योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-40, verse-11
इह काश्चिन्महामोहा भूतानां जातयः स्थिताः ।
काश्चिदभ्युदितज्ञानाःकाश्चिन्मध्ये स्खलन्ति हि ॥ ११ ॥
काश्चिदभ्युदितज्ञानाःकाश्चिन्मध्ये स्खलन्ति हि ॥ ११ ॥
iha kāścinmahāmohā bhūtānāṃ jātayaḥ sthitāḥ ,
kāścidabhyuditajñānāḥkāścinmadhye skhalanti hi 11
kāścidabhyuditajñānāḥkāścinmadhye skhalanti hi 11
11.
iha kāścit mahāmohāḥ bhūtānām jātayaḥ sthitāḥ
kāścit abhyuditajñānāḥ kāścit madhye skhalanti hi
kāścit abhyuditajñānāḥ kāścit madhye skhalanti hi
11.
iha bhūtānām jātayaḥ kāścit mahāmohāḥ sthitāḥ
kāścit abhyuditajñānāḥ kāścit madhye hi skhalanti
kāścit abhyuditajñānāḥ kāścit madhye hi skhalanti
11.
Here, among the species of beings, some are steeped in great delusion, some have attained awakened knowledge, and some, indeed, falter in between.
Words meanings summery:
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- इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
- काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain ones
- महामोहाः (mahāmohāḥ) - greatly deluded, subject to great illusion
- भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures
- जातयः (jātayaḥ) - species, kinds, classes
- स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing, situated, abiding
- अभ्युदितज्ञानाः (abhyuditajñānāḥ) - having awakened knowledge, whose knowledge has arisen
- मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in between
- स्खलन्ति (skhalanti) - they stumble, they falter, they err
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely, certainly
Words meanings and morphology
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
(indeclinable)
काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid
kaścid - someone, some, a certain one
ka (interrogative pronoun) + cid (indeclinable particle)
Note: Refers to jātayaḥ (species/kinds).
महामोहाः (mahāmohāḥ) - greatly deluded, subject to great illusion
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāmoha
mahāmoha - great delusion, infatuation
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+moha)
- mahā – great, large
adjective (masculine) - moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
noun (masculine)
root muh
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Predicative adjective for jātayaḥ (implied).
भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost
Past Passive Participle
root bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Possessive, modifying jātayaḥ.
जातयः (jātayaḥ) - species, kinds, classes
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of jāti
jāti - birth, species, class, kind
root jan
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing, situated, abiding
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita
sthita - stood, situated, existing, established
Past Passive Participle
root sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Predicate for jātayaḥ.
अभ्युदितज्ञानाः (abhyuditajñānāḥ) - having awakened knowledge, whose knowledge has arisen
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of abhyuditajñāna
abhyuditajñāna - having awakened knowledge, whose knowledge has arisen
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhyudita+jñāna)
- abhyudita – risen, ascended, appeared, prominent
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
root i with prefixes abhi and ud
Prefixes: abhi+ud
Root: i (class 2) - jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
noun (neuter)
root jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Predicative adjective for jātayaḥ (implied).
मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in between
(indeclinable)
स्खलन्ति (skhalanti) - they stumble, they falter, they err
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of skhal
Root: skhal (class 1)
Note: Verb for the third group of beings.
हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely, certainly
(indeclinable)