योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-49

स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानमवष्टभ्य विचारतः ।
संसारमोहजलधेस्तारयेत्स्वमनोमृगम् ॥ ४९ ॥

svayamevātmanātmānamavaṣṭabhya vicārataḥ ,
saṃsāramohajaladhestārayetsvamanomṛgam 49

49. svayam eva ātmanā ātmānam avaṣṭabhya vicārataḥ
saṃsāra-moha-jaladheḥ tārayet svamanomṛgam

49. svayam eva ātmanā ātmānam vicārataḥ avaṣṭabhya,
saṃsāra-moha-jaladheḥ svamanomṛgam tārayet.

49. One should, by oneself, through the self (ātman) and by means of discrimination (vicāra), restrain one's mind, which is like a deer, and enable it to cross the ocean of delusion (moha) that is the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra).

49. כשהוא נשען על עצמו בעזרת חקירה תבונית, יש לחלץ את צבי מחשבתו מתוך ים האשליה של הַסַּמְסָארָה (סבך הקיום התופעתי).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, voluntarily

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

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

• अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having restrained, having supported, having held firm

• विचारतः (vicārataḥ) - through discrimination, by means of inquiry

• संसार-मोह-जलधेः (saṁsāra-moha-jaladheḥ) - from the ocean of worldly delusion

• तारयेत् (tārayet) - one should cause to cross, one should rescue

• स्वमनोमृगम् (svamanomṛgam) - one's own mind-deer

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, voluntarily

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of a pronominal form.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul or the universal Self

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul or the universal Self

अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having restrained, having supported, having held firm

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'stambh' (to support, stop) with prefix 'ava' and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 5)

विचारतः (vicārataḥ) - through discrimination, by means of inquiry

(indeclinable)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

संसार-मोह-जलधेः (saṁsāra-moha-jaladheḥ) - from the ocean of worldly delusion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra-moha-jaladhi

saṁsāra-moha-jaladhi - ocean of the delusion (moha) of saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth)

Compound of 'saṃsāra' (cycle of existence), 'moha' (delusion), and 'jaladhi' (ocean).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+moha+jaladhi)

• saṃsāra – cycle of birth and death, transmigration, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• jaladhi – ocean, sea (literally 'water holder')
  noun (masculine)

तारयेत् (tārayet) - one should cause to cross, one should rescue

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of tāray

Causative

Causative form of root 'tṛ' (to cross).

Root: tṛ (class 1)

स्वमनोमृगम् (svamanomṛgam) - one's own mind-deer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svamanomṛga

svamanomṛga - one's own mind-like-deer, the mind-deer

Compound of 'sva' (own), 'manas' (mind), and 'mṛga' (deer), often used metaphorically for the restless mind.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+manas+mṛga)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective/pronoun
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• mṛga – deer, animal, beast
  noun (masculine)

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