योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-1, verse-10
अविद्यमानचित्तस्त्वं सत्त्वसंस्कारमागतः ।
प्रवाहपतितेष्वेव स्पन्दस्व स्वेषु कर्मसु ॥ १० ॥
प्रवाहपतितेष्वेव स्पन्दस्व स्वेषु कर्मसु ॥ १० ॥
avidyamānacittastvaṃ sattvasaṃskāramāgataḥ ,
pravāhapatiteṣveva spandasva sveṣu karmasu 10
pravāhapatiteṣveva spandasva sveṣu karmasu 10
10.
avidyamānacittaḥ tvam sattvasaṃskāram āgataḥ
pravāhapatiteṣu eva spandasva sveṣu karmasu
pravāhapatiteṣu eva spandasva sveṣu karmasu
10.
tvam avidyamānacittaḥ sattvasaṃskāram āgataḥ
pravāhapatiteṣu eva sveṣu karmasu spandasva
pravāhapatiteṣu eva sveṣu karmasu spandasva
10.
You, whose individual mind (citta) is not truly existent, have merely acquired the latent impressions (saṃskāra) of being. Therefore, simply engage in your own actions (karma) as they naturally arise and are carried by the current [of existence].
Words meanings summery:
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- अविद्यमानचित्तः (avidyamānacittaḥ) - one whose individual mind (citta) is not independently active or existent (one whose mind is not existing; one without a mind)
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- सत्त्वसंस्कारम् (sattvasaṁskāram) - latent impressions (saṃskāra) of existence or consciousness (impression of being/existence/goodness)
- आगतः (āgataḥ) - having acquired or attained (the impressions) (having come, arrived, attained)
- प्रवाहपतितेषु (pravāhapatiteṣu) - in those actions that naturally arise and are carried by the current of existence (in those fallen into the stream/current)
- एव (eva) - merely, only (just, only, indeed)
- स्पन्दस्व (spandasva) - engage, act (stir, vibrate, move, act)
- स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in your own (in one's own, in your own)
- कर्मसु (karmasu) - in your own actions (karma) (in actions, in deeds)
Words meanings and morphology
अविद्यमानचित्तः (avidyamānacittaḥ) - one whose individual mind (citta) is not independently active or existent (one whose mind is not existing; one without a mind)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avidyamānacitta
avidyamānacitta - one whose mind is not present; one without a mind
compound adjective modifying tvam
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (avidyamāna+citta)
- avidyamāna – not existing, not present
participle (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From verb root vid (to exist) with prefix a- (not) and the māna suffix
Prefix: a
Root: vid (class 2) - citta – mind, consciousness, thought
noun (neuter)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
सत्त्वसंस्कारम् (sattvasaṁskāram) - latent impressions (saṃskāra) of existence or consciousness (impression of being/existence/goodness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sattvasaṃskāra
sattvasaṁskāra - impression of being/existence; purification of being
Compound type : Tatpurusha (sattva+saṃskāra)
- sattva – being, existence, reality, goodness, purity
noun (neuter) - saṃskāra – impression, latent tendency, mental trace, habit, refinement, purification
noun (masculine)
From prefix sam- and root kṛ (to do, make)
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
आगतः (āgataḥ) - having acquired or attained (the impressions) (having come, arrived, attained)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata
āgata - come, arrived, obtained, attained
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go) with prefix ā- (towards) and kta suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
प्रवाहपतितेषु (pravāhapatiteṣu) - in those actions that naturally arise and are carried by the current of existence (in those fallen into the stream/current)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of pravāhapatita
pravāhapatita - fallen into the current/stream
Compound noun, patita is a PPP acting adjectivally
Compound type : Tatpurusha (pravāha+patita)
- pravāha – stream, current, flow
noun (masculine)
From pra- + √vah
Prefix: pra
Root: vah (class 1) - patita – fallen, descended
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root pat (to fall) with kta suffix
Root: pat (class 1)
एव (eva) - merely, only (just, only, indeed)
(indeclinable)
स्पन्दस्व (spandasva) - engage, act (stir, vibrate, move, act)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of spand
Imperative, middle voice (ātmanepada)
2nd person singular imperative ātmanepada from verbal root spand
Root: spand (class 1)
स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in your own (in one's own, in your own)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of sva
sva - own, one's own
कर्मसु (karmasu) - in your own actions (karma) (in actions, in deeds)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)