योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-99

असम्यग्ज्ञानसंभूता कल्पना मृगतृष्णिका ।
हृन्मरौ तव संशान्ता सम्यगालोकनान्मुने ॥ ९९ ॥

asamyagjñānasaṃbhūtā kalpanā mṛgatṛṣṇikā ,
hṛnmarau tava saṃśāntā samyagālokanānmune 99

99. asamagyagjñānasaṃbhūtā kalpanā mṛgatṛṣṇikā
hṛtmarau tava saṃśāntā samyakālokanāt mune

99. mune asamagyagjñānasaṃbhūtā mṛgatṛṣṇikā
kalpanā tava hṛtmarau samyakālokanāt saṃśāntā

99. O sage, the mirage-like imagination, born from incorrect understanding, has completely subsided in the desert of your heart through proper discernment.

99. הוֹ מוּנִי (קדוש), אשליית הדימוי שנולדה מתוך ידע חסר נרגעה ונעלמה לגמרי במדבר שבבלבך מתוך התבוננות נכונה.

Words meanings summery:

• असमग्यग्ज्ञानसंभूता (asamagyagjñānasaṁbhūtā) - born from incorrect knowledge, arising from imperfect understanding

• कल्पना (kalpanā) - imagination, mental fabrication, creation, fancy

• मृगतृष्णिका (mṛgatṛṣṇikā) - mirage, deer's thirst

• हृत्मरौ (hṛtmarau) - in the desert of the heart

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• संशान्ता (saṁśāntā) - completely subsided, fully calmed, pacified

• सम्यकालोकनात् (samyakālokanāt) - by proper discernment, through correct vision/observation

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

Words meanings and morphology

असमग्यग्ज्ञानसंभूता (asamagyagjñānasaṁbhūtā) - born from incorrect knowledge, arising from imperfect understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asamagyagjñānasaṃbhūta

asamagyagjñānasaṁbhūta - born from incorrect knowledge, arising from imperfect understanding

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from asamyaGjñāna (incorrect knowledge) and saṃbhūta (born, arisen), which is from root bhū with prefix sam-.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asamyaGjñāna+saṃbhūta)

• asamyaGjñāna – incorrect knowledge, imperfect understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of asamyaC (incorrect) and jñāna (knowledge).
• saṃbhūta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, to exist) with prefix sam- (together, completely).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kalpanā' and 'mṛgatṛṣṇikā'.

कल्पना (kalpanā) - imagination, mental fabrication, creation, fancy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpanā

kalpanā - imagination, mental fabrication, creation, fancy

From root kḷp (to be able, to arrange, to create).

Root: kḷp (class 1)

मृगतृष्णिका (mṛgatṛṣṇikā) - mirage, deer's thirst

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇikā

mṛgatṛṣṇikā - mirage, deer's thirst

Compound of mṛga (deer) and tṛṣṇikā (thirst, illusion). Refers to the illusion of water seen by deer in a desert.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mṛga+tṛṣṇikā)

• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣṇikā – thirst, desire, illusion
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of tṛṣṇā.
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

हृत्मरौ (hṛtmarau) - in the desert of the heart

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hṛtmaru

hṛtmaru - desert of the heart

Compound of hṛt (heart) and maru (desert).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hṛt+maru)

• hṛt – heart
  noun (neuter)
• maru – desert, wilderness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative singular, describing the place where the illusion subsided.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

संशान्ता (saṁśāntā) - completely subsided, fully calmed, pacified

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃśānta

saṁśānta - completely subsided, fully calmed, pacified

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm, to cease) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'kalpanā' and 'mṛgatṛṣṇikā'.

सम्यकालोकनात् (samyakālokanāt) - by proper discernment, through correct vision/observation

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of samyakālokana

samyakālokana - proper discernment, correct vision/observation

Compound of samyak (proper, right) and ālokana (seeing, discerning). ālokana is from root lok with prefix ā-.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (samyak+ālokana)

• samyak – proper, right, correct
  indeclinable
• ālokana – seeing, observing, discernment
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization of verb
  From root lok (to see, to perceive) with prefix ā- and suffix -ana.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Indicates the means or cause for the subsidence.

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint

Note: Addressed to a sage.

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