योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-54

शून्ये एव शरीरेऽस्मिन्विलोलो जलवातवत् ।
अनन्यया वासनया त्वहंभावाहिरर्पितः ॥ ५४ ॥

śūnye eva śarīre'sminvilolo jalavātavat ,
ananyayā vāsanayā tvahaṃbhāvāhirarpitaḥ 54

54. śūnye eva śarīre asmin vilolaḥ jalavātavat
ananyayā vāsanayā tu ahaṃbhāvaḥ ahiḥ arpitaḥ

54. asmin śūnye eva śarīre,
jalavātavat vilolaḥ,
tu ananyayā vāsanayā ahaṃbhāvaḥ ahiḥ arpitaḥ

54. In this empty body, unstable like water and wind, the serpent of ego-sense (ahaṃbhāva) is indeed implanted by an exclusive latent impression (vāsanā).

Words meanings summery:

• शून्ये (śūnye) - empty, void, deserted, শূন্য

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

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (neuter)

• विलोलः (vilolaḥ) - wavering, unsteady, trembling, agitated

• जलवातवत् (jalavātavat) - like water and wind, like water or wind (i.e., unsteady)

• अनन्यया (ananyayā) - by the exclusive, by the unique, by the non-separate

• वासनया (vāsanayā) - by the latent impression, by the inherent tendency

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• अहंभावः (ahaṁbhāvaḥ) - ego-sense, egoity, the sense of 'I'

• अहिः (ahiḥ) - serpent, snake

• अर्पितः (arpitaḥ) - placed, fixed, deposited, implanted, offered

Words meanings and morphology

शून्ये (śūnye) - empty, void, deserted, শূন্য

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted, naught, zero

Root: śvi (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Root: śṝ (class 9)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Pronominal stem for 'this'

विलोलः (vilolaḥ) - wavering, unsteady, trembling, agitated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vilola

vilola - wavering, unsteady, trembling, agitated, shaking

From root √lul (to shake) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: lul (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'ahaṃbhāva ahiḥ' or the body itself, though context points to the body.

जलवातवत् (jalavātavat) - like water and wind, like water or wind (i.e., unsteady)

(indeclinable)

Taddhita suffix '-vat' (like) appended to a compound 'jalavāta'

Compound type : dvandva (jala+vāta)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √vā (to blow)
  Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially or adjectivally to describe the unsteadiness.

अनन्यया (ananyayā) - by the exclusive, by the unique, by the non-separate

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ananya

ananya - not other, unique, exclusive, identical, non-separate

Negative compound (na + anya)

वासनया (vāsanayā) - by the latent impression, by the inherent tendency

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, inherent tendency, mental predisposition, desire, perfume

Derived from root √vas (to dwell, reside)

Root: vas (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अहंभावः (ahaṁbhāvaḥ) - ego-sense, egoity, the sense of 'I'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃbhāva

ahaṁbhāva - ego-sense, egoity, the sense of 'I', self-conceit

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+bhāva)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, feeling, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अहिः (ahiḥ) - serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahi

ahi - serpent, snake, dragon

अर्पितः (arpitaḥ) - placed, fixed, deposited, implanted, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arpita

arpita - placed, fixed, offered, entrusted, implanted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √ṛp (to place) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛp (class 1)

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