योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-32

तानि संकल्पजालानि किल कल्याणकारतः ।
स्थिराणां मनसां भित्तिः कथमेवं भवेत्तु सा ॥ ३२ ॥

tāni saṃkalpajālāni kila kalyāṇakārataḥ ,
sthirāṇāṃ manasāṃ bhittiḥ kathamevaṃ bhavettu sā 32

32. tāni saṃkalpajālanī kila kalyāṇakārataḥ sthirāṇām
manasām bhittiḥ katham evam bhavet tu sā

32. kila tāni saṃkalpajālanī kalyāṇakārataḥ sthirāṇām manasām bhittiḥ.
sā tu katham evaṃ bhavet?

32. Indeed, how can those endless networks of volitions (saṃkalpa)—even when intended for well-being—become the very foundation for steady minds? How, then, can that (foundation) possibly be so?

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those

• संकल्पजालनी (saṁkalpajālanī) - networks of volitions, webs of intentions

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, truly

• कल्याणकारतः (kalyāṇakārataḥ) - even when (saṃkalpa) intended for well-being (from a beneficial cause, for the sake of well-being)

• स्थिराणाम् (sthirāṇām) - of the steady, of the firm

• मनसाम् (manasām) - of the minds

• भित्तिः (bhittiḥ) - foundation, basis (wall, foundation, support)

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, can be

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सा (sā) - that (foundation) (that (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

संकल्पजालनी (saṁkalpajālanī) - networks of volitions, webs of intentions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of saṃkalpajāla

saṁkalpajāla - network of volitions, web of intentions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+jāla)

• saṃkalpa – volition, intention, resolve, conception
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• jāla – net, web, network, snare
  noun (neuter)

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, truly

(indeclinable)

कल्याणकारतः (kalyāṇakārataḥ) - even when (saṃkalpa) intended for well-being (from a beneficial cause, for the sake of well-being)

(indeclinable)

Derived from kalyāṇa (welfare) and kāra (doer/action). 'taḥ' suffix indicates ablative sense 'from/due to'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalyāṇa+kāra)

• kalyāṇa – auspicious, good, beneficial, welfare
  adjective (neuter)
• kāra – maker, doer, action, cause
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ 'to do, to make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here functioning as an indeclinable with ablative suffix -taḥ.

स्थिराणाम् (sthirāṇām) - of the steady, of the firm

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of sthira

sthira - steady, firm, stable, constant

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manasām.

मनसाम् (manasām) - of the minds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

भित्तिः (bhittiḥ) - foundation, basis (wall, foundation, support)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhitti

bhitti - wall, division, support, foundation, fracture

From root bhid 'to break, split'.

Root: bhid (class 7)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, can be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (foundation) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'bhittiḥ'.

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