योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-15, verse-10

अहमित्यस्ति चेद्ब्रह्मन्नहमापदि दुःखितः ।
नास्ति चेत्सुखितस्तस्मादनहंकारिता वरम् ॥ १० ॥

ahamityasti cedbrahmannahamāpadi duḥkhitaḥ ,
nāsti cetsukhitastasmādanahaṃkāritā varam 10

10. aham iti asti cet brahman aham āpadi duḥkhitaḥ |
na asti cet sukhitaḥ tasmāt anahaṅkāritā varam ||

10. O Brahmin, if the ego (ahaṅkāra) exists, then I am distressed in adversity. If it does not exist, then I am happy. Therefore, the absence of ego (ahaṅkāra) is superior.

10. הוֹ בְּרַהְמַן, אם תפיסת ה"אני" קיימת, הרי שאני שרוי במצוקה ובסבל. אם היא אינה קיימת, אני מאושר. לכן, ההשתחררות מהאגו היא הדרך הטובה ביותר.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, ego

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating speech/thought

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• चेत् (cet) - if

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• अहम् (aham) - I, ego

• आपदि (āpadi) - in distress, in calamity, in misfortune

• दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - sorrowful, unhappy, distressed

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• चेत् (cet) - if

• सुखितः (sukhitaḥ) - happy, joyful

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• अनहङ्कारिता (anahaṅkāritā) - absence of ego (ahaṅkāra), non-egotism

• वरम् (varam) - better, excellent, preferable

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, ego

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating speech/thought

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest; the Absolute Reality

अहम् (aham) - I, ego

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

आपदि (āpadi) - in distress, in calamity, in misfortune

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, distress, misfortune

दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - sorrowful, unhappy, distressed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - afflicted, pained, sorrowful, unhappy

Past Passive Participle

Derived from noun 'duḥkha' (suffering) + suffix 'ita'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

सुखितः (sukhitaḥ) - happy, joyful

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhita

sukhita - happy, joyful, pleased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from noun 'sukha' (happiness) + suffix 'ita'

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनहङ्कारिता (anahaṅkāritā) - absence of ego (ahaṅkāra), non-egotism

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anahaṅkāritā

anahaṅkāritā - absence of ego, non-egotism

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ahaṅkāra+itā)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• ahaṅkāra – ego, sense of 'I'
  noun (masculine)
• itā – suffix used to form abstract nouns related to the quality of having or being associated with
  indeclinable (feminine)
  from 'ita' (possessed of) and 'tā' (abstract suffix)

वरम् (varam) - better, excellent, preferable

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, choicest; boon; better

often used adverbially

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'it is better'.

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