योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-15, verse-19

अहमित्यम्बुदे शान्ते शनैश्च शमशातिनी ।
मनोगगनसंमोहमिहिका क्वापि गच्छति ॥ १९ ॥

ahamityambude śānte śanaiśca śamaśātinī ,
manogaganasaṃmohamihikā kvāpi gacchati 19

19. aham iti ambude śānte śanaiḥ ca śamaśātinī
manogaganasaṃmohamihikā kva api gacchati

19. When the 'I' (aham) consciousness, like a cloud, is calmed, then slowly, the mist of mental confusion in the sky of the mind, which destroys tranquility, vanishes somewhere.

19. כאשר ענן ה"אני" דועך, ערפל האשליה שבשמי פעילות החשיבה, ההורס את השלווה, נעלם לאט לאט כלא היה.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) or self-sense, expressed as 'I' (I)

• इति (iti) - marking a quote or concept, 'the idea of' (thus, so, in this way)

• अम्बुदे (ambude) - in the cloud of ego (aham) (in the cloud)

• शान्ते (śānte) - when calmed, when pacified

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• च (ca) - and, also

• शमशातिनी (śamaśātinī) - destroying tranquility, causing cessation of peace

• मनोगगनसंमोहमिहिका (manogaganasaṁmohamihikā) - mist of mental confusion in the sky of the mind

• क्व (kva) - where, to what place

• अपि (api) - used with `kva` to mean 'somewhere', 'anywhere' (also, even)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - vanishes, disappears (goes, moves, proceeds, departs)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) or self-sense, expressed as 'I' (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Refers to the personal 'I' or egoic consciousness.

इति (iti) - marking a quote or concept, 'the idea of' (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks 'aham' as the specific concept being referred to.

अम्बुदे (ambude) - in the cloud of ego (aham) (in the cloud)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. water-giver)

Compound ambus (water) + da (giver, from √dā)

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (ambus+da)

• ambus – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  From √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

शान्ते (śānte) - when calmed, when pacified

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - calmed, pacified, tranquil, ceased

Past Passive Participle

From √śam (to be calm, to cease)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `ambude` in a locative absolute construction.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Instrumental plural of śana used adverbially.

Note: Adverb modifying `gacchati`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `śanaiḥ` to the main clause.

शमशातिनी (śamaśātinī) - destroying tranquility, causing cessation of peace

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śamaśātin

śamaśātin - destroying peace/tranquility, causing cessation of peace

Compound of śama (peace) and śātin (destroying, causing to cease, from √śā to destroy, or śāti cessation)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śama+śātin)

• śama – peace, tranquility, calmness
  noun (masculine)
  From √śam
  Root: śam (class 4)
• śātin – destroying, causing to cease
  adjective (masculine)
  From √śā (to destroy) or śāti (cessation)
  Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `manogaganasaṃmohamihikā`.

मनोगगनसंमोहमिहिका (manogaganasaṁmohamihikā) - mist of mental confusion in the sky of the mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manogaganasaṃmohamihikā

manogaganasaṁmohamihikā - mist of confusion in the mind-sky

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+gagana+saṃmoha+mihikā)

• manas – mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• gagana – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
  From √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• saṃmoha – confusion, delusion, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  sam (prefix) + √muh (to be bewildered)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: muh (class 4)
• mihikā – mist, fog
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of `gacchati`.

क्व (kva) - where, to what place

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle

Note: Combined with `api` to mean 'somewhere'.

अपि (api) - used with `kva` to mean 'somewhere', 'anywhere' (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms `kvāpi` (somewhere) with `kva`.

गच्छति (gacchati) - vanishes, disappears (goes, moves, proceeds, departs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

3rd person, singular present active

Root: gam (class 1)

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