योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-40

अदेहो देहजैरेभिर्लज्जादिभिरसन्मयैः ।
किं मूर्ख इव दुर्बुद्धिर्विकल्पैरभिभूयसे ॥ ४० ॥

adeho dehajairebhirlajjādibhirasanmayaiḥ ,
kiṃ mūrkha iva durbuddhirvikalpairabhibhūyase 40

40. adehaḥ dehajaiḥ ebhiḥ lajjādibhiḥ asanmayaiḥ
kim mūrkhaḥ iva durbuddhiḥ vikalpaiḥ abhibhūyase

40. adehaḥ durbuddhiḥ kim mūrkhaḥ iva dehajaiḥ ebhiḥ
asanmayaiḥ lajjādibhiḥ vikalpaiḥ abhibhūyase

40. O bodiless one, why are you, dull-witted, like a fool, overcome by these unreal mental constructs (vikalpa) such as shame and others, which are born from the body?

40. כישות נטולת גוף, מדוע תניח לדמיונות שווא לא אמיתיים אלה, כמו בושה הנולדת מן הגוף, להכניע אותך כמו כסיל חסר תבונה?

Words meanings summery:

• अदेहः (adehaḥ) - O bodiless one, the bodiless one

• देहजैः (dehajaiḥ) - by those born from the body

• एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these

• लज्जादिभिः (lajjādibhiḥ) - by shame and others, by shame etc.

• असन्मयैः (asanmayaiḥ) - by those consisting of non-existence, by the unreal ones

• किम् (kim) - why, what (interrogative particle)

• मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - fool, ignorant one

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - O dull-witted one, the dull-witted one

• विकल्पैः (vikalpaiḥ) - by mental constructs, by delusions, by erroneous notions

• अभिभूयसे (abhibhūyase) - you are overcome, you are overwhelmed

Words meanings and morphology

अदेहः (adehaḥ) - O bodiless one, the bodiless one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adeha

adeha - bodiless, incorporeal

Compound type : negative tatpuruṣa (a+deha)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here in a vocative sense, addressing the bodiless one.

देहजैः (dehajaiḥ) - by those born from the body

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dehaja

dehaja - born from the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+ja)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix/adjective
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

लज्जादिभिः (lajjādibhiḥ) - by shame and others, by shame etc.

(noun)

Instrumental, plural of lajjādi

lajjādi - shame and so on

Compound type : dvandva (lajjā+ādi)

• lajjā – shame, embarrassment
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable

Note: Refers to a group of emotions starting with shame.

असन्मयैः (asanmayaiḥ) - by those consisting of non-existence, by the unreal ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asanmaya

asanmaya - consisting of non-existence, unreal, illusory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix/adjective
  Suffix indicating material or abundance.

किम् (kim) - why, what (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - fool, ignorant one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - foolish, ignorant; a fool

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - O dull-witted one, the dull-witted one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbuddhi

durbuddhi - dull-witted, foolish, evil-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+buddhi)

• dur – bad, difficult, evil
  prefix
• buddhi – intellect, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Used here in a vocative sense, addressing the dull-witted one.

विकल्पैः (vikalpaiḥ) - by mental constructs, by delusions, by erroneous notions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vikalpa

vikalpa - mental construct, illusion, doubt, erroneous notion

Prefix: vi

Root: kḷp (class 1)

अभिभूयसे (abhibhūyase) - you are overcome, you are overwhelmed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of abhibhū

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

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