योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-28

तावद्भ्रमन्ति संसारे वारिण्यावर्तराशयः ।
यावन्मूढा न पश्यन्ति स्वमात्मानमनिन्दितम् ॥ २८ ॥

tāvadbhramanti saṃsāre vāriṇyāvartarāśayaḥ ,
yāvanmūḍhā na paśyanti svamātmānamaninditam 28

28. tāvat bhramanti saṃsāre vāriṇi āvartarāśayaḥ
yāvat mūḍhāḥ na paśyanti svam ātmānam aninditam

28. yāvat mūḍhāḥ na paśyanti svam ātmānam aninditam
tāvat vāriṇi āvartarāśayaḥ saṃsāre bhramanti

28. Just as masses of whirlpools revolve in water, so too do the deluded wander in the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) as long as they do not perceive their own blameless self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, as long as, until then

• भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti) - they wander, they revolve, they stray

• संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the cycle of rebirth, in existence

• वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water

• आवर्तराशयः (āvartarāśayaḥ) - masses of whirlpools

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as much as

• मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - the deluded, the foolish, the ignorant

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self-

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

• अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, as long as, until then

(indeclinable)

Correlative to `yāvat`.

Root: tad

भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti) - they wander, they revolve, they stray

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhram

Present tense

From root bhram- (1st class `bhramati`).

Root: bhram (class 1)

संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the cycle of rebirth, in existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration

From root sṛ- "to flow, run" with prefix sam- "together, completely".

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

Root: vṛ

आवर्तराशयः (āvartarāśayaḥ) - masses of whirlpools

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āvartarāśi

āvartarāśi - mass of whirlpools

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āvarta+rāśi)

• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, turning, revolving
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛt- "to turn" with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• rāśi – heap, mass, quantity, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāś

Note: Subject of `bhramanti`.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as much as

(indeclinable)

Correlative to `tāvat`.

Root: yad

मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - the deluded, the foolish, the ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, foolish, ignorant, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

From root muh- "to be bewildered, to err".

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Subject of `na paśyanti`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Present tense

From root dṛś- (1st class `paśyati`) "to see". The present stem is `paśya`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self-

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Qualifies `ātman`.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Root: at (class 1)

Note: Object of `paśyanti`.

अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anindita

anindita - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

Past Passive Participle (negated)

From root nind- "to blame" with negative prefix an-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+nindita)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• nindita – blamed, reproached, censured
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root nind- "to blame".
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ātman`.

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