योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-15

संस्तुतानवबुद्धात्मा ज्ञानसारतयानया ।
दोलायमानसंवित्त्वं न मूर्खो न च पण्डितः ॥ १५ ॥

saṃstutānavabuddhātmā jñānasāratayānayā ,
dolāyamānasaṃvittvaṃ na mūrkho na ca paṇḍitaḥ 15

15. saṃstuta anavabuddha ātmā jñānasāratayā anayā |
dolāyamāna saṃvittvam na mūrkhaḥ na ca paṇḍitaḥ ||

15. anayā jñānasāratayā saṃstutaḥ api,
tava ātmā anavabuddhaḥ.
tvaṃ dolāyamāna saṃvittvam asi,
na mūrkhaḥ na ca paṇḍitaḥ asi.

15. Your self (ātman), though praised, remains unawakened by this essential knowledge. With your consciousness wavering, you are neither a fool nor a scholar.

Words meanings summery:

• संस्तुत (saṁstuta) - praised, extolled, celebrated

• अनवबुद्ध (anavabuddha) - unawakened, unperceived, not understood

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul (ātman)

• ज्ञानसारतया (jñānasāratayā) - by the essence of knowledge, by the essential nature of knowledge

• अनया (anayā) - by this, with this (feminine)

• दोलायमान (dolāyamāna) - swinging, wavering, oscillating

• संवित्त्वम् (saṁvittvam) - the state of having consciousness, consciousness itself

• न (na) - not, no

• मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool, an ignorant person

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover, nor

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - a scholar, a learned person, a wise man

Words meanings and morphology

संस्तुत (saṁstuta) - praised, extolled, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃstuta

saṁstuta - praised, extolled, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √stu (to praise) with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: √stu (class 2)

अनवबुद्ध (anavabuddha) - unawakened, unperceived, not understood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anavabuddha

anavabuddha - unawakened, not understood, not perceived

Past Passive Participle

Compound of na (not) and avabuddha (understood/awakened)

Prefix: ava

Root: √budh (class 1)

आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, vital breath, the individual soul

ज्ञानसारतया (jñānasāratayā) - by the essence of knowledge, by the essential nature of knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jñānasāratā

jñānasāratā - the essential nature of knowledge, wisdom's essence

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+sāratā)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √jñā (to know)
  Root: √jñā (class 9)
• sāratā – essentiality, substantiality, real nature
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from sāra (essence) with suffix -tā

अनया (anayā) - by this, with this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दोलायमान (dolāyamāna) - swinging, wavering, oscillating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dolāyamāna

dolāyamāna - swinging, wavering, oscillating, fluctuating

Present Participle (Ātmanepada/Middle Voice)

Derived from the root √dul (to swing, oscillate)

Root: √dul (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied 'you'

संवित्त्वम् (saṁvittvam) - the state of having consciousness, consciousness itself

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvittva

saṁvittva - the state of having consciousness, consciousness, intelligence

Derived from saṃvit (consciousness) with suffix -tva

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool, an ignorant person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - foolish, stupid, a fool, an idiot

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover, nor

(indeclinable)

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - a scholar, a learned person, a wise man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, a scholar, a pundit

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