योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-3

चित्तमान्ध्याय वृत्तान्तद्रुमैर्गहनवत्स्थितम् ।
रसरञ्जनया लोके वसन्त इव काननम् ॥ ३ ॥

cittamāndhyāya vṛttāntadrumairgahanavatsthitam ,
rasarañjanayā loke vasanta iva kānanam 3

3. cittam māndhyāya vṛttāntadrumaiḥ gahanavat
sthitam rasarañjanayā loke vasantaḥ iva kānanam

3. cittam vṛttāntadrumaiḥ māndhyāya gahanavat
sthitam loke vasantaḥ rasarañjanayā kānanam iva

3. The mind, tending towards dullness (māndhya), stands like a dense thicket, overgrown by the 'trees' of past occurrences (vṛttānta). In the world, it is like a forest (kānana) in springtime (vasanta), which becomes enchanting through the delightful essences (rasarañjanayā) it evokes.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तम् (cittam) - the faculty of thought and emotion (mind, thought, consciousness)

• मान्ध्याय (māndhyāya) - tending towards a state of mental dullness or inactivity (for dullness, for inactivity, for sluggishness)

• वृत्तान्तद्रुमैः (vṛttāntadrumaiḥ) - by the 'trees' representing the various past experiences and incidents (by the trees of events/occurrences)

• गहनवत् (gahanavat) - resembling a dense and intricate forest or jungle (like a thicket, like a dense forest, densely)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing in a particular state or condition (standing, remaining, situated, existing)

• रसरञ्जनया (rasarañjanayā) - through the enchanting qualities and delightful emotions it evokes (by the charming/delighting of sentiments/essences)

• लोके (loke) - in the ordinary realm of experience (in the world, among people)

• वसन्तः (vasantaḥ) - the spring season, known for its beauty and vitality (spring (season))

• इव (iva) - introduces a comparison or simile (like, as, as if)

• काननम् (kānanam) - a natural forest (forest, grove, wood)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - the faculty of thought and emotion (mind, thought, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √cit (to perceive, understand) + kta suffix.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it is the subject.

मान्ध्याय (māndhyāya) - tending towards a state of mental dullness or inactivity (for dullness, for inactivity, for sluggishness)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of māndhya

māndhya - dullness, inactivity, sluggishness, debility

Derived from manda (dull, slow) + -ya suffix for abstract noun.

वृत्तान्तद्रुमैः (vṛttāntadrumaiḥ) - by the 'trees' representing the various past experiences and incidents (by the trees of events/occurrences)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛttāntadruma

vṛttāntadruma - tree of events/occurrences

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛttānta+druma)

• vṛttānta – event, occurrence, narrative, news
  noun (masculine)
  From vṛtta (past participle of √vṛt 'to be') + anta (end, limit, division).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• druma – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)

गहनवत् (gahanavat) - resembling a dense and intricate forest or jungle (like a thicket, like a dense forest, densely)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gahanavat

gahanavat - like a thicket, like a dense forest

From gahana (dense, thicket) + -vat (suffix for 'like' or 'having').

Note: Agrees with `cittam`.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing in a particular state or condition (standing, remaining, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā (to stand, remain) + kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `cittam`.

रसरञ्जनया (rasarañjanayā) - through the enchanting qualities and delightful emotions it evokes (by the charming/delighting of sentiments/essences)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rasarañjanā

rasarañjanā - charming of sentiments, delighting with essences

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+rañjanā)

• rasa – juice, essence, taste, sentiment, emotion
  noun (masculine)
• rañjanā – coloring, delighting, charming, pleasing
  noun (feminine)
  From √rañj (to color, delight) + -anā suffix.
  Root: rañj (class 1)

लोके (loke) - in the ordinary realm of experience (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

वसन्तः (vasantaḥ) - the spring season, known for its beauty and vitality (spring (season))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring (season)

इव (iva) - introduces a comparison or simile (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

काननम् (kānanam) - a natural forest (forest, grove, wood)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it is the subject of the simile.

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