योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-17

उद्यत्प्रथममध्यक्षं जीवस्य प्रथमं वपुः ।
मनः प्रत्यक्षमित्युक्तं तत्तेनाद्यैव दुर्धिया ॥ १७ ॥

udyatprathamamadhyakṣaṃ jīvasya prathamaṃ vapuḥ ,
manaḥ pratyakṣamityuktaṃ tattenādyaiva durdhiyā 17

17. udyat prathamam adhyakṣam jīvasya prathamam vapuḥ
manaḥ pratyakṣam iti uktam tat tena adya eva durdhiyā

17. jīvasya udyat prathamam adhyakṣam prathamam vapuḥ manaḥ.
tat tena durdhiyā adya eva pratyakṣam iti uktam

17. The mind (manas) is the first emerging (udyat) and directly perceptible (adhyakṣam) form (vapuḥ) of the individual soul (jīva). It is indeed by a dull intellect (durdhiyā) that this (mind) is now called 'direct perception' (pratyakṣam).

Words meanings summery:

• उद्यत् (udyat) - rising, emerging, appearing

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, primary

• अध्यक्षम् (adhyakṣam) - visible, perceptible, direct perception, presiding over

• जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the individual soul (jīva), of life

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, primary

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, figure

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct perception, evident, visible

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, spoken

• तत् (tat) - that mind (that)

• तेन (tena) - by that (mind) (by that, by him)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at this time

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• दुर्धिया (durdhiyā) - by the dull-witted, by one with poor intellect

Words meanings and morphology

उद्यत् (udyat) - rising, emerging, appearing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udyat

udyat - rising, emerging

Present Active Participle

From root i- with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, primary

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, primary

अध्यक्षम् (adhyakṣam) - visible, perceptible, direct perception, presiding over

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyakṣa

adhyakṣa - visible, perceptible, direct cognition, superintendent

From adhi- + akṣa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adhi+akṣa)

• adhi – over, above, concerning
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye, sense organ
  noun (neuter)

जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the individual soul (jīva), of life

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul (jīva), life, living being

From root jīv- 'to live'

Root: jīv (class 1)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, primary

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, primary

वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, figure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - form, body, figure

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct perception, evident, visible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - visible, direct perception, before the eyes

From prati- + akṣa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prati+akṣa)

• prati – towards, against, in front of
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye, sense organ
  noun (neuter)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac- 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that mind (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तेन (tena) - by that (mind) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at this time

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

दुर्धिया (durdhiyā) - by the dull-witted, by one with poor intellect

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of durdhi

durdhi - dull intellect, foolishness

Compound of dur (bad) and dhī (intellect)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+dhī)

• dus – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
• dhī – intellect, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)