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7,19

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-29

शशाङ्कमण्डलं जीवः श्लेष्मा शुक्रं सितं बलम् ।
मनः संकल्पकोशात्म सारात्मा परमामृतम् ॥ २९ ॥
śaśāṅkamaṇḍalaṃ jīvaḥ śleṣmā śukraṃ sitaṃ balam ,
manaḥ saṃkalpakośātma sārātmā paramāmṛtam 29
29. śāśāṅkamaṇḍalam jīvaḥ śleṣmā śukram sitam
balam manaḥ saṅkalpakośātma sārātmā paramāmṛtam
29. śāśāṅkamaṇḍalam jīvaḥ śleṣmā śukram sitam
balam manaḥ saṅkalpakośātma sārātmā paramāmṛtam
29. The lunar orb represents the individual soul (jīva), phlegm, semen, whiteness, and strength. It is also the mind, the essence of the sheath of intention, the very self of essence, and the supreme nectar.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शाशाङ्कमण्डलम् (śāśāṅkamaṇḍalam) - the orb of the moon, the lunar disk, the moon's sphere
  • जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being, life principle
  • श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā) - phlegm, one of the three humors (doṣa) in Ayurveda
  • शुक्रम् (śukram) - semen, purity, whiteness, brilliance, venus
  • सितम् (sitam) - white, pale, bound, tied
  • बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force, army
  • मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding
  • सङ्कल्पकोशात्म (saṅkalpakośātma) - having the nature of the sheath of intention/will, whose self (ātman) is the sheath of resolve
  • सारात्मा (sārātmā) - whose self (ātman) is essence, having an essential nature
  • परमामृतम् (paramāmṛtam) - the supreme nectar, ultimate immortality

Words meanings and morphology

शाशाङ्कमण्डलम् (śāśāṅkamaṇḍalam) - the orb of the moon, the lunar disk, the moon's sphere
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śāśāṅkamaṇḍala
śāśāṅkamaṇḍala - the orb of the moon, the lunar disk
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāśāṅka+maṇḍala)
  • śāśāṅka – the moon
    noun (masculine)
  • maṇḍala – orb, disk, circle, sphere
    noun (neuter)
जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being, life principle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - individual soul, living being, life principle
Root: jīv (class 1)
श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā) - phlegm, one of the three humors (doṣa) in Ayurveda
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śleṣman
śleṣman - phlegm
शुक्रम् (śukram) - semen, purity, whiteness, brilliance, venus
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śukra
śukra - semen, purity, white, brilliant, clean, Venus
सितम् (sitam) - white, pale, bound, tied
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sita
sita - white, pale, bound, tied
Past Passive Participle (from √si/śi - to bind)
Root: si (class 5)
बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force, army
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force, army
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, understanding
Root: man (class 4)
सङ्कल्पकोशात्म (saṅkalpakośātma) - having the nature of the sheath of intention/will, whose self (ātman) is the sheath of resolve
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpakośātman
saṅkalpakośātman - having the nature of the sheath of intention/will
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṅkalpa+kośa+ātman)
  • saṅkalpa – intention, will, resolve, determination
    noun (masculine)
  • kośa – sheath, treasury, fund
    noun (masculine)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
सारात्मा (sārātmā) - whose self (ātman) is essence, having an essential nature
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sārātman
sārātman - whose self is essence, having an essential nature
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāra+ātman)
  • sāra – essence, core, pith, strength
    noun (masculine)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
परमामृतम् (paramāmṛtam) - the supreme nectar, ultimate immortality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paramāmṛta
paramāmṛta - supreme nectar, ultimate immortality
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+amṛta)
  • parama – supreme, highest, utmost
    adjective (neuter)
  • amṛta – nectar, immortality, immortal
    noun (neuter)