योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-33, verse-45
नाहमात्मनि नो यस्य दृश्यश्रिय इति स्वयम् ।
शान्तेन व्यवहारेण नाहंकारः प्रवर्धते ॥ ४५ ॥
शान्तेन व्यवहारेण नाहंकारः प्रवर्धते ॥ ४५ ॥
nāhamātmani no yasya dṛśyaśriya iti svayam ,
śāntena vyavahāreṇa nāhaṃkāraḥ pravardhate 45
śāntena vyavahāreṇa nāhaṃkāraḥ pravardhate 45
45.
na aham ātmani na u yasya dṛśyaśriyaḥ iti svayam
śāntena vyavahāreṇa na ahaṅkāraḥ pravardhate
śāntena vyavahāreṇa na ahaṅkāraḥ pravardhate
45.
aham ātmani na u yasya dṛśyaśriyaḥ na iti svayam
śāntena vyavahāreṇa ahaṅkāraḥ na pravardhate
śāntena vyavahāreṇa ahaṅkāraḥ na pravardhate
45.
"I am not the individual self (ātman), nor do these visible phenomena belong to it." Through such self-realization and peaceful conduct, the ego (ahaṅkāra) does not grow.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- अहम् (aham) - I (first person pronoun)
- आत्मनि (ātmani) - in relation to the individual self (in the self, regarding the self)
- न (na) - not, nor
- उ (u) - and, also, indeed (emphatic particle)
- यस्य (yasya) - of that (ātman) (whose, of which)
- दृश्यश्रियः (dṛśyaśriyaḥ) - the visible world or its manifestations (visible splendors, visible phenomena)
- इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating direct speech or thought
- स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically
- शान्तेन (śāntena) - by peaceful, by tranquil
- व्यवहारेण (vyavahāreṇa) - by conduct, by behavior, by activity
- न (na) - not, no
- अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, ego-sense, I-making
- प्रवर्धते (pravardhate) - grows abundantly, increases greatly
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I (first person pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of mad
mad - I, me (first person pronoun)
आत्मनि (ātmani) - in relation to the individual self (in the self, regarding the self)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Soul (brahman)
Root: an
न (na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
उ (u) - and, also, indeed (emphatic particle)
(indeclinable)
यस्य (yasya) - of that (ātman) (whose, of which)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
दृश्यश्रियः (dṛśyaśriyaḥ) - the visible world or its manifestations (visible splendors, visible phenomena)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyaśrī
dṛśyaśrī - visible splendor, beauty of visible objects, visible phenomena
Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛśya+śrī)
- dṛśya – visible, to be seen, an object of sight
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Gerundive of root √dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1) - śrī – splendor, beauty, prosperity, glory
noun (feminine)
Note: Can also be plural nominative, 'visible splendors'.
इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating direct speech or thought
(indeclinable)
स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically
(indeclinable)
शान्तेन (śāntena) - by peaceful, by tranquil
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śānta
śānta - calm, peaceful, tranquil, quieted, pacified
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root √śam (to be calm)
Root: śam (class 4)
व्यवहारेण (vyavahāreṇa) - by conduct, by behavior, by activity
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyavahāra
vyavahāra - conduct, practice, behavior, transaction, worldly activity
Derived from root √hṛ (to take) with prefixes vi and ava
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: hṛ (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, ego-sense, I-making
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra
ahaṅkāra - ego, ego-sense, sense of individuality, the faculty of 'I-ness'
From 'aham' (I) and 'kāra' (maker/doer)
Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+kāra)
- aham – I (first person pronoun)
pronoun - kāra – maker, doer, act of making/doing
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रवर्धते (pravardhate) - grows abundantly, increases greatly
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pravardhate
present
Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada), with prefix 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛdh (class 1)