योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-15

एषा ज्ञप्तेर्नवावस्था त्वं जाग्रत्संसृतिं श्रृणु ।
नवप्रसूतस्य परादयं चाहमिदं मम ॥ १५ ॥

eṣā jñapternavāvasthā tvaṃ jāgratsaṃsṛtiṃ śrṛṇu ,
navaprasūtasya parādayaṃ cāhamidaṃ mama 15

15. eṣā jñapteḥ navā avasthā tvam jāgrat saṃsṛtim
śṛṇu navaprasūtasya parāt ayam ca aham idam mama

15. eṣā jñapteḥ navā avasthā tvam jāgrat saṃsṛtim
śṛṇu navaprasūtasya parāt ayam ca aham idam mama

15. This is a new state of knowledge (jñapti). Now, listen to the waking (jāgrat) state as a form of worldly existence (saṃsāra). In a newly born being, the notions 'this (is I)', 'I (am this)', and 'this is mine' arise from the Supreme (para).

Words meanings summery:

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• ज्ञप्तेः (jñapteḥ) - of (pure) consciousness (of knowledge, of understanding, of consciousness)

• नवा (navā) - new, fresh, recent

• अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition, stage

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (of consciousness) (waking, awake, the waking state)

• संसृतिम् (saṁsṛtim) - the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (transmigration, worldly existence, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra))

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• नवप्रसूतस्य (navaprasūtasya) - of a newly born, of a newborn

• परात् (parāt) - from the Supreme (reality) (from the other, from the supreme, from the beyond)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (sense of self) (this (masculine))

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• इदम् (idam) - this (object/phenomenon) (this, this one, it)

• मम (mama) - my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

ज्ञप्तेः (jñapteḥ) - of (pure) consciousness (of knowledge, of understanding, of consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of jñapti

jñapti - knowledge, understanding, consciousness, cognition

Derived from root 'jñā' with suffix 'ktin'

Root: jñā (class 9)

नवा (navā) - new, fresh, recent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nava

nava - new, fresh, recent, young

अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition, stage

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, stage, period

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (of consciousness) (waking, awake, the waking state)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful, the waking state

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'jāgṛ' with suffix 'śatṛ'

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Here acting as an adjective to saṃsṛtim (feminine).

संसृतिम् (saṁsṛtim) - the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (transmigration, worldly existence, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, worldly existence, continuous flow, the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)

Derived from root 'sṛ' with prefix 'sam' and suffix 'ktin'

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: The word saṃsāra is a variant of saṃsṛti often used interchangeably.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

नवप्रसूतस्य (navaprasūtasya) - of a newly born, of a newborn

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of navaprasūta

navaprasūta - newly born, recently produced

Compound type : tatpurusha (nava+prasūta)

• nava – new, fresh, young
  adjective (masculine)
• prasūta – born, produced, brought forth
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sū' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sū (class 4)

Note: Can also be neuter.

परात् (parāt) - from the Supreme (reality) (from the other, from the supreme, from the beyond)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, beyond

Note: Can also be masculine.

अयम् (ayam) - this (sense of self) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Gender is determined by the speaker.

इदम् (idam) - this (object/phenomenon) (this, this one, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Gender is determined by the possessor.

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