योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-93, verse-46

चित्तमेव विचित्रेहं भावाभावविलासिना ।
विवर्ततेऽर्थभावेन जलमूर्मितया यथा ॥ ४६ ॥

cittameva vicitrehaṃ bhāvābhāvavilāsinā ,
vivartate'rthabhāvena jalamūrmitayā yathā 46

46. cittam eva vicitrehaṃ bhāvābhāva-vilāsinā
vivartate artha-bhāvena jalam ūrmitayā yathā

46. iha cittam eva vicitrehaṃ bhāvābhāva-vilāsinā artha-bhāvena vivartate,
yathā jalam ūrmitayā.

46. Indeed, this mind, which is variegated here and playfully manifests as both existence and non-existence, transforms into the appearance of objects, just as water transforms into waves.

46. החשיבה עצמה, המלאה בתשוקות מגוונות ומשחקת במושגי יש ואין, לובשת צורה של אובייקטים נפרדים, כפי שהמים לובשים צורה של גלים.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• विचित्रेहं (vicitrehaṁ) - describing the mind's nature in this realm (variegated here, diverse in this world)

• भावाभाव-विलासिना (bhāvābhāva-vilāsinā) - by that which delights in existence and non-existence, by that which sports in appearance and disappearance

• विवर्तते (vivartate) - transforms, revolves, manifests, appears

• अर्थ-भावेन (artha-bhāvena) - by the state of objects, by appearing as objects, by means of meaning/purpose

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• ऊर्मितया (ūrmitayā) - by means of waves, in the form of waviness

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Past Passive Participle (derived from root cit, but functions as a noun)

From root 'cit' (to perceive, observe) with suffix 'ta'.

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

विचित्रेहं (vicitrehaṁ) - describing the mind's nature in this realm (variegated here, diverse in this world)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vicitreham

vicitreham - variegated here, diverse in this world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vicitra+iha)

• vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Prefix: vi
• iha – here, in this world, in this case
  indeclinable

Note: The final anusvara may be an emphatic particle or for metrical reasons. The 'e' is from 'a'+'i' sandhi.

भावाभाव-विलासिना (bhāvābhāva-vilāsinā) - by that which delights in existence and non-existence, by that which sports in appearance and disappearance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāvābhāva-vilāsin

bhāvābhāva-vilāsin - delighting in existence and non-existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāvābhāva+vilāsin)

• bhāvābhāva – existence and non-existence, appearance and disappearance
  noun (masculine)
• vilāsin – sporting, playful, charming; one who sports or delights
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective (suffix -in)
  From root 'las' (to play, sport) with prefix 'vi', and suffix 'in'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

विवर्तते (vivartate) - transforms, revolves, manifests, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vivart

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अर्थ-भावेन (artha-bhāvena) - by the state of objects, by appearing as objects, by means of meaning/purpose

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha-bhāva

artha-bhāva - the state of being an object/meaning, objective existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+bhāva)

• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth, goal
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – existence, being, state, appearance, becoming
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, exist) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

ऊर्मितया (ūrmitayā) - by means of waves, in the form of waviness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ūrmitā

ūrmitā - waviness, the state of having waves

From 'ūrmi' (wave) with suffix 'tā' (denoting state).

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

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