योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-36

उदितायां स्मृतौ तत्र संकल्पात्माहमित्यलम् ।
यादृशः स भवेद्देहस्तादृशोऽयं प्रबोधतः ॥ ३६ ॥

uditāyāṃ smṛtau tatra saṃkalpātmāhamityalam ,
yādṛśaḥ sa bhaveddehastādṛśo'yaṃ prabodhataḥ 36

36. uditāyām smṛtau tatra sankalpātmā aham iti alam
yādṛśaḥ sa bhavet dehaḥ tādrśaḥ ayam prabodhatas

36. uditāyām smṛtau tatra,
sankalpātmā aham iti alam.
yādṛśaḥ sa dehaḥ bhavet,
tādrśaḥ ayam prabodhatas

36. When memory (smṛti) arises, the thought 'I am indeed a self (ātman) composed of resolutions (saṃkalpa)' becomes clear. Whatever kind of body that may be, this (new) body is of that same nature, by means of awakening (prabodha).

Words meanings summery:

• उदितायाम् (uditāyām) - in the arisen (memory) (when risen, in the risen)

• स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - in memory

• तत्र (tatra) - in that context, at that moment (there, in that case)

• सन्कल्पात्मा (sankalpātmā) - a self (ātman) composed of resolutions (saṃkalpa) (a self of resolution)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

• अलम् (alam) - truly, indeed (affirming the statement) (enough, sufficient, truly, indeed)

• यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - whatever kind (of what kind, such as)

• स (sa) - that (body, referring to the gross body) (he, that)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (may be, should be)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - of that same nature (of that kind, such)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (subtle body) (this)

• प्रबोधतस् (prabodhatas) - by means of spiritual awakening (prabodha) (from awakening, by means of awakening)

Words meanings and morphology

उदितायाम् (uditāyām) - in the arisen (memory) (when risen, in the risen)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - in memory

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition

Root: smṛ (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - in that context, at that moment (there, in that case)

(indeclinable)

सन्कल्पात्मा (sankalpātmā) - a self (ātman) composed of resolutions (saṃkalpa) (a self of resolution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sankalpātman

sankalpātman - a self whose nature is saṃkalpa, a self made of resolution

Compound type : tatpurusha (sankalpa+ātman)

• sankalpa – resolution, intention, fixed purpose
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

(indeclinable)

अलम् (alam) - truly, indeed (affirming the statement) (enough, sufficient, truly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - whatever kind (of what kind, such as)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, as

स (sa) - that (body, referring to the gross body) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (may be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Root: dih (class 4)

तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - of that same nature (of that kind, such)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - of that kind, such, similar

अयम् (ayam) - this (subtle body) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

प्रबोधतस् (prabodhatas) - by means of spiritual awakening (prabodha) (from awakening, by means of awakening)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prabodha

prabodha - awakening, enlightenment, knowledge

Derived from root 'budh' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

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