योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-42

देहिनामिह सर्वेषां शरीरं द्विविधं मुने ।
किं न जानासि तं देहमेकमन्यन्मनोभिधम् ॥ ४२ ॥

dehināmiha sarveṣāṃ śarīraṃ dvividhaṃ mune ,
kiṃ na jānāsi taṃ dehamekamanyanmanobhidham 42

42. dehinām iha sarveṣām śarīram dvividham mune
kim na jānāsi tam deham ekam anyat manobhidham

42. mune iha sarveṣām dehinām śarīram dvividham
kim tam ekam deham anyat manobhidham na jānāsi

42. O sage, for all embodied beings here, the body (śarīra) is of two kinds. Do you not know that one is the physical body (deha) and the other is called mind (manas)?

Words meanings summery:

• देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• द्विविधम् (dvividham) - of two kinds, twofold

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• किम् (kim) - why? what?

• न (na) - not, no

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• तम् (tam) - that one (that, him)

• देहम् (deham) - physical body (body)

• एकम् (ekam) - one (body) (one)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - the other (body/mind) (another, other)

• मनोभिधम् (manobhidham) - called mind, named mind

Words meanings and morphology

देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin

dehin - embodied, incarnated; an embodied being

From `deha` (body) + `in` suffix indicating possession.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with `dehinām`.

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

द्विविधम् (dvividham) - of two kinds, twofold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvividha

dvividha - twofold, of two kinds

Compound of `dvi` (two) and `vidha` (kind).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+vidha)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, type, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `śarīram`.

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

किम् (kim) - why? what?

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

present active

Present active indicative, 2nd person singular. Class 9 verb.

Root: jñā (class 9)

तम् (tam) - that one (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `deham`.

देहम् (deham) - physical body (body)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form, person

From root `dih` (to anoint, smear), suggesting 'that which is built up or covered'.

Root: dih (class 1)

एकम् (ekam) - one (body) (one)

(numeral)

अन्यत् (anyat) - the other (body/mind) (another, other)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Agrees with `manobhidham`.

मनोभिधम् (manobhidham) - called mind, named mind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manobhidha

manobhidha - named 'mind', called 'mind'

Compound of `manas` (mind) and `abhidha` (named/called).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+abhidha)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root `man` (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• abhidha – name, appellation, called, named
  adjective (masculine)
  From `abhi-dhā` (to place upon, to name).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `anyat` and implicitly with `śarīram`.

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