योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-47

तत्रेष्टसंगमादन्यत्किंचिन्नानुभवाम्यहम् ।
अहल्यादयितानाम्ना मनसेन्द्राभिधं मनः ॥ ४७ ॥

tatreṣṭasaṃgamādanyatkiṃcinnānubhavāmyaham ,
ahalyādayitānāmnā manasendrābhidhaṃ manaḥ 47

47. tatra iṣṭasaṅgamāt anyat kiṃcit na anubhavāmi
aham ahalyādayitānāmnā manasā indrābhidham manaḥ

47. tatra aham iṣṭasaṅgamāt anyat
kiṃcit na anubhavāmi [aham]
ahalyādayitānāmnā manasā indrābhidham
manaḥ [grahṇāmi/dhyāyāmi]

47. Therefore, I experience nothing there other than union with my beloved. By my mind, which is (as steadfast as that of) the one known by the name 'Ahalya's beloved' (Indra), I direct my focus toward the mind designated as Indra's.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that state (where the beloved is fixed in my mind) (there, then, in that situation)

• इष्टसङ्गमात् (iṣṭasaṅgamāt) - from union with the beloved, from contact with the desired

• अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, else, different)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - (emphatic) anything at all (anything, something, a little)

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुभवामि (anubhavāmi) - I experience, I perceive, I feel

• अहम् (aham) - I, me

• अहल्यादयितानाम्ना (ahalyādayitānāmnā) - by the mind's intense focus, like that of Indra (Ahalya's beloved) (by the one named 'beloved of Ahalya')

• मनसा (manasā) - by my mind (as the instrument of perception/focus) (by the mind, with the mind)

• इन्द्राभिधम् (indrābhidham) - designated as Indra's (mind) (named Indra, bearing the name Indra)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind of Indra (as an object of comparison/focus) (mind, intellect, heart)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that state (where the beloved is fixed in my mind) (there, then, in that situation)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time/circumstance.

Root: tad

Note: Connects to the preceding verses.

इष्टसङ्गमात् (iṣṭasaṅgamāt) - from union with the beloved, from contact with the desired

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of iṣṭasaṅgama

iṣṭasaṅgama - union with the beloved, contact with the desired one

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iṣṭa+saṅgama)

• iṣṭa – beloved, desired, dear
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `iṣ` (to desire).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• saṅgama – union, meeting, contact
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates exclusion: 'other than this'.

अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, else, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Object of `anubhavāmi`.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - (emphatic) anything at all (anything, something, a little)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to emphasize 'nothing else'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अनुभवामि (anubhavāmi) - I experience, I perceive, I feel

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anubhū

Present active indicative

Root `bhū` with prefix `anu`.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I, me

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Subject of the verb.

अहल्यादयितानाम्ना (ahalyādayitānāmnā) - by the mind's intense focus, like that of Indra (Ahalya's beloved) (by the one named 'beloved of Ahalya')

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahalyādayitānāman

ahalyādayitānāman - one whose name is 'beloved of Ahalya' (referring to Indra); characterized by the name 'beloved of Ahalya'

Compound. Lit. 'by the one having the name of Ahalya's beloved'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ahalyā+dayita+nāman)

• ahalyā – Ahalya (a mythological character)
  proper noun (feminine)
• dayita – beloved, desired, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `day` (to love, to pity).
  Root: day (class 1)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies `manasā` by describing the nature of the mind through comparison to Indra's renowned fixation.

मनसा (manasā) - by my mind (as the instrument of perception/focus) (by the mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates the instrument by which the speaker acts or experiences. Refers to the speaker's mind.

इन्द्राभिधम् (indrābhidham) - designated as Indra's (mind) (named Indra, bearing the name Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of indrābhidha

indrābhidha - named Indra, called Indra

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+abhidha)

• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• abhidha – name, appellation, designation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies `manaḥ`.

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind of Indra (as an object of comparison/focus) (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of an implied verb of perception or mental action (e.g., 'I contemplate/fix my mind upon').

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