योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-20

बालमूकादिविज्ञानवदन्तस्त्यक्तवासनम् ।
भवतः कुर्वतः कार्यं खवच्चित्तं न लिप्यते ॥ २० ॥

bālamūkādivijñānavadantastyaktavāsanam ,
bhavataḥ kurvataḥ kāryaṃ khavaccittaṃ na lipyate 20

20. bālamūkādivijñānavat antas tyaktavāsanam bhavataḥ
kurvataḥ kāryam khavat cittam na lipyate

20. bālamūkādivijñānavat antas tyaktavāsanam bhavataḥ
kurvataḥ kāryam cittam khavat na lipyate

20. When you perform actions (kārya) with your consciousness (citta) inwardly devoid of latent tendencies (vāsanā), like the understanding of a child or a mute person, your consciousness (citta) remains untainted, just like space.

Words meanings summery:

• बालमूकादिविज्ञानवत् (bālamūkādivijñānavat) - like the understanding of a child or a mute person

• अन्तस् (antas) - inwardly, within

• त्यक्तवासनम् (tyaktavāsanam) - having latent tendencies (vāsanā) abandoned

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, your

• कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of one who is doing/performing

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, action, duty

• खवत् (khavat) - like space, like ether

• चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind (citta)

• न (na) - not, no

• लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted, is smeared, adheres

Words meanings and morphology

बालमूकादिविज्ञानवत् (bālamūkādivijñānavat) - like the understanding of a child or a mute person

(indeclinable)

Compound formed from 'bāla', 'mūka', 'ādi', 'vijñāna', and suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāla+mūka+ādi+vijñāna+vat)

• bāla – child, infant, ignorant person
  noun (masculine)
• mūka – mute, silent, dumb
  adjective (masculine)
• ādi – and so on, beginning with, et cetera
  indeclinable
• vijñāna – understanding, knowledge, cognition, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• -vat – like, resembling, having
  suffix
  Adverbial suffix indicating similarity.

Note: Used adverbially to describe the state of 'citta'.

अन्तस् (antas) - inwardly, within

(indeclinable)

त्यक्तवासनम् (tyaktavāsanam) - having latent tendencies (vāsanā) abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tyaktavāsana

tyaktavāsana - having abandoned latent tendencies (vāsanā), free from impressions

Bahuvrīhi compound 'one by whom vāsanā is tyakta'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+vāsanā)

• tyakta – abandoned, given up, renounced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tyaj.
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• vāsanā – latent tendency, impression, subconscious imprint (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your, of you, existing, being

Present Active Participle (honorific)

Often used as an honorific second person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person being addressed. Agrees with 'kurvataḥ'.

कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - of one who is doing/performing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavataḥ'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, action, duty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what is to be done, duty, action, work

Gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

खवत् (khavat) - like space, like ether

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat added to kha.

Note: Used adverbially to indicate comparison with 'cittam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - consciousness, mind (citta)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect (citta)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted, is smeared, adheres

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lip

Root: lip (class 4)

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