योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-5

वस्तुतो नास्त्यहंकारः परमात्मन्यभेदिनि ।
असम्यग्दर्शनान्मार्गीसरित्तीव्रातपे यथा ॥ ५ ॥

vastuto nāstyahaṃkāraḥ paramātmanyabhedini ,
asamyagdarśanānmārgīsarittīvrātape yathā 5

5. vastutaḥ na asti ahaṅkāraḥ paramātmani abhedini
| asamyaṅdarśanāt mārgī sarit tīvrātape yathā ||

5. vastutaḥ abhedini paramātmani ahaṅkāraḥ na asti tīvrātape mārgī sarit yathā (dṛśyate),
(tathā) asamyaṅdarśanāt (saḥ dṛśyate)

5. In reality, the ego (ahaṅkāra) does not exist in the non-dual supreme self (paramātman). It appears due to an imperfect perception, just as a river on a road is (mistakenly seen as a mirage) in intense sunshine.

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in truth, fundamentally (in reality, truly, actually)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the ego (ahaṅkāra), the false sense of self (ego, 'I-making', self-identification)

• परमात्मनि (paramātmani) - in the ultimate reality, the supreme self (paramātman) (in the supreme self, in the supreme soul)

• अभेदिनि (abhedini) - in the non-dual, unitary (referring to paramātman) (in the undivided, in the non-dual)

• असम्यङ्दर्शनात् (asamyaṅdarśanāt) - due to an incorrect or flawed perception (from imperfect vision, due to wrong perception)

• मार्गी (mārgī) - on the road (relating to a road, on the road)

• सरित् (sarit) - a river (referring to a mirage) (a river, stream)

• तीव्रातपे (tīvrātape) - in the intense heat of the sun (in intense heat, in fierce sunshine)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in truth, fundamentally (in reality, truly, actually)

(indeclinable)

from vastu (reality) + the suffix -tas

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

Present, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the ego (ahaṅkāra), the false sense of self (ego, 'I-making', self-identification)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, 'I-making', self-identification, pride

from aham (I) + kṛ (to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परमात्मनि (paramātmani) - in the ultimate reality, the supreme self (paramātman) (in the supreme self, in the supreme soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the supreme self, the universal soul, the ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul, the Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative case, singular.

अभेदिनि (abhedini) - in the non-dual, unitary (referring to paramātman) (in the undivided, in the non-dual)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhedin

abhedin - undivided, non-dual, inseparable, identical

from a- (negation) + bhedin (dividing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+bhedin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• bhedin – dividing, breaking, causing disunion
  adjective (masculine)
  from root bhid (to break, divide)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `paramātmani`.

असम्यङ्दर्शनात् (asamyaṅdarśanāt) - due to an incorrect or flawed perception (from imperfect vision, due to wrong perception)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of asamyaṅdarśana

asamyaṅdarśana - wrong vision, imperfect perception, incorrect view

from a- (negation) + samyaṅ (right) + darśana (seeing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+samyaṅ+darśana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• samyaṅ – right, proper, correct, complete
  adjective/indeclinable (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: añc (class 1)
• darśana – seeing, vision, perception, doctrine, philosophy
  noun (neuter)
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses cause or reason.

मार्गी (mārgī) - on the road (relating to a road, on the road)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mārgī

mārgī - relating to a road, on a road, a female traveler

from mārga (road) + -in (suffix)

Note: Agrees with `sarit` (feminine).

सरित् (sarit) - a river (referring to a mirage) (a river, stream)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarit

sarit - river, stream, current

from root sṛ (to flow)

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तीव्रातपे (tīvrātape) - in the intense heat of the sun (in intense heat, in fierce sunshine)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tīvrātapa

tīvrātapa - fierce sunshine, intense heat

Compound type : tatpurusha (tīvra+ātapa)

• tīvra – intense, strong, fierce, severe
  adjective (masculine)
• ātapa – sunshine, heat, warmth
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Locative case, indicating location or circumstance.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

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