योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-15, verse-2

अहंकारवशादेव दोषकोशकदर्थताम् ।
ददाति दीनदीनानां संसारो विविधाकृतिः ॥ २ ॥

ahaṃkāravaśādeva doṣakośakadarthatām ,
dadāti dīnadīnānāṃ saṃsāro vividhākṛtiḥ 2

2. ahaṅkāravaśāt eva doṣakośakadarthatām | dadāti
dīnadīnānām saṃsāraḥ vividhākṛtiḥ || 2 ||

2. Because of ego (ahaṅkāra) alone, this cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), which assumes diverse forms, brings forth a multitude of faults and degradation upon the most wretched of the distressed.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कारवशात् (ahaṅkāravaśāt) - due to ego, because of ego

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, certainly

• दोषकोशकदर्थताम् (doṣakośakadarthatām) - a heap of faults and degradation, wretchedness caused by a multitude of faults

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives, bestows, causes

• दीनदीनानाम् (dīnadīnānām) - for the most distressed of the distressed, for the utterly miserable ones

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence

• विविधाकृतिः (vividhākṛtiḥ) - having various forms, of diverse nature

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कारवशात् (ahaṅkāravaśāt) - due to ego, because of ego

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāravaśa

ahaṅkāravaśa - under the control/influence of ego

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+vaśa)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egocism, self-sense (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – control, power, influence
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

दोषकोशकदर्थताम् (doṣakośakadarthatām) - a heap of faults and degradation, wretchedness caused by a multitude of faults

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of doṣakośakadarthatā

doṣakośakadarthatā - degradation caused by a multitude of faults, a treasury of defects and wretchedness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (doṣa+kośa+kadarthatā)

• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, sin
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – treasury, sheath, collection, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• kadarthatā – degradation, wretchedness, vileness, perversion
  noun (feminine)

ददाति (dadāti) - gives, bestows, causes

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Reduplicated stem.

Root: dā (class 3)

दीनदीनानाम् (dīnadīnānām) - for the most distressed of the distressed, for the utterly miserable ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dīnadīna

dīnadīna - most miserable, utterly wretched, extremely poor

Reduplication of 'dīna' for emphasis or superlative meaning.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīna+dīna)

• dīna – miserable, distressed, poor, wretched
  adjective (masculine)
• dīna – miserable, distressed, poor, wretched
  adjective (masculine)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra), mundane life

विविधाकृतिः (vividhākṛtiḥ) - having various forms, of diverse nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vividhākṛti

vividhākṛti - having various forms, of diverse nature/appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+ākṛti)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds
  adjective (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)

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