योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-51

मनसो बाह्यमारम्भमान्तरं च लुनाति यः ।
समं वैतृष्ण्यदात्रेण तस्य क्षेत्रं प्रकाशते ॥ ५१ ॥

manaso bāhyamārambhamāntaraṃ ca lunāti yaḥ ,
samaṃ vaitṛṣṇyadātreṇa tasya kṣetraṃ prakāśate 51

51. manasaḥ bāhyam ārambham āntaram ca lunāti yaḥ
samam vaitṛṣṇya-dātreṇa tasya kṣetram prakāśate

51. yaḥ manasaḥ bāhyam ārambham āntaram ca samam
vaitṛṣṇya-dātreṇa lunāti tasya kṣetram prakāśate

51. The field (kṣetram) of that person who, with the scythe of dispassion (vaitṛṣṇya), cuts off both the mind's external endeavors and internal thoughts, shines forth.

Words meanings summery:

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind

• बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external undertaking/action (external, outer, outward)

• आरम्भम् (ārambham) - undertaking, beginning, effort, enterprise

• आन्तरम् (āntaram) - internal thoughts/undertakings (internal, inner, intimate)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• लुनाति (lunāti) - cuts, reaps, mows, destroys

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• समम् (samam) - equally, uniformly, together with, with

• वैतृष्ण्य-दात्रेण (vaitṛṣṇya-dātreṇa) - with the scythe of dispassion/detachment

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its

• क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the inner realm, consciousness, spiritual domain (field, tract of land, body, sphere of action, sacred spot)

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears, becomes visible, is revealed

Words meanings and morphology

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, from the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention

Root: man (class 4)

बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external undertaking/action (external, outer, outward)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outer, outward, foreign

From 'bahis' (outside) + 'ya' suffix

आरम्भम् (ārambham) - undertaking, beginning, effort, enterprise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārambha

ārambha - undertaking, beginning, effort, enterprise

verbal noun

From 'ā-' + root 'rabh' (to begin)

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

आन्तरम् (āntaram) - internal thoughts/undertakings (internal, inner, intimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āntara

āntara - internal, inner, intimate, closely related

From 'antara' (interior) + 'aṇ' suffix

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

लुनाति (lunāti) - cuts, reaps, mows, destroys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of lū

present indicative

Parasmaipada verb, class 9

Root: lū (class 9)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

समम् (samam) - equally, uniformly, together with, with

(indeclinable)

Used as an indeclinable adverb meaning 'along with' or 'equally'.

वैतृष्ण्य-दात्रेण (vaitṛṣṇya-dātreṇa) - with the scythe of dispassion/detachment

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vaitṛṣṇya-dātra

vaitṛṣṇya-dātra - scythe of dispassion/detachment

Compound word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaitṛṣṇya+dātra)

• vaitṛṣṇya – dispassion, freedom from desire, detachment
  noun (neuter)
  From 'vitṛṣṇā' (absence of thirst/desire) + 'ya' suffix
  Prefix: vi
• dātra – scythe, sickle, instrument for cutting
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dā' (to cut)
  Root: dā (class 3)

तस्य (tasya) - his, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - the inner realm, consciousness, spiritual domain (field, tract of land, body, sphere of action, sacred spot)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, land, ground, region; body, sphere of action; holy place

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears, becomes visible, is revealed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prakāś

present indicative

Ātmanepada verb, class 1, formed with 'pra-' prefix and root 'kāś'

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

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