योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
संजाताकृत्रिमक्षीणसंसृतिप्रत्ययः पुमान् ।
असंकल्पो न संकल्पं वेत्ति तेनासदेव सः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
saṃjātākṛtrimakṣīṇasaṃsṛtipratyayaḥ pumān ,
asaṃkalpo na saṃkalpaṃ vetti tenāsadeva saḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca saṃjātākṛtrimakṣīṇasaṃsṛtipratyayaḥ
pumān asaṃkalpaḥ na saṃkalpam vetti tena asat eva saḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca saṃjātākṛtrimakṣīṇasaṃsṛtipratyayaḥ
pumān asaṃkalpaḥ saṃkalpam na vetti tena saḥ asat eva

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: A person in whom the natural conviction of the cessation of the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) has arisen, is free from all mental intentions (saṃkalpa). He does not perceive or engage in mental intentions, and for him, therefore, they are as good as non-existent.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• संजाताकृत्रिमक्षीणसंसृतिप्रत्ययः (saṁjātākṛtrimakṣīṇasaṁsṛtipratyayaḥ) - one in whom the natural conviction of the diminished cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) has arisen

• पुमान् (pumān) - a person, a man

• असंकल्पः (asaṁkalpaḥ) - without intention, free from mental resolve (saṃkalpa)

• न (na) - not

• संकल्पम् (saṁkalpam) - intention, mental resolve (saṃkalpa)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on account of that

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspiciousness, wealth, glory; honorific
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active 3rd singular

formed from vac

Root: vac (class 2)

संजाताकृत्रिमक्षीणसंसृतिप्रत्ययः (saṁjātākṛtrimakṣīṇasaṁsṛtipratyayaḥ) - one in whom the natural conviction of the diminished cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) has arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjātākṛtrimakṣīṇasaṃsṛtipratyaya

saṁjātākṛtrimakṣīṇasaṁsṛtipratyaya - one with natural conviction of extinguished saṃsāra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃjātā+akṛtrima+kṣīṇa+saṃsṛti+pratyaya)

• saṃjātā – arisen, well-born
  participle (feminine)
  past passive participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jan (class 4)
• akṛtrima – natural, not artificial
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṣīṇa – diminished, destroyed
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• saṃsṛti – transmigration, cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• pratyaya – conviction, understanding, belief
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

पुमान् (pumān) - a person, a man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pumas

pumas - man, person

Root: puṃs

असंकल्पः (asaṁkalpaḥ) - without intention, free from mental resolve (saṃkalpa)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃkalpa

asaṁkalpa - without intention

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+saṃkalpa)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• saṃkalpa – intention, mental resolve
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संकल्पम् (saṁkalpam) - intention, mental resolve (saṃkalpa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - intention, mental resolve

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

present active 3rd singular

formed from vid

Root: vid (class 2)

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on account of that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• sat – existent, real, true
  participle (neuter)
  present active participle
  Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

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