योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-95, verse-29

मोक्षः शीतलचित्तत्वं बन्धः संतप्तचित्तता ।
एतस्मिन्नपि नार्थित्वमहो लोकस्य मूढता ॥ २९ ॥

mokṣaḥ śītalacittatvaṃ bandhaḥ saṃtaptacittatā ,
etasminnapi nārthitvamaho lokasya mūḍhatā 29

29. mokṣaḥ śītalacittatvam bandhaḥ saṃtaptacittatā |
etasmin api na arthitvam aho lokasya mūḍhatā ||

29. mokṣaḥ śītalacittatvam,
bandhaḥ saṃtaptacittatā (ca asti).
etasmin api arthitvam na (dṛśyate).
aho lokasya mūḍhatā!

29. Final liberation (mokṣa) is a cool and calm mind; bondage is an agitated and distressed mind. Despite this clear understanding, there is no desire or interest in it! Oh, the utter foolishness of people!

Words meanings summery:

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - final liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, emancipation)

• शीतलचित्तत्वम् (śītalacittatvam) - coolness of mind, calm state of mind

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie

• संतप्तचित्तता (saṁtaptacittatā) - agitated state of mind, heated mind, distress of mind

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्थित्वम् (arthitvam) - desire, interest, need, desirability

• अहो (aho) - Oh! (an exclamation of wonder, sorrow, or scorn)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people

• मूढता (mūḍhatā) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

Words meanings and morphology

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - final liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, emancipation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation, release

Derived from root √muc (to release, free).

Root: muc (class 6)

शीतलचित्तत्वम् (śītalacittatvam) - coolness of mind, calm state of mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śītalacittatva

śītalacittatva - state of having a cool or calm mind

Compound śītalacitta with the suffix -tva denoting abstraction.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śītala+citta)

• śītala – cool, cold, calm, tranquil
  adjective (masculine)
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter, tie

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, tying, fetter

Derived from root √bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

संतप्तचित्तता (saṁtaptacittatā) - agitated state of mind, heated mind, distress of mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃtaptacittatā

saṁtaptacittatā - state of having a distressed or agitated mind

Compound saṃtaptacitta with the suffix -tā denoting abstraction.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃtapta+citta)

• saṃtapta – heated, agitated, distressed, tormented
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from saṃ-√tap (to heat, distress).
  Prefix: saṃ
  Root: tap (class 1)
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्थित्वम् (arthitvam) - desire, interest, need, desirability

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthitva

arthitva - desirability, need, state of being desirous

Derived from artha (purpose, object) with the suffix -tva (denoting state or quality).

अहो (aho) - Oh! (an exclamation of wonder, sorrow, or scorn)

(indeclinable)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, folk, community

मूढता (mūḍhatā) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mūḍhatā

mūḍhatā - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

Derived from mūḍha (foolish, deluded) with the suffix -tā (denoting state or quality).

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