योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-83

ततो निमेषमात्रेण प्रशेमुर्मृगतृष्णिकाः ।
परबोधरसापूरैर्यथा संसारवासनाः ॥ ८३ ॥

tato nimeṣamātreṇa praśemurmṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ ,
parabodharasāpūrairyathā saṃsāravāsanāḥ 83

83. tataḥ nimeṣamātreṇa praśemuḥ mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ
parabodharasāpūraiḥ yathā saṃsāravāsanāḥ

83. tataḥ nimeṣamātreṇa mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ
parabodharasāpūraiḥ saṃsāravāsanāḥ yathā praśemuḥ

83. Then, in just a blink of an eye, the mirages (mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ) vanished, just as the latent impressions (saṃsāravāsanāḥ) of worldly existence (saṃsāra) are extinguished by the abundant essence of supreme knowledge.

83. אז, כהרף עין, התפוגגו אשליות חזיונות התעתועים, כשם שמאוויי הַסַמְסָארָה (סבך הקיום התופעתי) נעלמים עם שיטפון הניטר של ההתעוררות העליונה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• निमेषमात्रेण (nimeṣamātreṇa) - in just a moment, in the blink of an eye

• प्रशेमुः (praśemuḥ) - they disappeared, were extinguished, perished

• मृगतृष्णिकाः (mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ) - mirages

• परबोधरसापूरैः (parabodharasāpūraiḥ) - by the floods/abundance of the essence of supreme knowledge

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• संसारवासनाः (saṁsāravāsanāḥ) - latent impressions/tendencies of worldly existence

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

निमेषमात्रेण (nimeṣamātreṇa) - in just a moment, in the blink of an eye

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣamātra

nimeṣamātra - a mere wink, only a moment

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+mātra)

• nimeṣa – a wink, a blink of an eye, moment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, just
  adjective (neuter)

प्रशेमुः (praśemuḥ) - they disappeared, were extinguished, perished

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pra-śam

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

मृगतृष्णिकाः (mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ) - mirages

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mṛgatṛṣṇikā

mṛgatṛṣṇikā - mirage (lit. 'deer's thirst')

परबोधरसापूरैः (parabodharasāpūraiḥ) - by the floods/abundance of the essence of supreme knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parabodharasāpūra

parabodharasāpūra - flood/abundance of the essence of supreme knowledge

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (parabodharasa+āpūra)

• parabodharasa – essence of supreme knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• āpūra – flood, abundance, stream
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

संसारवासनाः (saṁsāravāsanāḥ) - latent impressions/tendencies of worldly existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃsāravāsanā

saṁsāravāsanā - latent impression or tendency related to worldly existence (saṃsāra)

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+vāsanā)

• saṃsāra – worldly existence, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• vāsanā – latent impression, unconscious tendency, inclination, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

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