योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-25

स्ववासनाभ्रमेणैव क्वचित्केचित्कदाचन ।
मृतोऽयमिति पश्यन्ति केचिद्योगिनमग्रगाः ॥ २५ ॥

svavāsanābhrameṇaiva kvacitkecitkadācana ,
mṛto'yamiti paśyanti kecidyoginamagragāḥ 25

25. svavāsanābhrameṇa eva kvacit kecit kadācana
mṛtaḥ ayam iti paśyanti kecit yoginam agragaḥ

25. kvacit kadācana kecit agragaḥ svavāsanābhrameṇa eva 'ayam mṛtaḥ' iti (vicārya) yoginam paśyanti.

25. Due to the delusion (bhrama) of their own deep-seated mental impressions (vasana) alone, some leading individuals (agragaḥ) sometimes perceive a yogī (yoga) and think, 'This one is dead.'

Words meanings summery:

• स्ववासनाभ्रमेण (svavāsanābhrameṇa) - by the delusion of one's own mental impressions

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

• केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - sometimes, at some time, ever

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

• योगिनम् (yoginam) - a yogi, a practitioner of yoga

• अग्रगः (agragaḥ) - those who go first, leading ones, advanced ones

Words meanings and morphology

स्ववासनाभ्रमेण (svavāsanābhrameṇa) - by the delusion of one's own mental impressions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svavāsanābhrama

svavāsanābhrama - delusion of one's own mental impressions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vāsanā+bhrama)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• vāsanā – mental impression, subconscious tendency, latent desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root vas (to dwell) + ana
  Root: vas (class 1)
• bhrama – delusion, error, confusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhram (to wander, to err) + a
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Instrumental of cause.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time/place.

केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kecit

kecit - some, certain ones

From kim + cit

Note: Subject of 'paśyanti'.

कदाचन (kadācana) - sometimes, at some time, ever

(indeclinable)

From kadā + cana

Note: Adverb of time.

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mṛ' (to die) + kta

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'ayam'.

अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'idam', referring to the yogi.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a comparison or statement.

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Present active 3rd person plural of root 'dṛś' (class 1, paśya-stem).

योगिनम् (yoginam) - a yogi, a practitioner of yoga

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - yogi, ascetic, practitioner of yoga

From root yuj (to join) + ghinun

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Object of 'paśyanti'.

अग्रगः (agragaḥ) - those who go first, leading ones, advanced ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agraga

agraga - going first, leading, advanced, chief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+ga)

• agra – front, tip, first
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving (from root gam)
  adjective
  agent noun
  From root 'gam' (to go) + ḍa
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kecit' (some leading/advanced ones).

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