योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-13, verse-9
योऽयं मांसास्थिसंघातो दृश्यते पाञ्चभौतिकः ।
मनोविकल्पनं विद्धि न देहः परमार्थतः ॥ ९ ॥
मनोविकल्पनं विद्धि न देहः परमार्थतः ॥ ९ ॥
yo'yaṃ māṃsāsthisaṃghāto dṛśyate pāñcabhautikaḥ ,
manovikalpanaṃ viddhi na dehaḥ paramārthataḥ 9
manovikalpanaṃ viddhi na dehaḥ paramārthataḥ 9
9.
yaḥ ayam māṃsāsthisaṃghātaḥ dṛśyate pāñcabhautikaḥ
manovikalpanam viddhi na dehaḥ paramārthataḥ
manovikalpanam viddhi na dehaḥ paramārthataḥ
9.
This aggregate of flesh and bones, which appears to be composed of the five elements, know it to be an imagination of the mind, and not the body in ultimate reality.
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that which
- अयम् (ayam) - this, this one
- मांसास्थिसंघातः (māṁsāsthisaṁghātaḥ) - aggregate of flesh and bones
- दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears
- पाञ्चभौतिकः (pāñcabhautikaḥ) - composed of the five elements
- मनोविकल्पनम् (manovikalpanam) - imagination of the mind, mental creation
- विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
- न (na) - not, no
- देहः (dehaḥ) - body
- परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in ultimate reality, truly, essentially
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
Note: Refers to saṃghātaḥ
अयम् (ayam) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Refers to saṃghātaḥ
मांसास्थिसंघातः (māṁsāsthisaṁghātaḥ) - aggregate of flesh and bones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of māṃsāsthisaṃghāta
māṁsāsthisaṁghāta - aggregate of flesh and bones
Compound type : dvandva (māṃsa+asthi+saṃghāta)
- māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - asthi – bone
noun (neuter)
Root: as (class 2) - saṃghāta – aggregate, collection, mass, union
noun (masculine)
derived from root han (to strike) with upasargas sam and ghāta
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Subject
दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
पाञ्चभौतिकः (pāñcabhautikaḥ) - composed of the five elements
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāñcabhautika
pāñcabhautika - composed of the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether)
derived from pañca (five) + bhūta (element) with ika suffix
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañcan+bhūta)
- pañcan – five
numeral - bhūta – element, being, creature, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
derived from root bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Qualifies saṃghātaḥ
मनोविकल्पनम् (manovikalpanam) - imagination of the mind, mental creation
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of manovikalpana
manovikalpana - imagination, mental fabrication, mental activity
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manas+vikalpana)
- manas – mind, intellect, spirit
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - vikalpana – imagination, fabrication, conceptualization, distinguishing
noun (neuter)
derived from root kḷp (to be able, arrange) with upasarga vi
Prefix: vi
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Object of viddhi
विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
देहः (dehaḥ) - body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, form, embodiment
Root: dih (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative to be negated by na
परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in ultimate reality, truly, essentially
(indeclinable)
formed from paramārtha with suffix tas