योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-11

असन्नेवास्य जातोऽसि कुतो जन्मविलासतः ।
व्यर्थमेवावमूढोऽसि संकल्पवशतः स्वतः ॥ ११ ॥

asannevāsya jāto'si kuto janmavilāsataḥ ,
vyarthamevāvamūḍho'si saṃkalpavaśataḥ svataḥ 11

11. asan eva asya jātaḥ asi kutaḥ janma-vilāsataḥ
vyartham eva avamūḍhaḥ asi saṃkalpa-vaśataḥ svataḥ

11. asan eva asya jātaḥ asi kutaḥ janma-vilāsataḥ
vyartham eva avamūḍhaḥ asi saṃkalpa-vaśataḥ svataḥ

11. You are born as non-existent to it; from where does the play (vilāsa) of birth originate? You are simply deluded in vain, entirely due to the power of your own volition (saṃkalpa).

11. הלא אינך קיים באמת, מאיפה אם כן נובע משחק הלידה הזה? הולכת את עצמך שולל לשווא, משועבד למחשבותיך הדמיוניות.

Words meanings summery:

• असन् (asan) - non-existent, being not, bad

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अस्य (asya) - of this, for this

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

• असि (asi) - you are

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

• जन्म-विलासतः (janma-vilāsataḥ) - from the sport/play of birth

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - futile, useless, in vain

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अवमूढः (avamūḍhaḥ) - deluded, ignorant, confused

• असि (asi) - you are

• संकल्प-वशतः (saṁkalpa-vaśataḥ) - from the power of will/volition

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

Words meanings and morphology

असन् (asan) - non-existent, being not, bad

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - not existing, non-existent, bad, evil, unreal

Present Active Participle

From the root 'as' (to be) with 'a-' negation prefix

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, for this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

(indeclinable)

जन्म-विलासतः (janma-vilāsataḥ) - from the sport/play of birth

(noun)

Ablative, singular of janma-vilāsa

janma-vilāsa - the play or sport of birth

Compound type : tatpurusha (janma+vilāsa)

• janma – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vilāsa – play, sport, grace, charm, dalliance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'las' (to shine, play) with prefix 'vi-'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - futile, useless, in vain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyartha

vyartha - useless, vain, pointless, fruitless

Prefix 'vi-' + 'artha' (purpose)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अवमूढः (avamūḍhaḥ) - deluded, ignorant, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avamūḍha

avamūḍha - deluded, confounded, foolish, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'muh' (to be bewildered) with prefix 'ava-'

Prefix: ava

Root: muh (class 4)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

संकल्प-वशतः (saṁkalpa-vaśataḥ) - from the power of will/volition

(noun)

Ablative, singular of saṃkalpa-vaśa

saṁkalpa-vaśa - the power or control of intention/resolve (saṃkalpa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃkalpa+vaśa)

• saṃkalpa – volition, intention, resolve, mental formation, determination (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kḷp' (to form) with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vaśa – power, control, will, sway, dependence
  noun (masculine)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

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