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4,44

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-42

अभिमानगजालानं मानसाम्भोजशोभितम् ।
अथालोच्य वपुर्ब्रह्मा कान्तमात्मीयमुत्तमम् ॥ ४२ ॥
abhimānagajālānaṃ mānasāmbhojaśobhitam ,
athālocya vapurbrahmā kāntamātmīyamuttamam 42
42. abhimānagajālānam mānasāmbhojaśobhitam atha
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'