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!

29. שחרור (מוֹכְּשָׁה) פירושו צינון החשיבה, ושעבוד פירושו יקוד החשיבה. ואף על פי כן, האנשים אינם משתוקקים לכך – הוי, מה גדולה סכלותו של העולם!

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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