योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-26, verse-8

भोगान्प्रति विरक्तोऽस्मि महासंमोहदायिनः ।
तत्तत्त्वं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि महासंमोहहारि यत् ॥ ८ ॥

bhogānprati virakto'smi mahāsaṃmohadāyinaḥ ,
tattattvaṃ jñātumicchāmi mahāsaṃmohahāri yat 8

8. bhogān prati viraktaḥ asmi mahāsaṃmohadāyinaḥ
tat tattvam jñātum icchāmi mahāsaṃmohahāri yat

8. aham mahāsaṃmohadāyinaḥ bhogān prati viraktaḥ asmi.
yat mahāsaṃmohahāri tat tattvam jñātum icchāmi.

8. I am detached from sense enjoyments (bhoga), which are givers of great delusion (mahāsaṃmoha). I wish to know that reality (tattva) which removes great delusion.

8. פיתחתי סלידה מתענוגות החושים שגורמים לאשליה גדולה. אני משתוקק לדעת את האמת אשר מפיגה את האשליה הזו.

Words meanings summery:

• भोगान् (bhogān) - sense enjoyments (bhoga) (enjoyments, sensory objects)

• प्रति (prati) - from (indicating separation/detachment from) (towards, regarding, against)

• विरक्तः (viraktaḥ) - detached (detached, dispassionate, indifferent)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• महासंमोहदायिनः (mahāsaṁmohadāyinaḥ) - which are givers of great delusion (mahāsaṃmoha) (givers of great delusion)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, that one)

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - reality (tattva) (reality, truth, essence, principle)

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know (to know, to understand)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• महासंमोहहारि (mahāsaṁmohahāri) - which removes great delusion (removing great delusion)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

Words meanings and morphology

भोगान् (bhogān) - sense enjoyments (bhoga) (enjoyments, sensory objects)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, sensory object, experience

Derived from root 'bhuj' (to enjoy).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

प्रति (prati) - from (indicating separation/detachment from) (towards, regarding, against)

(indeclinable)

विरक्तः (viraktaḥ) - detached (detached, dispassionate, indifferent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virakta

virakta - discoloured, detached, indifferent, averse

Past Passive Participle

From root 'rañj' (to color, to be attached) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: rañj (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present (lat) 1st person singular of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

महासंमोहदायिनः (mahāsaṁmohadāyinaḥ) - which are givers of great delusion (mahāsaṃmoha) (givers of great delusion)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāsaṃmohadāyin

mahāsaṁmohadāyin - one who causes or bestows great delusion

Agent noun

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'saṃmoha' (delusion) + 'dāyin' (giver). 'dāyin' is an agent noun from 'dā' (to give) with suffix 'ṇini'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+saṃmoha+dāyin)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• saṃmoha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'muh' (to be confused) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: muh (class 4)
• dāyin – giving, bestowing, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give) with suffix 'ṇini'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Grammatically nominative plural, implying 'those which are givers of great delusion', referring to 'bhogān'.

तत् (tat) - that (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - reality (tattva) (reality, truth, essence, principle)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle, true state

Derived from 'tad' (that) + suffix 'tva'.

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know (to know, to understand)

(verb)

infinitive of jñā

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'jñā'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Present (lat) 1st person singular of root 'iṣ'.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

महासंमोहहारि (mahāsaṁmohahāri) - which removes great delusion (removing great delusion)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāsaṃmohahārin

mahāsaṁmohahārin - one who takes away or removes great delusion

Agent noun

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'saṃmoha' (delusion) + 'hārin' (remover). 'hārin' is an agent noun from 'hṛ' (to take, remove) with suffix 'ṇini'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+saṃmoha+hārin)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• saṃmoha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'muh' (to be confused) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: muh (class 4)
• hārin – removing, taking away, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take, remove) with suffix 'ṇini'.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tattvam'.

यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

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