योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-1, verse-9

निःसंकल्पप्रवाहेण चक्रं प्रस्पन्दते यथा ।
स्पन्दस्वकर्मस्वनघप्राक्संस्कारवशात्तथा ॥ ९ ॥

niḥsaṃkalpapravāheṇa cakraṃ praspandate yathā ,
spandasvakarmasvanaghaprāksaṃskāravaśāttathā 9

9. niḥsaṅkalpapravāheṇa cakram praspandate yathā
spandasvakarmasu anagha prāk saṃskāravaśāt tathā

9. yathā cakram niḥsaṅkalpapravāheṇa praspandate
tathā anagha spandasvakarmasu prāk saṃskāravaśāt

9. Just as a wheel moves due to a current of non-(saṅkalpa) mental fabrication, so also, O faultless one, in the movements of its own (karma) actions, it moves by the power of previous (saṃskāra) impressions.

9. כשם שגלגל ממשיך להסתובב ללא כוונה חדשה, כך פעל במעשיך שלך, נקי מחטא, כשתנועתך מונעת מכוח רשמי העבר בלבד.

Words meanings summery:

• निःसङ्कल्पप्रवाहेण (niḥsaṅkalpapravāheṇa) - by the current of non-intention, by the flow of absence of mental fabrication

• चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, disk, circle

• प्रस्पन्दते (praspandate) - moves, vibrates, stirs, throbs

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• स्पन्दस्वकर्मसु (spandasvakarmasu) - in its own moving actions, in actions that are movements

• अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one! O sinless one!

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously, prior

• संस्कारवशात् (saṁskāravaśāt) - by the power of (saṃskāra) impressions, due to latent tendencies

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that way, thus

Words meanings and morphology

निःसङ्कल्पप्रवाहेण (niḥsaṅkalpapravāheṇa) - by the current of non-intention, by the flow of absence of mental fabrication

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niḥsaṅkalpapravāha

niḥsaṅkalpapravāha - current or flow of non-intention/absence of mental fabrication

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nis+saṅkalpa+pravāha)

• nis – without, devoid of, out of
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, mental fabrication (saṅkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  From root kḷp (to arrange, resolve) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• pravāha – current, flow, stream
  noun (masculine)
  From root vah (to carry) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vah (class 1)

चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, disk, circle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, disk, circle, cycle

प्रस्पन्दते (praspandate) - moves, vibrates, stirs, throbs

(verb)

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

Present Indicative 3rd Person Singular Middle

From root spand (Pāṇinian class 1) with prefix pra, 3rd person singular present indicative middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: spand (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

स्पन्दस्वकर्मसु (spandasvakarmasu) - in its own moving actions, in actions that are movements

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of spandasvakarma

spandasvakarma - moving action, action that is a movement

Compound type : karmadhāraya (spanda+svakarma)

• spanda – movement, stir, vibration
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root spand (to tremble, vibrate).
  Root: spand (class 1)
• svakarma – one's own action/duty (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of sva (one's own) + karma (action).

अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one! O sinless one!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - faultless, sinless, blameless

Negative particle 'a' + agha (sin, fault).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously, prior

(indeclinable)

संस्कारवशात् (saṁskāravaśāt) - by the power of (saṃskāra) impressions, due to latent tendencies

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃskāravaśa

saṁskāravaśa - power of impressions, force of latent tendencies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃskāra+vaśa)

• saṃskāra – impression, latent tendency, purification, ritual (saṃskāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vaśa – power, control, will, influence
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that way, thus

(indeclinable)

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