योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-44, verse-42
अभिमानगजालानं मानसाम्भोजशोभितम् ।
अथालोच्य वपुर्ब्रह्मा कान्तमात्मीयमुत्तमम् ॥ ४२ ॥
अथालोच्य वपुर्ब्रह्मा कान्तमात्मीयमुत्तमम् ॥ ४२ ॥
abhimānagajālānaṃ mānasāmbhojaśobhitam ,
athālocya vapurbrahmā kāntamātmīyamuttamam 42
athālocya vapurbrahmā kāntamātmīyamuttamam 42
42.
abhimānagajālānam mānasāmbhojaśobhitam atha
ālocya vapuḥ brahmā kāntam ātmīyam uttamam
ālocya vapuḥ brahmā kāntam ātmīyam uttamam
42.
Then, Brahmā, having contemplated his own supreme and beloved form (vapur), which was like a tethering post for the elephant of ego (ahaṅkāra) and adorned with the lotus of the mind (manas)...
Words meanings summery:
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- अभिमानगजालानम् (abhimānagajālānam) - fetter for the elephant of pride/ego
- मानसाम्भोजशोभितम् (mānasāmbhojaśobhitam) - adorned with the lotus of the mind
- अथ (atha) - then, subsequently
- आलोच्य (ālocya) - having considered, having perceived
- वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure
- ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)
- कान्तम् (kāntam) - beloved, desired, beautiful
- आत्मीयम् (ātmīyam) - one's own, personal
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best
Words meanings and morphology
अभिमानगजालानम् (abhimānagajālānam) - fetter for the elephant of pride/ego
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of abhimānagajālāna
abhimānagajālāna - tethering post for the elephant of pride
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhimāna+gaja+ālāna)
- abhimāna – pride, ego (ahaṅkāra)
noun (masculine/neuter)
Prefix: abhi
Root: man (class 4) - gaja – elephant
noun (masculine) - ālāna – tethering post, stake
noun (neuter)
From root lā (to take) with prefix ā and suffix ana.
Prefix: ā
Root: lā (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'vapuḥ'
मानसाम्भोजशोभितम् (mānasāmbhojaśobhitam) - adorned with the lotus of the mind
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānasāmbhojaśobhita
mānasāmbhojaśobhita - adorned by the lotus of the mind
Past Passive Participle
Compound adjective, śobhita is P.P.P. from root śubh.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānasa+ambhoja+śobhita)
- mānasa – mental, relating to the mind; mind
adjective (neuter)
Derived from manas (mind).
Root: man (class 4) - ambhoja – lotus (born from water)
noun (neuter)
Compound: ambhas (water) + ja (born).
Root: jan (class 4) - śobhita – adorned, beautiful, brilliant
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'vapuḥ'
अथ (atha) - then, subsequently
(indeclinable)
आलोच्य (ālocya) - having considered, having perceived
(indeclinable)
Gerund (absolutive)
Prefix: ā
Root: loc (class 10)
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure
Root: vap (class 1)
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity); the Absolute (brahman)
Root: bṛh (class 1)
कान्तम् (kāntam) - beloved, desired, beautiful
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kānta
kānta - beloved, desired, beautiful
Past Passive Participle
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'vapuḥ'
आत्मीयम् (ātmīyam) - one's own, personal
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmīya
ātmīya - one's own, personal, belonging to the self
Derived from ātman.
Note: Refers to 'vapuḥ'
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - excellent, supreme, best, highest
Note: Refers to 'vapuḥ'