योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-65, verse-11

देहादिमोहतः स्वर्गनरकौ मोक्षबन्धने ।
बीजाङ्कुरवदारम्भसंरूढे देहकर्मणोः ॥ ११ ॥

dehādimohataḥ svarganarakau mokṣabandhane ,
bījāṅkuravadārambhasaṃrūḍhe dehakarmaṇoḥ 11

11. dehādimohataḥ svarganarakau mokṣabandhane
bījāṅkuravat ārambhasamrūḍhe dehakarmaṇoḥ

11. dehādimohataḥ svarganarakau (ca) mokṣabandhane (ca bhavanti).
dehakarmaṇoḥ (ete) bījāṅkuravat ārambhasamrūḍhe (sthaḥ).

11. From the delusion concerning the body and similar material forms arise heaven and hell, as well as liberation (mokṣa) and bondage. These states—relating to the body and action (karma)—are deeply rooted from their inception, much like a seed and its sprout are interconnected.

Words meanings summery:

• देहादिमोहतः (dehādimohataḥ) - from the delusion regarding the body etc.

• स्वर्गनरकौ (svarganarakau) - heaven and hell

• मोक्षबन्धने (mokṣabandhane) - liberation (mokṣa) and bondage

• बीजाङ्कुरवत् (bījāṅkuravat) - like a seed and a sprout

• आरम्भसम्रूढे (ārambhasamrūḍhe) - deeply rooted from the beginning, firmly established from inception

• देहकर्मणोः (dehakarmaṇoḥ) - of the body and action (karma), in the body and action (karma)

Words meanings and morphology

देहादिमोहतः (dehādimohataḥ) - from the delusion regarding the body etc.

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dehādimoha

dehādimoha - delusion regarding the body and other objects

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+ādi+moha)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)

स्वर्गनरकौ (svarganarakau) - heaven and hell

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of svarganaraka

svarganaraka - heaven and hell

Compound type : dvandva (svarga+naraka)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• naraka – hell
  noun (masculine)

मोक्षबन्धने (mokṣabandhane) - liberation (mokṣa) and bondage

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of mokṣabandhana

mokṣabandhana - liberation (mokṣa) and bondage

Compound type : dvandva (mokṣa+bandhana)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• bandhana – bondage, tying, fetter
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

बीजाङ्कुरवत् (bījāṅkuravat) - like a seed and a sprout

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'bījāṅkura' + 'vat' (suffix meaning 'like')

Compound type : dvandva (bīja+aṅkura+vat)

• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, bud
  noun (masculine)

आरम्भसम्रूढे (ārambhasamrūḍhe) - deeply rooted from the beginning, firmly established from inception

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ārambhasamrūḍha

ārambhasamrūḍha - firmly established from the beginning, deeply rooted since inception

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'ārambha' (beginning) and 'samrūḍha' (grown, firmly established)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārambha+samrūḍha)

• ārambha – beginning, commencement, start
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)
• samrūḍha – grown up, firmly established, fully developed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root 'ruh' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with svarganarakau and mokṣabandhane, both understood as neuter dual nouns here.

देहकर्मणोः (dehakarmaṇoḥ) - of the body and action (karma), in the body and action (karma)

(noun)

neuter, dual of dehakarma

dehakarma - body and action (karma)

Compound type : dvandva (deha+karma)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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