योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-38

द्रष्टृदृश्यैकतारूपः प्रत्ययो मनसो यदा ।
स तदेकसमाधाने तदा विश्राम्यति स्वयम् ॥ ३८ ॥

draṣṭṛdṛśyaikatārūpaḥ pratyayo manaso yadā ,
sa tadekasamādhāne tadā viśrāmyati svayam 38

38. draṣṭṛdṛśyaikatarūpaḥ pratyayaḥ manasaḥ yadā
saḥ tat ekasamādhāne tadā viśrāmyati svayam

38. yadā manasaḥ pratyayaḥ draṣṭṛdṛśyaikatarūpaḥ,
tadā saḥ tat ekasamādhāne svayam viśrāmyati.

38. When the mind's perception takes the form of the unity between the perceiver and the perceived, then that perception naturally comes to rest through concentration (samādhi) on that single unity.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टृदृश्यैकतरूपः (draṣṭṛdṛśyaikatarūpaḥ) - of the nature of the oneness of the perceiver and the perceived

• प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - perception (a mental state) (notion, apprehension, conviction, perception)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• यदा (yadā) - when

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to 'pratyayaḥ') (that, he)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the oneness, 'ekatā') (that)

• एकसमाधाने (ekasamādhāne) - in the concentration (samādhi) on that single unity (between perceiver and perceived) (in the concentration on one (thing/principle))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• विश्राम्यति (viśrāmyati) - rests, reposes, finds peace

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, personally

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टृदृश्यैकतरूपः (draṣṭṛdṛśyaikatarūpaḥ) - of the nature of the oneness of the perceiver and the perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛdṛśyaikatarūpa

draṣṭṛdṛśyaikatarūpa - of the nature of the oneness of the perceiver and the perceived

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (draṣṭṛ+dṛśya+ekatā+rūpa)

• draṣṭṛ – perceiver, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix 'tṛC'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛśya – perceived, visible, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix 'yat'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ekatā – oneness, unity
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'eka' (one) with suffix 'tā' (abstract noun).
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pratyayaḥ'.

प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - perception (a mental state) (notion, apprehension, conviction, perception)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyaya

pratyaya - apprehension, notion, belief, perception, cause

From 'prati' + 'i' (to go) + 'ac'.

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Possessive, 'of the mind'.

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a temporal clause.

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to 'pratyayaḥ') (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pratyayaḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the oneness, 'ekatā') (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: First part of the compound 'ekasamādhāne'.

एकसमाधाने (ekasamādhāne) - in the concentration (samādhi) on that single unity (between perceiver and perceived) (in the concentration on one (thing/principle))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ekasamādhāna

ekasamādhāna - concentration on one (object/principle)

Compound of 'eka' (one) and 'samādhāna' (concentration).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+samādhāna)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective (neuter)
• samādhāna – concentration, fixing the mind, profound meditation (samādhi)
  noun (neuter)
  From 'sam' + 'ā' + root 'dhā' (to place) + 'lyuT'.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the state of concentration.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the consequence.

विश्राम्यति (viśrāmyati) - rests, reposes, finds peace

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

From 'vi' + root 'śram' (to be weary) in class 4 conjugation.

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Verb for 'saḥ' (pratyayaḥ).

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, personally

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'sva'.

Note: Modifies 'viśrāmyati'.

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