योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-54

चेत्योन्मुखत्वमेवाहुश्चेतनस्यास्य चेतनम् ।
एष एव च संसारो बन्धः क्लेशाय भूयसे ॥ ५४ ॥

cetyonmukhatvamevāhuścetanasyāsya cetanam ,
eṣa eva ca saṃsāro bandhaḥ kleśāya bhūyase 54

54. cetyonmukhatvam eva āhuḥ cetanasya asya cetanam
eṣaḥ eva ca saṃsāraḥ bandhaḥ kleśāya bhūyase

54. asya cetanasya cetanam cetyonmukhatvam eva āhuḥ
eṣaḥ eva ca saṃsāraḥ bhūyase kleśāya bandhaḥ

54. Indeed, they declare that the consciousness (cetana) of this conscious entity is precisely its inclination towards objects of thought. This very inclination is the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) and bondage, which leads to great affliction.

Words meanings summery:

• चेत्योन्मुखत्वम् (cetyonmukhatvam) - inclination towards objects of thought, object-facing-ness

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• चेतस्य (cetasya) - of the conscious entity, of the mind, of consciousness

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - the act of being conscious, or the conscious agent (referring to the internal faculty) (consciousness, the conscious entity, awareness)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

• च (ca) - and, also

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - cycle of birth and death, transmigration

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie

• क्लेशाय (kleśāya) - for suffering, for affliction, for pain

• भूयसे (bhūyase) - for greater, for more abundant, for abundant

Words meanings and morphology

चेत्योन्मुखत्वम् (cetyonmukhatvam) - inclination towards objects of thought, object-facing-ness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetyonmukhatva

cetyonmukhatva - inclination towards objects of thought, object-facing-ness, turning towards the perceivable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+unmukhatva)

• cetya – that which is to be perceived or thought, object of perception/thought
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root `cit` (to perceive, think) with suffix `-ya`.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• unmukhatva – state of being inclined towards, facing, tendency to be directed towards
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

चेतस्य (cetasya) - of the conscious entity, of the mind, of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - consciousness, mind, intellect, soul

Root: cit (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

चेतनम् (cetanam) - the act of being conscious, or the conscious agent (referring to the internal faculty) (consciousness, the conscious entity, awareness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, animate, sentient being, consciousness

Derived from root `cit` (to perceive, think).

Root: cit (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, he

एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - cycle of birth and death, transmigration

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; transmigration; worldly existence

Derived from `sam-sṛ` (to move together, flow on).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, tying, fetter, imprisonment

Derived from root `bandh` (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

क्लेशाय (kleśāya) - for suffering, for affliction, for pain

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kleśa

kleśa - suffering, pain, affliction, distress

Derived from root `kliś` (to suffer, torment).

Root: kliś (class 4)

भूयसे (bhūyase) - for greater, for more abundant, for abundant

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhūyas

bhūyas - greater, more, abundant, numerous

Comparative form of `bahula` or `bahu`.

Note: Agrees with 'kleśāya'.

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