योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-25

इच्छामात्रं विदुश्चित्तं तच्छान्तिर्मोक्ष उच्यते ।
एतावन्त्येव शास्त्राणि तपांसि नियमा यमाः ॥ २५ ॥

icchāmātraṃ viduścittaṃ tacchāntirmokṣa ucyate ,
etāvantyeva śāstrāṇi tapāṃsi niyamā yamāḥ 25

25. icchāmātram viduḥ cittam tat śāntiḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate
| etāvanti eva śāstrāṇi tapāṃsi niyamāḥ yamāḥ ||

25. cittam icchāmātram viduḥ tat śāntiḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate
śāstrāṇi tapāṃsi niyamāḥ yamāḥ eva etāvanti

25. They understand the mind (cittam) to be merely desire; its cessation is called final liberation (mokṣa). All scriptures, austerities (tapas), ethical restraints, and observances amount to just this much.

25. החכמים יודעים כי החשיבה אינה אלא תשוקה, והרגעתה נקראת מֹוקְשָׁה (שחרור). לזאת בלבד מכוונים כל הכתובים, הַתַּפַּס (ליבוי העוצמה הרוחנית), והסייגים והכללים הרוחניים.

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छामात्रम् (icchāmātram) - merely desire, desire alone

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• तत् (tat) - Refers to 'icchā' (desire). (its, that)

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - cessation of desire. (cessation, peace, tranquility)

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, release, freedom

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

• एतावन्ति (etāvanti) - so much, of this extent, only this much

• एव (eva) - Emphatic, meaning 'only this much'. (only, just, indeed)

• शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, sciences

• तपांसि (tapāṁsi) - austerities, penances

• नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - One of the ethical guidelines in Yoga philosophy. (observances, positive duties, self-restraints (in a specific Yogic context, positive observances))

• यमाः (yamāḥ) - One of the ethical guidelines in Yoga philosophy. (restraints, ethical disciplines (in a specific Yogic context, moral abstentions))

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छामात्रम् (icchāmātram) - merely desire, desire alone

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of icchāmātra

icchāmātra - merely desire, only desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (icchā+mātra)

• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root iṣ (to wish).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• mātra – measure, quantity, only, merely
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Predicative accusative modifying 'cittam'.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Irregular form, 3rd plural, root 'vid'. Often used with present meaning.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Derived from root cit (to perceive, to know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'viduḥ'.

तत् (tat) - Refers to 'icchā' (desire). (its, that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, its

Note: Functions as a possessive pronoun 'its' modifying 'śāntiḥ'.

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - cessation of desire. (cessation, peace, tranquility)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, cessation, appeasement

Derived from root śam (to be calm).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, release, freedom

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, freedom, emancipation, salvation

Derived from root muc (to release).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'śāntiḥ'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Passive voice form of 'vac'.

एतावन्ति (etāvanti) - so much, of this extent, only this much

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etāvat

etāvat - so much, of this extent, thus much

Note: Modifies 'śāstrāṇi', 'tapāṃsi', 'niyamāḥ', 'yamāḥ'.

एव (eva) - Emphatic, meaning 'only this much'. (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, sciences

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, science, sacred book

Derived from root śās (to teach, to command).

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject.

तपांसि (tapāṁsi) - austerities, penances

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat

Derived from root tap (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject.

नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - One of the ethical guidelines in Yoga philosophy. (observances, positive duties, self-restraints (in a specific Yogic context, positive observances))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyama

niyama - observance, positive duty, rule, self-restraint (positive)

Derived from ni-yam (to restrain, to fix).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject.

यमाः (yamāḥ) - One of the ethical guidelines in Yoga philosophy. (restraints, ethical disciplines (in a specific Yogic context, moral abstentions))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yama

yama - restraint, moral discipline, self-control (negative)

Derived from root yam (to restrain, to control).

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject.

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