योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-128, verse-22

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
संकल्पपथिकत्वेन यथान्तःपुरवासिनः ।
इदं मनः प्रसरति तथास्य प्रसृतं मनः ॥ २२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
saṃkalpapathikatvena yathāntaḥpuravāsinaḥ ,
idaṃ manaḥ prasarati tathāsya prasṛtaṃ manaḥ 22

22. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca saṅkalpa-pathikatvena yathā antaḥpura-vāsinaḥ
idam manaḥ prasarati tathā asya prasṛtam manaḥ

22. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
yathā antaḥpura-vāsinaḥ manaḥ saṅkalpa-pathikatvena prasarati,
tathā asya idam manaḥ prasṛtam.

22. Shri Vasiṣṭha said: "Just as the mind (manas) of one dwelling in the inner chambers can extend itself through imagination (saṅkalpa), so too does this mind (manas) expand."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasishtha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सङ्कल्प-पथिकत्वेन (saṅkalpa-pathikatvena) - by the nature of traveling through imagination/resolve

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

• अन्तःपुर-वासिनः (antaḥpura-vāsinaḥ) - of the dweller in the inner chambers

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• प्रसरति (prasarati) - spreads, extends, proceeds

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• अस्य (asya) - of this, his

• प्रसृतम् (prasṛtam) - spread, extended, diffused

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasishtha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasishtha (a revered sage)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, revered
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasishtha (a revered sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active third person singular

Root vac, class 2, perfect tense, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

सङ्कल्प-पथिकत्वेन (saṅkalpa-pathikatvena) - by the nature of traveling through imagination/resolve

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of saṅkalpa-pathikatva

saṅkalpa-pathikatva - the state or nature of traversing by imagination/will

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa-pathika+tva)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, thought, imagination (saṅkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• pathika – traveler, one who goes
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from path (patha) with suffix -ika
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix/indeclinable (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative with 'tathā'.

अन्तःपुर-वासिनः (antaḥpura-vāsinaḥ) - of the dweller in the inner chambers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of antaḥpura-vāsin

antaḥpura-vāsin - dweller in the inner apartment/harem

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antaḥpura+vāsin)

• antaḥpura – inner apartment, women's apartment, harem
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind (manas), intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'prasarati'.

प्रसरति (prasarati) - spreads, extends, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sar

Present active third person singular

Root sṛ, class 1, present tense, parasmaipada. With upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative with 'yathā'.

अस्य (asya) - of this, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that (person/thing)

Note: Refers to the person whose mind is discussed.

प्रसृतम् (prasṛtam) - spread, extended, diffused

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prasṛta

prasṛta - spread, extended, diffused

Past Passive Participle

From root sṛ with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind (manas), intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.