योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-58

मनोबुद्ध्यादयश्चैते संविन्मात्रानुरूपिणः ।
मनोबुद्ध्यादिशब्दार्थभावितास्तु जडात्मकाः ॥ ५८ ॥

manobuddhyādayaścaite saṃvinmātrānurūpiṇaḥ ,
manobuddhyādiśabdārthabhāvitāstu jaḍātmakāḥ 58

58. manobuddhyādayaḥ ca ete saṃvinmātrānurūpiṇaḥ
| manobuddhyādiśabdārthabhāvitāḥ tu jaḍātmakāḥ

58. ete manobuddhyādayaḥ saṃvinmātrānurūpiṇaḥ ca
manobuddhyādiśabdārthabhāvitāḥ tu jaḍātmakāḥ

58. These (entities) like the mind and intellect, though inherently reflecting pure consciousness (saṃvit), become inert in nature when they are identified with or conditioned by the meanings of words such as 'mind' and 'intellect'.

Words meanings summery:

• मनोबुद्ध्यादयः (manobuddhyādayaḥ) - mind, intellect, and so on; beginning with mind and intellect

• च (ca) - and, also

• एते (ete) - these

• संविन्मात्रानुरूपिणः (saṁvinmātrānurūpiṇaḥ) - conforming to pure consciousness, reflecting pure consciousness, of the nature of pure consciousness

• मनोबुद्ध्यादिशब्दार्थभाविताः (manobuddhyādiśabdārthabhāvitāḥ) - conditioned by the meanings of words like mind, intellect, etc.

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• जडात्मकाः (jaḍātmakāḥ) - of an inert nature, material, insentient

Words meanings and morphology

मनोबुद्ध्यादयः (manobuddhyādayaḥ) - mind, intellect, and so on; beginning with mind and intellect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manobuddhyādi

manobuddhyādi - mind, intellect, etc.; beginning with mind and intellect

'ādi' suffix indicates 'and others', 'beginning with'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mano-buddhi) followed by bahuvrīhi (-ādi) (manas+buddhi+ādi)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

संविन्मात्रानुरूपिणः (saṁvinmātrānurūpiṇaḥ) - conforming to pure consciousness, reflecting pure consciousness, of the nature of pure consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃvinmātrānurūpin

saṁvinmātrānurūpin - conforming to pure consciousness, reflecting pure consciousness

Derived from 'saṃvinmātra' + 'anurūpa' + suffix '-in'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvin-mātra) and then tatpuruṣa (saṃvinmātra-anurūpa) (saṃvit+mātra+anurūpa)

• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere
  adjective (neuter)
• anurūpa – conforming to, similar, suitable
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: anu

मनोबुद्ध्यादिशब्दार्थभाविताः (manobuddhyādiśabdārthabhāvitāḥ) - conditioned by the meanings of words like mind, intellect, etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manobuddhyādiśabdārthabhāvita

manobuddhyādiśabdārthabhāvita - conditioned by the meanings of words like mind, intellect, etc.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with causative sense and past passive participle suffix, often implying 'caused to become' or 'conditioned'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manobuddhyādi-śabdārtha) and then instrumental tatpuruṣa (śabdārtha-bhāvita) (manobuddhyādi+śabda+artha+bhāvita)

• manobuddhyādi – mind, intellect, etc.
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvita – conditioned, made to be, caused to exist
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of the causative of 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

जडात्मकाः (jaḍātmakāḥ) - of an inert nature, material, insentient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jaḍātmaka

jaḍātmaka - of an inert nature, material, insentient

Compound type : karmadhāraya or bahuvrīhi (jaḍa+ātman)

• jaḍa – inert, insentient, dull
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

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