योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-3

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
असता भूतसंघेन क्षयोऽहंकारनामधृक् ।
वेतालः शिशुनेवेह मिथ्यैव परिकल्पितः ॥ ३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
asatā bhūtasaṃghena kṣayo'haṃkāranāmadhṛk ,
vetālaḥ śiśuneveha mithyaiva parikalpitaḥ 3

3. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca | asatā bhūtasaṅghena kṣayaḥ ahaṅkāranāmadhṛk
| vetālaḥ śiśunā iva iha mithyā eva parikalpitaḥ ||

3. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca iha asatā bhūtasaṅghena kṣayaḥ
ahaṅkāranāmadhṛk śiśunā vetālaḥ iva mithyā eva parikalpitaḥ

3. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The ego (ahaṅkāra), which is nothing but decay, is imagined by a non-existent host of elements, just as a ghost (vetāla) is falsely conceived here by a child.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - auspicious, glorious (auspicious, prosperous, glorious)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, most excellent)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• असता (asatā) - by that which is unreal or non-existent (by the non-existent, by the unreal)

• भूतसङ्घेन (bhūtasaṅghena) - by a collection of unreal or non-existent elements/entities (referring to the illusory nature of creation) (by the host of beings, by the collection of elements)

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - decline, decay (referring to the ephemeral nature of the ego) (decay, destruction, decline, loss)

• अहङ्कारनामधृक् (ahaṅkāranāmadhṛk) - that which is known as the ego (ahaṅkāra) (bearing the name ego, called ego)

• वेतालः (vetālaḥ) - a phantom or goblin (a ghost, demon, vampire)

• शिशुना (śiśunā) - by a child (implying naivety or immaturity) (by a child, by an infant)

• इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as if, as)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context of reality/illusion) (here, in this world, in this case)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, illusorily (falsely, wrongly, untrue)

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

• परिकल्पितः (parikalpitaḥ) - falsely conceived, imagined (imagined, conceived, devised)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - auspicious, glorious (auspicious, prosperous, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - auspiciousness, prosperity, glory, beauty, wealth

Note: Often used as an honorific prefix.

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - the sage Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, most excellent)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - a proper name (of a Vedic sage), most excellent, best, wealthy

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

असता (asatā) - by that which is unreal or non-existent (by the non-existent, by the unreal)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

from a- (negation) + sat (being, existing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• sat – existing, being, good, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be), present participle
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `bhūtasaṅghena`.

भूतसङ्घेन (bhūtasaṅghena) - by a collection of unreal or non-existent elements/entities (referring to the illusory nature of creation) (by the host of beings, by the collection of elements)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūtasaṅgha

bhūtasaṅgha - host of beings, collection of elements, multitude of creatures

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+saṅgha)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• saṅgha – collection, host, multitude, community
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - decline, decay (referring to the ephemeral nature of the ego) (decay, destruction, decline, loss)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - decay, destruction, perishing, loss, waste

from root kṣi (to decay)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

अहङ्कारनामधृक् (ahaṅkāranāmadhṛk) - that which is known as the ego (ahaṅkāra) (bearing the name ego, called ego)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāranāmadhṛk

ahaṅkāranāmadhṛk - bearing the name ego

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ahaṅkāra+nāma+dhṛk)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, 'I-making', self-identification
  noun (masculine)
  from aham (I) + kṛ (to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• nāma – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)
• dhṛk – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  from root dhṛ (to bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वेतालः (vetālaḥ) - a phantom or goblin (a ghost, demon, vampire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vetāla

vetāla - a ghost, a demon, a vampire-like being

शिशुना (śiśunā) - by a child (implying naivety or immaturity) (by a child, by an infant)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young one

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (in this context of reality/illusion) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, illusorily (falsely, wrongly, untrue)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

परिकल्पितः (parikalpitaḥ) - falsely conceived, imagined (imagined, conceived, devised)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parikalpita

parikalpita - imagined, conceived, devised, invented, fabricated

Past Passive Participle

from root kḷp with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kṣayaḥ` and `vetālaḥ`.

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