योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-54

अहंकारस्तृतीयोऽसौ लौकिकस्तुच्छ एव सः ।
वर्ज्य एव दुरात्मासौ शत्रुरेव परः स्मृतः ॥ ५४ ॥

ahaṃkārastṛtīyo'sau laukikastuccha eva saḥ ,
varjya eva durātmāsau śatrureva paraḥ smṛtaḥ 54

54. ahaṅkāraḥ tṛtīyaḥ asau laukikaḥ tucchaḥ eva saḥ
varjyaḥ eva durātmā asau śatruḥ eva paraḥ smṛtaḥ

54. asau tṛtīyaḥ ahaṅkāraḥ laukikaḥ eva tucchaḥ saḥ (asti) asau
durātmā eva varjyaḥ (asti); (saḥ) paraḥ śatruḥ eva smṛtaḥ

54. This third ego (ahaṅkāra) is worldly and utterly trivial. This wicked (sense of) self (durātmā) must certainly be avoided; it is indeed considered the ultimate enemy.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, egoism, sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra)

• तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

• असौ (asau) - that (masculine/feminine, nominative singular)

• लौकिकः (laukikaḥ) - worldly, mundane, conventional, ordinary

• तुच्छः (tucchaḥ) - empty, worthless, trivial, trifling, hollow

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, exactly

• सः (saḥ) - that (ego) (that, he)

• वर्ज्यः (varjyaḥ) - to be avoided, to be shunned, prohibited

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, exactly

• दुरात्मा (durātmā) - this wicked (ego/sense of self) (wicked soul, evil-minded person, low self (durātmā))

• असौ (asau) - that (masculine/feminine, nominative singular)

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, rival

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, exactly

• परः (paraḥ) - ultimate, supreme (supreme, ultimate, highest, greatest, other)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered, is remembered, mentioned, taught

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, egoism, sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, sense of 'I', self-conceit, individuality

From aham (I) + √kṛ (to make) + ghañ (masc. noun suffix).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third (ordinal number)

Derived from tri (three).

असौ (asau) - that (masculine/feminine, nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

लौकिकः (laukikaḥ) - worldly, mundane, conventional, ordinary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laukika

laukika - worldly, mundane, conventional, ordinary, secular

From loka (world) + -ika (adjectival suffix).

तुच्छः (tucchaḥ) - empty, worthless, trivial, trifling, hollow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuccha

tuccha - empty, worthless, trivial, trifling, hollow, insignificant

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, exactly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सः (saḥ) - that (ego) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वर्ज्यः (varjyaḥ) - to be avoided, to be shunned, prohibited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varjya

varjya - to be avoided, to be shunned, prohibited, excluded

Gerundive

From √vṛj (to avoid, abandon) + -ya suffix.

Root: vṛj (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, exactly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

दुरात्मा (durātmā) - this wicked (ego/sense of self) (wicked soul, evil-minded person, low self (durātmā))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - wicked soul, evil-minded person, bad self, low nature (durātmā)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult
  prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

असौ (asau) - that (masculine/feminine, nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, rival

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival, opponent

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, exactly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

परः (paraḥ) - ultimate, supreme (supreme, ultimate, highest, greatest, other)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, greatest, excellent, other, beyond

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered, is remembered, mentioned, taught

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, mentioned, taught, considered

Past Passive Participle

From √smṛ (to remember) + -ta suffix.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

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