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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-115, verse-12

देही हि कर्मभाग्यो हि नानाकारशरीरधृक् ।
अहंकारमनोजीवनामभिः परिकल्प्यते ॥ १२ ॥
dehī hi karmabhāgyo hi nānākāraśarīradhṛk ,
ahaṃkāramanojīvanāmabhiḥ parikalpyate 12
12. dehī hi karmabhāgyaḥ hi nānākāraśarīradhṛk
ahaṅkāramanajīvanāmabhiḥ parikalpyate
12. dehī hi karmabhāgyaḥ hi nānākāraśarīradhṛk
ahaṅkāramanajīvanāmabhiḥ parikalpyate
12. Indeed, the embodied being (dehī), whose destiny is determined by actions (karma) and who assumes various forms of bodies, is designated by the names 'ego' (ahaṅkāra), 'mind' (manas), and 'individual soul' (jīva).

Words meanings summery:

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  • देही (dehī) - embodied being, soul, living entity
  • हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because
  • कर्मभाग्यः (karmabhāgyaḥ) - whose destiny is determined by karma (actions), whose fate is tied to karma
  • हि (hi) - indeed, certainly
  • नानाकारशरीरधृक् (nānākāraśarīradhṛk) - bearing various forms of bodies
  • अहङ्कारमनजीवनामभिः (ahaṅkāramanajīvanāmabhiḥ) - by the names ego (ahaṅkāra), mind (manas), and individual soul (jīva)
  • परिकल्प्यते (parikalpyate) - is imagined, is conceived, is designated

Words meanings and morphology

देही (dehī) - embodied being, soul, living entity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dehin
dehin - embodied, living, soul
Derived from 'deha' (body) + '-in' suffix (possessor of body)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because
(indeclinable)
Emphatic/causal particle
कर्मभाग्यः (karmabhāgyaḥ) - whose destiny is determined by karma (actions), whose fate is tied to karma
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karmabhāgya
karmabhāgya - having fortune/destiny based on karma; whose lot is karma
Compound of 'karma' (action/destiny) and 'bhāgya' (fortune/destiny). Bahuvrihi compound 'whose bhagya is karma'.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (karma+bhāgya)
  • karma – action, deed, work; destiny, fate (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • bhāgya – fortune, destiny, fate, luck
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'dehī'.
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
Emphatic/causal particle
नानाकारशरीरधृक् (nānākāraśarīradhṛk) - bearing various forms of bodies
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nānākāraśarīradhṛk
nānākāraśarīradhṛk - bearer of various forms of bodies
Compound of 'nānākāra' (various forms) and 'śarīradhṛk' (body-bearer). Bahuvrihi compound 'one who bears bodies of various forms'.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānākāra+śarīradhṛk)
  • nānākāra – various forms, manifold shapes
    adjective (masculine)
    Compound of 'nānā' (various) and 'ākāra' (form).
  • śarīradhṛk – body-bearer, one who holds a body
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of 'śarīra' (body) and 'dhṛk' (bearer, from root DHṚ).
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'dehī'.
अहङ्कारमनजीवनामभिः (ahaṅkāramanajīvanāmabhiḥ) - by the names ego (ahaṅkāra), mind (manas), and individual soul (jīva)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of ahaṅkāramanajīvanāman
ahaṅkāramanajīvanāman - names (such as) ego, mind, and jīva
Compound listing 'ahaṅkāra', 'manas', and 'jīva' as 'nāmabhiḥ' (by names). Dvaṅdva compound.
Compound type : dvandva (ahaṅkāra+manas+jīva+nāman)
  • ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra)
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: aham
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • manas – mind, intellect, thought
    noun (neuter)
    Root: man (class 4)
  • jīva – individual soul, living being (jīva)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jīv (class 1)
  • nāman – name, appellation
    noun (neuter)
Note: Acts as the agent in the passive construction.
परिकल्प्यते (parikalpyate) - is imagined, is conceived, is designated
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kalp
Present Passive
3rd person singular Present Passive of root KḷP (to create, form) with prefix PARI. (Causative of kḷp is kalpayati).
Prefix: pari
Root: kḷp (class 1)