योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-22

तदेवं तर्हि तस्य स्यादिति चित्तोदयो हि यः ।
पुनः स एव संसारविभ्रमः संप्रवर्तते ॥ २२ ॥

tadevaṃ tarhi tasya syāditi cittodayo hi yaḥ ,
punaḥ sa eva saṃsāravibhramaḥ saṃpravartate 22

22. tat evam tarhi tasya syāt iti cittodayaḥ hi yaḥ
punaḥ saḥ eva saṃsāravibhramaḥ sam pravartate

22. yaḥ tat evam tarhi tasya syāt iti cittodayaḥ hi
punaḥ saḥ eva saṃsāravibhramaḥ sam pravartate

22. Indeed, if such a thought (cittodaya) arises, 'Therefore, it should be like that,' then that very thought again becomes the delusion of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, referring to a thought or state (that, it)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in such a manner (thus, in this way, indeed)

• तर्हि (tarhi) - then, consequently (then, in that case)

• तस्य (tasya) - of it (the mind/thought) (of that, of him, of it)

• स्यात् (syāt) - it should be, may it be (may be, should be, let it be)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or thought (thus, so saying)

• चित्तोदयः (cittodayaḥ) - the arising of a mental modification or thought (rise of thought, appearance of mind)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, for)

• यः (yaḥ) - that (relative pronoun, referring to cittodayaḥ) (who, which, that)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more (again, furthermore, moreover)

• सः (saḥ) - that (demonstrative, referring to the arising thought) (he, that)

• एव (eva) - that very, indeed (only, even, indeed, just)

• संसारविभ्रमः (saṁsāravibhramaḥ) - the delusive nature of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (delusion of transmigration, error of the cycle of existence)

• सम् (sam) - prefix intensifying the verb's action (with, together, completely, well)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - continues, begins to operate again (proceeds, arises, commences, operates)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, referring to a thought or state (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: Often used adverbially with `evam`.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in such a manner (thus, in this way, indeed)

(indeclinable)

तर्हि (tarhi) - then, consequently (then, in that case)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of it (the mind/thought) (of that, of him, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

स्यात् (syāt) - it should be, may it be (may be, should be, let it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential mood (vidhi liṅ) of as

Root verb `as` (2nd class), potential mood.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or thought (thus, so saying)

(indeclinable)

चित्तोदयः (cittodayaḥ) - the arising of a mental modification or thought (rise of thought, appearance of mind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittodaya

cittodaya - rise of thought, appearance of mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+udaya)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• udaya – rise, arising, appearance, dawn
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ud-i (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - that (relative pronoun, referring to cittodayaḥ) (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more (again, furthermore, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (demonstrative, referring to the arising thought) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it, this

एव (eva) - that very, indeed (only, even, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

संसारविभ्रमः (saṁsāravibhramaḥ) - the delusive nature of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (delusion of transmigration, error of the cycle of existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāravibhrama

saṁsāravibhrama - delusion of transmigration, error of the cycle of existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+vibhrama)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• vibhrama – delusion, error, confusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

सम् (sam) - prefix intensifying the verb's action (with, together, completely, well)

(indeclinable)

Upasarga (preverb).

Note: Upasarga, functions as a prefix to the verb `pravartate`.

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - continues, begins to operate again (proceeds, arises, commences, operates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pravart

Root `vṛt` (1st class) with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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