
    derived from tri (three)
Note: In apposition with `etat`.
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is known/considered (as) (remembered, called, known as, considered)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, known, declared
Past Passive Participle
from root smṛ
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective/participle modifying `etat maunatrayam`. Implies "it is known (as this)".
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they come into being, they manifest (they are, they become, they exist)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
class 1 verb
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the second clause.
मौनिनः (mauninaḥ) - true practitioners of silence, sages of silence (silent ones, observers of silence, ascetics)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of maunin
maunin - silent, observing a vow of silence, an ascetic
derived from mauna (silence)
Note: Subject of `bhavanti`.
तत्र (tatra) - in that state (of silence) (there, in that place, in that case)
(indeclinable)
locative adverb from tad
Note: Refers to the state of `maunatrayam`.
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
negative particle
Note: Negates `tajjñāḥ`.
तज्ज्ञाः (tajjñāḥ) - those who merely have intellectual knowledge of it (those who know that, experts in it)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tajjña
tajjña - knowing that, skilled in it, expert
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jña)
  • tad – that, it
    pronoun
    pronominal stem
  • jña – knowing, intelligent, wise
    adjective (masculine)
    nominal derivative
    from root jñā
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Contrasted with `mauninaḥ`.
तत्स्थली-लया (tatsthalī-layā) - by merely dwelling playfully or casually in that state (by the play/sport of that state/place)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tatsthalī-laya
tatsthalī-laya - dwelling playfully in that state
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+sthalī+laya)
  • tad – that, it
    pronoun
    pronominal stem
  • sthalī – place, site, state
    noun (feminine)
  • laya – dissolution, absorption, sport, play
    noun (masculine)
    from root lī
    Root: lī (class 4)
Note: Explains the manner in which `tajjñāḥ` "know" but do not "become".