योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-22

स्वच्छन्दं वातलेखायाः स्फुरन्त्याः संविदस्तथा ।
अकारणकमेवाङ्ग नियतिः केव कीदृशी ॥ २२ ॥

svacchandaṃ vātalekhāyāḥ sphurantyāḥ saṃvidastathā ,
akāraṇakamevāṅga niyatiḥ keva kīdṛśī 22

22. svacchandam vāta-lekhāyāḥ sphurantyāḥ saṃvidaḥ
tathā | akāraṇakam eva aṅga niyatiḥ ka iva kīdṛśī ||

22. aṅga akāraṇakam eva niyatiḥ ka iva kīdṛśī vāta-lekhāyāḥ
svacchandam sphurantyāḥ tathā saṃvidaḥ (sphuranti)

22. O dear one, what kind of fate (niyati) is this, which is truly uncaused (akāraṇakam)? It manifests spontaneously, like a line of wind, and similarly, so does consciousness (saṃvid).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वच्छन्दम् (svacchandam) - spontaneously (spontaneously, freely, according to one's own will)

• वात-लेखायाः (vāta-lekhāyāḥ) - of a line of wind, of a gust of wind

• स्फुरन्त्याः (sphurantyāḥ) - of (that which is) manifesting (of manifesting, of throbbing, of sparkling)

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness (saṃvid) (of consciousness, of knowledge, of agreement)

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

• अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - uncaused (uncaused, without cause, causeless)

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

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, O friend (vocative particle)

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fate (niyati) (fate, destiny, fixed order, control, necessity)

• क (ka) - what (as part of 'what kind') (who, what)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, of what sort, how

Words meanings and morphology

स्वच्छन्दम् (svacchandam) - spontaneously (spontaneously, freely, according to one's own will)

(indeclinable)

Compound: sva (own) + chanda (will, desire)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sva+chanda)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• chanda – will, desire, pleasure, meter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: chad (class 10)

वात-लेखायाः (vāta-lekhāyāḥ) - of a line of wind, of a gust of wind

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vāta-lekhā

vāta-lekhā - line of wind, streak of wind

Tatpuruṣa compound: vāta (wind) + lekhā (line, streak)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vāta+lekhā)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  From root vā (to blow)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• lekhā – line, streak, drawing, writing
  noun (feminine)
  From root likh (to scratch, write)
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Can also be ablative singular.

स्फुरन्त्याः (sphurantyāḥ) - of (that which is) manifesting (of manifesting, of throbbing, of sparkling)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sphurant

sphurant - manifesting, throbbing, flashing, appearing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root sphur (to throb, flash, manifest), feminine genitive singular

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'vāta-lekhāyāḥ'.

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness (saṃvid) (of consciousness, of knowledge, of agreement)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, agreement

From sam + vid (to know) + kvip

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Can also be ablative singular.

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

(indeclinable)

अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - uncaused (uncaused, without cause, causeless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇaka

akāraṇaka - uncaused, without cause, causeless

Negative compound of kāraṇaka

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇaka)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• kāraṇaka – having a cause
  adjective (neuter)
  From kāraṇa (cause) + ka (suffix indicating possession/relation)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Also possible as accusative singular. Functions as a predicate adjective.

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

(indeclinable)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, O friend (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fate (niyati) (fate, destiny, fixed order, control, necessity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - fate, destiny, fixed order, control, necessity, restriction

From ni + yam (to control) + kti(n)

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

क (ka) - what (as part of 'what kind') (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

Note: Forms part of the expression 'what kind' with 'iva' and 'kīdṛśī'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, of what sort, how

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīdṛś

kīdṛś - of what kind, like what, how

Forms feminine in -ā (kīdṛśā) or -ī (kīdṛśī). Here it acts as feminine nominative singular.

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