योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-48

नष्टाहंकारवेतालो देहवानकलेवरः ।
कस्मिंश्चिद्रोमकोट्यग्रे तस्येयमवतिष्ठते ।
जगल्लक्ष्मीर्महामेरोः पुष्पे क्वचिदिवालिनी ॥ ४८ ॥

naṣṭāhaṃkāravetālo dehavānakalevaraḥ ,
kasmiṃścidromakoṭyagre tasyeyamavatiṣṭhate ,
jagallakṣmīrmahāmeroḥ puṣpe kvacidivālinī 48

48. naṣṭāhaṅkāravetālaḥ dehavān
akalevaraḥ kasmin cit romakoṭyagre
tasya iyam avatiṣṭhate jagallakṣmīḥ
mahāmeroḥ puṣpe kvacit iva ālinī

48. naṣṭāhaṅkāravetālaḥ dehavān
akalevaraḥ tasya kasmin cit romakoṭyagre
iyam jagallakṣmīḥ avatiṣṭhate
mahāmeroḥ kvacit puṣpe ālinī iva

48. In him, the demon-like ego (ahaṅkāra) is destroyed; he possesses a body yet is bodiless. Upon the very tip of one of his hairs rests the entire splendor of the world (jagallakṣmī), just as a bee might rest on some flower of the mighty Meru mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• नष्टाहङ्कारवेतालः (naṣṭāhaṅkāravetālaḥ) - in whom the demon-like ego (ahaṅkāra) is destroyed (whose ego (ahaṅkāra) ghost is destroyed)

• देहवान् (dehavān) - possessing a body

• अकलेवरः (akalevaraḥ) - bodiless (bodiless, without a body)

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - on some (on which, in which, some)

• चित् (cit) - some (some, any, even)

• रोमकोट्यग्रे (romakoṭyagre) - on the very tip of one of his hairs (on the tip of a hair)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (realized being) (of him, his)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (splendor) (this)

• अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - rests (stands, rests, remains, abides)

• जगल्लक्ष्मीः (jagallakṣmīḥ) - the entire splendor of the world (the world's beauty/prosperity/splendor)

• महामेरोः (mahāmeroḥ) - of the mighty Meru mountain (of the great Meru mountain)

• पुष्पे (puṣpe) - on some flower (in a flower)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - on some (somewhere, sometimes, in some)

• इव (iva) - just as (as if, like, in the manner of)

• आलिनी (ālinī) - a bee (female bee, swarm of bees)

Words meanings and morphology

नष्टाहङ्कारवेतालः (naṣṭāhaṅkāravetālaḥ) - in whom the demon-like ego (ahaṅkāra) is destroyed (whose ego (ahaṅkāra) ghost is destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭāhaṅkāravetāla

naṣṭāhaṅkāravetāla - having the ego-ghost destroyed.

Compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+ahaṅkāra+vetāla)

• naṣṭa – destroyed, lost, perished.
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'naś' (to perish, be lost).
  Root: naś (class 4)
• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, self-consciousness.
  noun (masculine)
• vetāla – ghost, demon, goblin.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

देहवान् (dehavān) - possessing a body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehavat

dehavat - having a body, corporeal.

From 'deha' (body) + 'matup' suffix.

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

अकलेवरः (akalevaraḥ) - bodiless (bodiless, without a body)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akalevara

akalevara - bodiless, without a body.

From 'a' (negation) + 'kalevara' (body).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+kalevara)

• a – not, un-, without.
  prefix/indeclinable
• kalevara – body, corpse.
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - on some (on which, in which, some)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, some.

Note: Forms an indefinite pronoun with 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - some (some, any, even)

(indeclinable)

रोमकोट्यग्रे (romakoṭyagre) - on the very tip of one of his hairs (on the tip of a hair)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of romakoṭyagra

romakoṭyagra - tip of a hair.

Compound.

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (roma+koṭi+agra)

• roma – hair, down, bodily hair.
  noun (masculine)
• koṭi – tip, end, extremity; ten million.
  noun (feminine)
• agra – tip, point, front, summit.
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'on the tip-end of a hair'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (realized being) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it.

Note: Possessive pronoun.

इयम् (iyam) - this (splendor) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here.

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - rests (stands, rests, remains, abides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avatiṣṭhate

Present Tense, Middle Voice

From 'ava' + root 'sthā' (to stand). Class 1 verb (Ātmanepada).

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'jagallakṣmīḥ'.

जगल्लक्ष्मीः (jagallakṣmīḥ) - the entire splendor of the world (the world's beauty/prosperity/splendor)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagallakṣmī

jagallakṣmī - the beauty/prosperity/goddess Lakṣmī of the world.

Compound.

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (jagat+lakṣmī)

• jagat – world, universe; moving, living.
  noun (neuter)
• lakṣmī – prosperity, wealth, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī.
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'avatiṣṭhate'.

महामेरोः (mahāmeroḥ) - of the mighty Meru mountain (of the great Meru mountain)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahāmeru

mahāmeru - the great Meru mountain.

Compound.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+meru)

• mahā – great, mighty, large.
  adjective (masculine)
• meru – Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain); central pole.
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, describing 'puṣpe'.

पुष्पे (puṣpe) - on some flower (in a flower)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom.

Note: Locative of place.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - on some (somewhere, sometimes, in some)

(indeclinable)

From 'kva' (where) + 'cit' (indefinite particle).

Note: Adverbial use modifying 'puṣpe'.

इव (iva) - just as (as if, like, in the manner of)

(indeclinable)

आलिनी (ālinī) - a bee (female bee, swarm of bees)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ālinī

ālinī - female bee, bee.

Feminine form of 'āli' (bee).

Note: Subject of the implicit verb in the simile (e.g., 'rests').

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