योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-37

प्रपञ्चमात्रमेवायं देहो दृश्यत एव हि ।
समकालप्रयुक्तेन सहसा दण्डराशिना ॥ ३७ ॥

prapañcamātramevāyaṃ deho dṛśyata eva hi ,
samakālaprayuktena sahasā daṇḍarāśinā 37

37. prapañcamātram eva ayam dehaḥ dṛśyate eva
hi | samakālaprayuktena sahasā daṇḍarāśinā

37. ayam dehaḥ prapañcamātram eva hi dṛśyate
samakālaprayuktena sahasā daṇḍarāśinā

37. This body is indeed seen as merely a manifestation (prapañca). For it is seen by a multitude of blows, simultaneously and forcefully applied.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रपञ्चमात्रम् (prapañcamātram) - merely a manifestation (prapañca) (merely a manifestation, only an illusion/expansion)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely, certainly)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (body) (this, he)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body (body, form, person)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears, is perceived)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely, certainly)

• हि (hi) - for (for, indeed, because)

• समकालप्रयुक्तेन (samakālaprayuktena) - by that applied simultaneously (by what is applied at the same time, by that simultaneously employed)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully (suddenly, forcefully, violently)

• दण्डराशिना (daṇḍarāśinā) - by a multitude of blows (by a multitude of sticks, by a heap of staves, by a multitude of blows)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रपञ्चमात्रम् (prapañcamātram) - merely a manifestation (prapañca) (merely a manifestation, only an illusion/expansion)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prapañcamātra

prapañcamātra - merely a manifestation, only an illusion, only an expansion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prapañca+mātra)

• prapañca – manifestation, expansion, illusion, the phenomenal world
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √pañc (to expand) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pañc
• mātra – measure, quantity, only, merely, solely
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially, 'as merely a manifestation'.

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'prapañcamātram'.

अयम् (ayam) - this (body) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'dehaḥ'.

देहः (dehaḥ) - body (body, form, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of dṛś

present indicative

From root √dṛś (class 1, passive voice). Middle voice (ātmanepada) ending.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the verb 'dṛśyate'.

हि (hi) - for (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the reason or elaboration.

समकालप्रयुक्तेन (samakālaprayuktena) - by that applied simultaneously (by what is applied at the same time, by that simultaneously employed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samakālaprayukta

samakālaprayukta - applied simultaneously, employed at the same time

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective, meaning 'applied/employed at the same time'. 'Prayukta' is PPP of pra-√yuj (to apply, employ).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (samakāla+prayukta)

• samakāla – same time, simultaneous
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
• prayukta – applied, employed, joined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √yuj (to join, apply) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'daṇḍarāśinā'.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully (suddenly, forcefully, violently)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the action of applying blows.

दण्डराशिना (daṇḍarāśinā) - by a multitude of blows (by a multitude of sticks, by a heap of staves, by a multitude of blows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daṇḍarāśi

daṇḍarāśi - multitude of sticks, heap of staves, multitude of blows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+rāśi)

• daṇḍa – stick, staff, rod, punishment, blow
  noun (masculine)
• rāśi – heap, pile, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent in the passive construction 'is seen by'.

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