योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-31

यदिन्दुमण्डलं नाम स सम्राड् जीव उच्यते ।
शरीरकर्ममनसां बीजं मूलं च कुरणम् ॥ ३१ ॥

yadindumaṇḍalaṃ nāma sa samrāḍ jīva ucyate ,
śarīrakarmamanasāṃ bījaṃ mūlaṃ ca kuraṇam 31

31. yat indumaṇḍalam nāma saḥ samrāṭ jīvaḥ ucyate
śarīrakarmamanasām bījam mūlam ca kuraṇam

31. yat indumaṇḍalam nāma (tad) saḥ samrāṭ jīvaḥ ucyate.
(saḥ) śarīrakarmamanasām bījam mūlam ca kuraṇam (asti)

31. That which is called the lunar orb is said to be the sovereign individual soul (jīva). It is the seed, the root, and the cause of bodies, actions (karma), and minds.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• इन्दुमण्डलम् (indumaṇḍalam) - the orb of the moon, the lunar disk

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely, truly

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• सम्राट् (samrāṭ) - sovereign, emperor, supreme ruler

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva), living being

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

• शरीरकर्ममनसाम् (śarīrakarmamanasām) - of bodies, actions (karma), and minds

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, basis

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुरणम् (kuraṇam) - The cause, along with seed and root. (cause, instrument)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which

इन्दुमण्डलम् (indumaṇḍalam) - the orb of the moon, the lunar disk

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of indumaṇḍala

indumaṇḍala - the orb of the moon, the lunar disk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indu+maṇḍala)

• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – orb, disk, circle, sphere
  noun (neuter)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely, truly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सम्राट् (samrāṭ) - sovereign, emperor, supreme ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samrāṭ

samrāṭ - sovereign, emperor, supreme ruler

Prefix: sam

Root: rāj (class 1)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva), living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life principle

Root: jīv (class 1)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Present Passive

Derived from the root 'vac' (to speak) with passive ending.

Root: vac (class 2)

शरीरकर्ममनसाम् (śarīrakarmamanasām) - of bodies, actions (karma), and minds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śarīrakarmamanas

śarīrakarmamanas - bodies, actions, and minds (collective)

Compound type : dvandva (śarīra+karma+manas)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• karma – action (karma), deed, work
  noun (neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, basis

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, basis, foundation

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुरणम् (kuraṇam) - The cause, along with seed and root. (cause, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kūraṇa

kūraṇa - cause, instrument (likely a scribal error for 'kāraṇa' or 'karaṇa')

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