योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-96, verse-19
यदा मिथ्याभिमानेन सत्तां कल्पयति स्वयम् ।
अहंकाराभिमानेन प्रोच्यते भवबन्धनी ॥ १९ ॥
अहंकाराभिमानेन प्रोच्यते भवबन्धनी ॥ १९ ॥
yadā mithyābhimānena sattāṃ kalpayati svayam ,
ahaṃkārābhimānena procyate bhavabandhanī 19
ahaṃkārābhimānena procyate bhavabandhanī 19
19.
yadā mithyābhimānena sattām kalpayati svayam
ahaṅkārābhimānena procyate bhavabandhanī
ahaṅkārābhimānena procyate bhavabandhanī
19.
yadā svayam mithyābhimānena sattām kalpayati
ahaṅkārābhimānena bhavabandhanī procyate
ahaṅkārābhimānena bhavabandhanī procyate
19.
When [consciousness] itself creates an existence (sattā) through false identification (mithyābhimāna), then, by the pride of ego (ahaṅkāra), it is called the binder of worldly existence (saṃsāra).
Words meanings summery:
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- यदा (yadā) - when
- मिथ्याभिमानेन (mithyābhimānena) - by false identification, by false ego
- सत्ताम् (sattām) - an existence (existence, being, reality)
- कल्पयति (kalpayati) - imagines, creates, conceives, forms
- स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, itself, personally
- अहङ्काराभिमानेन (ahaṅkārābhimānena) - by the pride of ego, by the conceit of ego
- प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called, is said
- भवबन्धनी (bhavabandhanī) - the binder of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (the binder of worldly existence, cause of worldly bondage)
Words meanings and morphology
यदा (yadā) - when
(indeclinable)
Note: Temporal conjunction
मिथ्याभिमानेन (mithyābhimānena) - by false identification, by false ego
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mithyābhimāna
mithyābhimāna - false identification, false ego, conceit, erroneous assumption
Compound of 'mithyā' (falsely) and 'abhimāna' (ego, identification)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mithyā+abhimāna)
- mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untrue, unreal
indeclinable - abhimāna – ego, pride, false identification, conceit, sense of 'I'
noun (masculine)
From 'abhi-' + root 'man' (to think)
Prefix: abhi
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Instrumental case, 'by means of'
सत्ताम् (sattām) - an existence (existence, being, reality)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sattā
sattā - existence, being, reality, essence
From root 'as' (to be) + suffix '-tā'
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Object of 'kalpayati'
कल्पयति (kalpayati) - imagines, creates, conceives, forms
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kḷp
present active third person singular
From root 'kḷp' (1st class, P), causative form 'kalpayati'
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Implied subject is the consciousness (saṃvid/buddhi)
स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, itself, personally
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the subject's direct action
अहङ्काराभिमानेन (ahaṅkārābhimānena) - by the pride of ego, by the conceit of ego
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahaṅkārābhimāna
ahaṅkārābhimāna - the pride or conceit of ego (ahaṅkāra)
Compound of 'ahaṅkāra' (ego) and 'abhimāna' (pride)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+abhimāna)
- ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, sense of 'I'
noun (masculine) - abhimāna – pride, false identification, conceit, sense of 'I'
noun (masculine)
From 'abhi-' + root 'man' (to think)
Prefix: abhi
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Instrumental case, 'by means of'
प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called, is said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
present passive third person singular
From 'pra-' + root 'vac' (2nd class), present tense, passive voice
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
भवबन्धनी (bhavabandhanī) - the binder of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (the binder of worldly existence, cause of worldly bondage)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhavabandhanī
bhavabandhanī - that which binds to worldly existence; the cause of rebirth/saṃsāra
Compound of 'bhava' (worldly existence) and 'bandhanī' (that which binds, female binder)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+bandhanī)
- bhava – being, existence, worldly existence, rebirth (saṃsāra)
noun (masculine)
From root 'bhū' (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - bandhanī – a tie, fetter, bond; that which binds (feminine)
noun (feminine)
From root 'bandh' (to bind) + suffix '-anī'
Root: bandh (class 9)
Note: Subject of 'procyate' as the name given to the mind/intellect in this state