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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-18

कलेवरमहंकारगृहस्थस्य महागृहम् ।
लुठत्वभ्येतु वा स्थैर्यं किमनेन मुने मम ॥ १८ ॥
kalevaramahaṃkāragṛhasthasya mahāgṛham ,
luṭhatvabhyetu vā sthairyaṃ kimanena mune mama 18
18. kalevaram ahaṅkāragṛhasthasya mahāgṛham luṭhatu
abhyetu vā sthairyam kim anena mune mama
18. This body is a grand residence for the ego (ahaṅkāra), which acts like a householder. Let it perish, or let it achieve permanence; what is its use to me, O sage?

Words meanings summery:

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  • कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body, physical frame
  • अहङ्कारगृहस्थस्य (ahaṅkāragṛhasthasya) - of the householder-like ego
  • महागृहम् (mahāgṛham) - a great house, grand residence
  • लुठतु (luṭhatu) - let it roll, let it be destroyed, let it perish
  • अभ्येतु (abhyetu) - let it come, let it approach, let it attain
  • वा (vā) - or, either...or
  • स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, permanence
  • किम् (kim) - what, what for, of what use
  • अनेन (anena) - by this
  • मुने (mune) - O sage, O hermit
  • मम (mama) - to me, for me, my

Words meanings and morphology

कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body, physical frame
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kalevara
kalevara - body, physical frame, carcass
अहङ्कारगृहस्थस्य (ahaṅkāragṛhasthasya) - of the householder-like ego
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāragṛhastha
ahaṅkāragṛhastha - ego as a householder
Tatpurusha compound: 'ahaṅkāra' (ego) + 'gṛhastha' (householder).
Compound type : Tatpurusha (ahaṅkāra+gṛhastha)
  • ahaṅkāra – ego, I-consciousness, sense of self, pride
    noun (masculine)
  • gṛhastha – householder, one who dwells in a house
    noun (masculine)
महागृहम् (mahāgṛham) - a great house, grand residence
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāgṛha
mahāgṛha - great house, grand dwelling
Karmadharaya compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'gṛha' (house).
Compound type : Karmadharaya (mahā+gṛha)
  • mahā – great, large, vast, mighty
    adjective (feminine)
  • gṛha – house, home, dwelling
    noun (neuter)
लुठतु (luṭhatu) - let it roll, let it be destroyed, let it perish
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of luṭh
Root: luṭh (class 1)
अभ्येतु (abhyetu) - let it come, let it approach, let it attain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhy-i
Root 'i' with prefix 'abhi-'.
Prefix: abhi
Root: i (class 2)
वा (vā) - or, either...or
(indeclinable)
स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, permanence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sthairya
sthairya - stability, firmness, steadfastness, permanence
From 'sthira' (firm, steady).
किम् (kim) - what, what for, of what use
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here idiomatically as 'what use?'
अनेन (anena) - by this
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
मुने (mune) - O sage, O hermit
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, silent one
मम (mama) - to me, for me, my
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I
First person singular pronoun
Note: Here used as dative 'to me' or 'for me'.