योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-14

यदा वनं प्रयातस्त्वं तदाऽज्ञानं क्षतं त्वया ।
पतितं सन्न निहतं मनस्त्यागमहासिना ॥ १४ ॥

yadā vanaṃ prayātastvaṃ tadā'jñānaṃ kṣataṃ tvayā ,
patitaṃ sanna nihataṃ manastyāgamahāsinā 14

14. yadā vanam prayātaḥ tvam tadā ajñānam kṣatam
tvayā patitam sat na nihatam manastyāgamahāsinā

14. yadā tvam vanam prayātaḥ tadā tvayā ajñānam
kṣatam patitam sat na nihatam manastyāgamahāsinā

14. When you went to the forest, you only wounded your ignorance (ajñāna). Although it had fallen, it was not utterly destroyed by the great sword of mental renunciation.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - gone forth, departed

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

• क्षतम् (kṣatam) - wounded, injured, destroyed

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, collapsed

• सत् (sat) - (though) it was (fallen) (being, existing)

• न (na) - not, no

• निहतम् (nihatam) - struck down, killed, destroyed

• मनस्त्यागमहासिना (manastyāgamahāsinā) - by the great sword of mind-renunciation

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

(indeclinable)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - gone forth, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, set out

Past Passive Participle

from root yā- (to go) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience

compound of a- (negation) and jñāna (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  from root jñā- (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

क्षतम् (kṣatam) - wounded, injured, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣata

kṣata - wounded, injured, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from root kṣan- (to injure, wound)

Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'ajñānam'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of 'kṣatam'.

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, collapsed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, degraded

Past Passive Participle

from root pat- (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ajñānam'.

सत् (sat) - (though) it was (fallen) (being, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real

Present Active Participle

neuter singular nominative/accusative of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निहतम् (nihatam) - struck down, killed, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from root han- (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'ajñānam'.

मनस्त्यागमहासिना (manastyāgamahāsinā) - by the great sword of mind-renunciation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manastyāgamahāsi

manastyāgamahāsi - great sword of mind-renunciation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+tyāga+mahā+asi)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• tyāga – renunciation, abandonment, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  from root tyaj- (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'nihatam'.

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