योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-15, verse-11

अहंकारं परित्यज्य मुने शान्तमनस्तया ।
अवतिष्ठे गतोद्वेगो भोगौघो भङ्गुरास्पदः ॥ ११ ॥

ahaṃkāraṃ parityajya mune śāntamanastayā ,
avatiṣṭhe gatodvego bhogaugho bhaṅgurāspadaḥ 11

11. ahaṅkāraṃ parityajya mune śāntamanastayā |
avatiṣṭhe gatodvegaḥ bhogaughaḥ bhaṅgurāspadaḥ ||

11. O sage, having relinquished ego (ahaṅkāra), I remain with a tranquil mind, free from agitation. The torrent of worldly pleasures is based on a perishable foundation.

11. הוֹ מֻנִי (חכם פרוש), כשאני זונח את הַאַהַנְקָארָה (תחושת האגו) ובאמצעות חשיבה רגועה נשאר חופשי מחרדה, מתברר כי כל שפע התענוגות נשען על יסוד רעוע וחולף.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कारं (ahaṅkāraṁ) - the ego (ahaṅkāra)

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• शान्तमनस्तया (śāntamanastayā) - with a tranquil mind, by means of a tranquil mind

• अवतिष्ठे (avatiṣṭhe) - I remain, I abide, I stand

• गतोद्वेगः (gatodvegaḥ) - one who is free from agitation, having agitation gone

• भोगौघः (bhogaughaḥ) - flood/torrent of enjoyments/pleasures

• भङ्गुरास्पदः (bhaṅgurāspadaḥ) - having a perishable foundation/basis, whose support is transient

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कारं (ahaṅkāraṁ) - the ego (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, sense of 'I', egotism

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

शान्तमनस्तया (śāntamanastayā) - with a tranquil mind, by means of a tranquil mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śāntamanastā

śāntamanastā - the state of having a tranquil mind, mental tranquility

Compound type : tatpurusha (śānta+manas+tā)

• śānta – calm, tranquil, peaceful
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śam' (to be calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  indeclinable (feminine)

अवतिष्ठे (avatiṣṭhe) - I remain, I abide, I stand

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of avasthā

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

गतोद्वेगः (gatodvegaḥ) - one who is free from agitation, having agitation gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatodvega

gatodvega - one whose agitation is gone, free from anxiety/agitation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+udvega)

• gata – gone, departed, disappeared
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• udvega – agitation, anxiety, fear
  noun (masculine)

भोगौघः (bhogaughaḥ) - flood/torrent of enjoyments/pleasures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhogaugha

bhogaugha - flood/torrent of enjoyments

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhoga+ogha)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly objects
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)

भङ्गुरास्पदः (bhaṅgurāspadaḥ) - having a perishable foundation/basis, whose support is transient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhaṅgurāspada

bhaṅgurāspada - having a perishable foundation; whose basis is transient

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhaṅgura+āspada)

• bhaṅgura – perishable, fragile, transient
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'bhañj' (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• āspada – foundation, basis, support, abode
  noun (neuter)

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