योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-49

देहवासनया चेतस्त्वन्यानि स्वानि चेच्छया ।
पार्थिवानि शरीराणि ह्यसन्ति परिपश्यति ॥ ४९ ॥

dehavāsanayā cetastvanyāni svāni cecchayā ,
pārthivāni śarīrāṇi hyasanti paripaśyati 49

49. dehavāsanayā cetas tu anyāni svāni ca icchayā
pārthivāni śarīrāṇi hi asanti paripaśyati

49. cetas dehavāsanayā icchayā ca anyāni svāni
pārthivāni śarīrāṇi hi asanti tu paripaśyati

49. Driven by the latent impressions (vāsanā) of the body, the mind, by its own desire, perceives other earthly bodies, and even its own, as non-existent (asatt).

Words meanings summery:

• देहवासनया (dehavāsanayā) - by bodily impression, by latent desire of the body

• चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अन्यानि (anyāni) - other, different

• स्वानि (svāni) - one's own

• च (ca) - and, also

• इच्छया (icchayā) - by desire, by will

• पार्थिवानि (pārthivāni) - earthly, material

• शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• असन्ति (asanti) - non-existent, unreal, ephemeral

• परिपश्यति (paripaśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

Words meanings and morphology

देहवासनया (dehavāsanayā) - by bodily impression, by latent desire of the body

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dehavāsanā

dehavāsanā - latent impression of the body, bodily desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+vāsanā)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental impression, desire
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root `vas` (to dwell) + `ana` + `ā`
  Root: vas (class 10)

चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intelligence

Root: cit (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अन्यानि (anyāni) - other, different

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Agreement with `śarīrāṇi`

स्वानि (svāni) - one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Agreement with `śarīrāṇi`

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इच्छया (icchayā) - by desire, by will

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, will

derived from root `iṣ` (to wish) + `a` + `ā`

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पार्थिवानि (pārthivāni) - earthly, material

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial, material, related to the earth (pṛthivī)

derived from `pṛthivī` (earth) + `aṇ` (suffix)

शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form

Root: śṛ (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

असन्ति (asanti) - non-existent, unreal, ephemeral

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, impermanent

Present Participle

negation (`a`) of `sat` (being, existing, real), from root `as` (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, real, true, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from root `as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agreement with `śarīrāṇi`

परिपश्यति (paripaśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paśyati

Present Active

derived from root `dṛś` (to see), with `paśya` as the stem in present tense

Prefix: pari

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: `pari` as a prefix (upasarga) meaning "around, completely"

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