योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-185, verse-21

कुन्ददन्त उवाच ।
सर्वसंशयविच्छेदि चेत एव जयाय मे ।
सर्वसंशयविच्छेदो ज्ञातं ज्ञेयमखण्डितम् ॥ २१ ॥

kundadanta uvāca ,
sarvasaṃśayavicchedi ceta eva jayāya me ,
sarvasaṃśayavicchedo jñātaṃ jñeyamakhaṇḍitam 21

21. kundadanta uvāca sarvasaṃśayavicchedi cetaḥ eva jayāya
me sarvasaṃśayavicchedaḥ jñātam jñeyam akhaṇḍitam

21. kundadanta uvāca sarvasaṃśayavicchedi cetaḥ eva me
jayāya sarvasaṃśayavicchedaḥ jñeyam jñātam akhaṇḍitam

21. Kundadanta said: My mind (cetas) indeed brings me victory, for it cuts off all doubts. The cessation of all doubts is achieved when the knowable (jñeyam) is realized as complete and unbroken.

Words meanings summery:

• कुन्ददन्त (kundadanta) - The disciple Kundadanta, speaking in response to Vasiṣṭha. (Kundadanta)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सर्वसंशयविच्छेदि (sarvasaṁśayavicchedi) - Describes the mind (cetas) as that which eliminates all uncertainties. (cutting off all doubts, doubt-removing)

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• जयाय (jayāya) - Refers to Kundadanta's spiritual success or accomplishment. (for victory, for success)

• मे (me) - Referring to Kundadanta ('my success'). (to me, for me, my)

• सर्वसंशयविच्छेदः (sarvasaṁśayavicchedaḥ) - cutting off all doubts, removal of all doubts

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

• ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - Refers to the ultimate reality or truth that is the object of knowledge. (to be known, knowable)

• अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - Emphasizes the integral and complete nature of the realized truth. (unbroken, undivided, complete, whole)

Words meanings and morphology

कुन्ददन्त (kundadanta) - The disciple Kundadanta, speaking in response to Vasiṣṭha. (Kundadanta)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kundadanta

kundadanta - Kundadanta (a name, lit. 'jasmine-toothed')

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

Perfect tense form of the root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वसंशयविच्छेदि (sarvasaṁśayavicchedi) - Describes the mind (cetas) as that which eliminates all uncertainties. (cutting off all doubts, doubt-removing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvasaṃśayavicchedin

sarvasaṁśayavicchedin - cutting off all doubts

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+saṃśaya+vicchedin)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, suspicion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)
• vicchedin – cutting off, separating, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from the root 'chid' (to cut) with prefix 'vi', and agentive suffix -in.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'cetaḥ' (mind), which can be masculine or neuter.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

जयाय (jayāya) - Refers to Kundadanta's spiritual success or accomplishment. (for victory, for success)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, success

Root: ji (class 1)

मे (me) - Referring to Kundadanta ('my success'). (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

सर्वसंशयविच्छेदः (sarvasaṁśayavicchedaḥ) - cutting off all doubts, removal of all doubts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvasaṃśayaviccheda

sarvasaṁśayaviccheda - removal of all doubts

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+saṃśaya+viccheda)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, suspicion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)
• viccheda – cutting off, separation, cessation, removal
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'chid' (to cut) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chid (class 7)

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

(adjective)

neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - Refers to the ultimate reality or truth that is the object of knowledge. (to be known, knowable)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, discernible

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Gerundive (or Passive Future Participle) of the root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - Emphasizes the integral and complete nature of the realized truth. (unbroken, undivided, complete, whole)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - unbroken, undivided, complete, unimpaired

Derived from 'khaṇḍita' (broken) with negative prefix 'a'.

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