योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-43, verse-57
विद्युद्विलसिताकारमस्थिरं तरलायते ।
त्वं मनस्कारमात्रात्मा संसृतौ विभ्रमायसे ॥ ५७ ॥
त्वं मनस्कारमात्रात्मा संसृतौ विभ्रमायसे ॥ ५७ ॥
vidyudvilasitākāramasthiraṃ taralāyate ,
tvaṃ manaskāramātrātmā saṃsṛtau vibhramāyase 57
tvaṃ manaskāramātrātmā saṃsṛtau vibhramāyase 57
57.
vidyut-vilasita-ākāram asthiram taralāyate |
tvam manaskāra-mātra-ātmā saṃsṛtau vibhramāyase
tvam manaskāra-mātra-ātmā saṃsṛtau vibhramāyase
57.
(etat) vidyut-vilasita-ākāram asthiram taralāyate
tvam manaskāra-mātra-ātmā saṃsṛtau vibhramāyase
tvam manaskāra-mātra-ātmā saṃsṛtau vibhramāyase
57.
It (the mind or experience) flickers unstably, like the form of a flash of lightning. You, whose essential nature (ātman) is merely mental activity, create delusion in the cycle of existence (saṃsāra).
Words meanings summery:
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- विद्युत्-विलसित-आकारम् (vidyut-vilasita-ākāram) - having the form of a flash of lightning
- अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - unsteady, unstable, flickering, transient
- तरलायते (taralāyate) - flickers, becomes agitated, trembles
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- मनस्कार-मात्र-आत्मा (manaskāra-mātra-ātmā) - whose essential nature is merely mental activity
- संसृतौ (saṁsṛtau) - in the cycle of transmigration, in saṃsāra
- विभ्रमायसे (vibhramāyase) - you become deluded, you cause delusion
Words meanings and morphology
विद्युत्-विलसित-आकारम् (vidyut-vilasita-ākāram) - having the form of a flash of lightning
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vidyut-vilasita-ākāra
vidyut-vilasita-ākāra - having the appearance of a flash of lightning
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+vilasita+ākāra)
- vidyut – lightning, electricity
noun (feminine) - vilasita – flashed, gleamed, manifested, sported
adjective (neuter)
past passive participle
Past passive participle of root 'las' with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: las (class 1) - ākāra – form, shape, appearance, aspect
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with an implied subject (e.g., mind or its experience).
अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - unsteady, unstable, flickering, transient
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asthira
asthira - unsteady, unstable, flickering, transient, not firm
Formed with negative prefix 'a-' from 'sthira' (steady).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sthira)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - sthira – steady, firm, stable, constant
adjective (neuter)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with an implied subject (e.g., mind or its experience).
तरलायते (taralāyate) - flickers, becomes agitated, trembles
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of taralāya
present middle indicative, denominative
Denominative verb from the adjective 'tarala' (flickering, agitated), 3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice.
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
yuṣmad - you (singular)
मनस्कार-मात्र-आत्मा (manaskāra-mātra-ātmā) - whose essential nature is merely mental activity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manaskāra-mātra-ātman
manaskāra-mātra-ātman - one whose nature is solely mental activity
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manaskāra+mātra+ātman)
- manaskāra – mental activity, attention, thought
noun (masculine)
Prefix: manas
Root: kṛ (class 8) - mātra – mere, only, simply
adjective (neuter) - ātman – Self, soul, essential nature
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
संसृतौ (saṁsṛtau) - in the cycle of transmigration, in saṃsāra
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti
saṁsṛti - cycle of rebirth, transmigration, saṃsāra
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1)
विभ्रमायसे (vibhramāyase) - you become deluded, you cause delusion
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vibhramāya
present middle indicative, denominative
Denominative verb from the noun 'vibhrama' (delusion, confusion), 2nd person singular, present tense, middle voice.
Prefix: vi
Root: bhram (class 1)