योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-53

संवित्त्या किं श्रमार्तोऽस्मि शान्तमासेवि मानसम् ।
इत्येकपरिणामत्वान्नान्यदस्ति सुषुप्तकम् ॥ ५३ ॥

saṃvittyā kiṃ śramārto'smi śāntamāsevi mānasam ,
ityekapariṇāmatvānnānyadasti suṣuptakam 53

53. saṃvittyā kim śramārtaḥ asmi śāntam āsevi mānasam
iti ekapariṇāmatvāt na anyat asti suṣuptakam

53. kim saṃvittyā śramārtaḥ asmi śāntam mānasam āsevi
iti ekapariṇāmatvāt anyat suṣuptakam na asti

53. "Am I weary from conscious awareness (saṃvitti), or have I merely resorted to a tranquil mind (mānasa)?" Due to this singular outcome, there is no other deep sleep (suṣuptaka).

Words meanings summery:

• संवित्त्या (saṁvittyā) - from conscious awareness (saṃvitti) (by consciousness, by realization, by awareness)

• किम् (kim) - interrogative particle, implying a question (what?, why?, whether, interrogative particle)

• श्रमार्तः (śramārtaḥ) - distressed by fatigue, weary, exhausted

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, peaceful, calmed

• आसेवि (āsevi) - I resorted to (I resorted to, I practiced, I enjoyed)

• मानसम् (mānasam) - mind (mānasa) (mind, mental faculty)

• इति (iti) - marking the end of a quote or thought (thus, in this manner, here)

• एकपरिणामत्वात् (ekapariṇāmatvāt) - due to this singular outcome (due to the state of having a single/same outcome/transformation)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• सुषुप्तकम् (suṣuptakam) - deep sleep

Words meanings and morphology

संवित्त्या (saṁvittyā) - from conscious awareness (saṃvitti) (by consciousness, by realization, by awareness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃvitti

saṁvitti - perception, knowledge, understanding, insight, consciousness, awareness

from sam + √vid (to know)

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

किम् (kim) - interrogative particle, implying a question (what?, why?, whether, interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative particle.

श्रमार्तः (śramārtaḥ) - distressed by fatigue, weary, exhausted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śramārta

śramārta - distressed by fatigue, weary, exhausted, troubled by effort

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrama+ārta)

• śrama – fatigue, weariness, effort, toil
  noun (masculine)
  from √śram (to be weary)
  Root: śram (class 4)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, pained, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √ṛ (to go, move) with prefix ā, or from √ṛt (to suffer)
  Root: ṛ

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, peaceful, calmed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, tranquil, peaceful, ceased

Past Passive Participle

from √śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mānasam'.

आसेवि (āsevi) - I resorted to (I resorted to, I practiced, I enjoyed)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past perfect (aorist) (luṅ) of ā-sev

Aorist

from ā + √sev (to serve, frequent)

Prefix: ā

Root: sev (class 1)

मानसम् (mānasam) - mind (mānasa) (mind, mental faculty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - relating to the mind, mental, mind

from manas (mind) + a (suffix)

Root: man

इति (iti) - marking the end of a quote or thought (thus, in this manner, here)

(indeclinable)

एकपरिणामत्वात् (ekapariṇāmatvāt) - due to this singular outcome (due to the state of having a single/same outcome/transformation)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ekapariṇāmatva

ekapariṇāmatva - state of having a single/same result/transformation

from eka + pariṇāma + tva

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa (eka+pariṇāma+tva)

• eka – one, single, same
  numeral (masculine)
• pariṇāma – change, transformation, result, development, outcome
  noun (masculine)
  from pari + √ṇam (to bend, change)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: nam (class 1)
• tva – -ness, -hood, state of being
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns.

Note: Indicates reason or cause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सुषुप्तकम् (suṣuptakam) - deep sleep

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suṣuptaka

suṣuptaka - deep sleep (diminutive/emphatic)

from suṣupta + ka (diminutive suffix)

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