योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-67

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
चितश्चेत्योन्मुखत्वं यत्तच्चित्तमिति कथ्यते ।
विचार एष एवास्य वासनानेन शाम्यति ॥ ६७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
citaścetyonmukhatvaṃ yattaccittamiti kathyate ,
vicāra eṣa evāsya vāsanānena śāmyati 67

67. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca | citaḥ
cetyaunmukhatvaṃ yat tat cittaṃ iti
kathyate | vicāraḥ eṣaḥ eva asya
vāsanā anena śāmyati || 67 ||

67. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yat citaḥ cetyaunmukhatvaṃ tat cittaṃ
iti kathyate eṣaḥ eva asya vicāraḥ anena vāsanā śāmyati

67. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That inclination of pure consciousness (cit) towards an object of thought (cetya) is called the mind (citta). Through this very inquiry (vicāra), its latent tendencies (vāsanā) are pacified.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• चितः (citaḥ) - of pure consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of the mind)

• चेत्यौन्मुखत्वं (cetyaunmukhatvaṁ) - the state of being directed towards an object of thought, inclination towards the knowable

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, thought

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or definition

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said, is told

• विचारः (vicāraḥ) - inquiry, deliberation, discrimination

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• अस्य (asya) - of this (mind/citta) (of this, of him, its)

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent tendency, mental impression, desire

• अनेन (anena) - by this (inquiry/vicāra) (by this, with this)

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, is pacified, becomes calm

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, splendid
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a famous Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular of √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

चितः (citaḥ) - of pure consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, mind

Root: cit (class 1)

चेत्यौन्मुखत्वं (cetyaunmukhatvaṁ) - the state of being directed towards an object of thought, inclination towards the knowable

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetyaunmukhatva

cetyaunmukhatva - the state of being directed towards an object of thought

Derived from `cetyaunmukha` (facing the knowable) + `tva` (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+unmukha+tva)

• cetya – that which is to be thought, an object of thought, the knowable
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of √cit
  Root: cit (class 1)
• unmukha – facing towards, inclined towards
  adjective
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mukh
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns
  indeclinable

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which

Neuter nominative singular of yad

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Neuter nominative singular of tad

चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √cit, used as a noun

Root: cit (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or definition

(indeclinable)

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said, is told

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Present 3rd person singular passive of √kath (class 10 denominative or causative of √kṛt)

Root: kath (class 10)

विचारः (vicāraḥ) - inquiry, deliberation, discrimination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, investigation, deliberation

Derived from vi-√car (to move about, ponder)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Masculine nominative singular of etad

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (mind/citta) (of this, of him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Neuter genitive singular of idam

वासना (vāsanā) - latent tendency, mental impression, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, mental predisposition, desire

From √vas (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

अनेन (anena) - by this (inquiry/vicāra) (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Masculine instrumental singular of idam

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, is pacified, becomes calm

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śam

Present Active

Present 3rd person singular active of √śam (class 4)

Root: śam (class 4)