योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-13

तच्चित्तवृत्त्यैव ततो बाह्यमालोकयंस्ततः ।
अभुञ्जि तद्दिनाचारं तत्तद्धृदयमत्यजन् ॥ १३ ॥

taccittavṛttyaiva tato bāhyamālokayaṃstataḥ ,
abhuñji taddinācāraṃ tattaddhṛdayamatyajan 13

13. tat-citta-vṛttyā eva tataḥ bāhyam ālokayan tataḥ
abhuñji tat-dina-ācāram tat-tat-hṛdayam atyajan

13. saḥ tat-citta-vṛttyā eva bāhyam ālokayan tataḥ
tat-dina-ācāram abhuñji tat-tat-hṛdayam atyajan

13. Perceiving the external world solely through that specific mental modification (cittavṛtti), he then partook in the day's activities, yet without dwelling on the essence of each particular experience.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्-चित्त-वृत्त्या (tat-citta-vṛttyā) - by that mental activity, by that modification of consciousness

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

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external, outside, the external world

• आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - perceiving, seeing, observing

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• अभुञ्जि (abhuñji) - he ate, he enjoyed, he experienced, he partook

• तत्-दिन-आचारम् (tat-dina-ācāram) - the daily routine of that day, the practices of that day

• तत्-तत्-हृदयम् (tat-tat-hṛdayam) - the essence of each, the heart of each particular thing

• अत्यजन् (atyajan) - abandoning, giving up, forsaking

Words meanings and morphology

तत्-चित्त-वृत्त्या (tat-citta-vṛttyā) - by that mental activity, by that modification of consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tat-citta-vṛtti

tat-citta-vṛtti - that mental activity; that modification of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+citta+vṛtti)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √cit (to perceive, observe, understand) + -ta
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vṛtti – activity, modification, function, turning
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √vṛt (to turn, exist) + -ti
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external, outside, the external world

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outside, foreign, related to the outside

Derived from bahis (outside) + -ya

Note: Used substantively as 'the external (world)'.

आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - perceiving, seeing, observing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālokayat

ālokayat - perceiving, seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

Derived from √lok (to see) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Agrees with an implied masculine singular subject.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

अभुञ्जि (abhuñji) - he ate, he enjoyed, he experienced, he partook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhuj

Aorist

Aorist 3rd person singular, root aorist (luṅ)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

तत्-दिन-आचारम् (tat-dina-ācāram) - the daily routine of that day, the practices of that day

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tat-dina-ācāra

tat-dina-ācāra - the daily routine of that day; the practices of that day

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+dina+ācāra)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, routine
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √car (to move) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

तत्-तत्-हृदयम् (tat-tat-hṛdayam) - the essence of each, the heart of each particular thing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat-tat-hṛdaya

tat-tat-hṛdaya - the heart/essence of each and every (thing/activity)

Compound type : dvandva (tad+tad+hṛdaya)

• tad – that, each
  pronoun (neuter)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, core, essence, intention
  noun (neuter)

अत्यजन् (atyajan) - abandoning, giving up, forsaking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyajat

atyajat - abandoning, giving up, forsaking

Present Active Participle

Derived from √tyaj (to abandon) with prefix ati-

Prefix: ati

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied masculine singular subject.

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