योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-41

प्रयान्तु नाहमेतासु न चैता मम काश्चन ।
एतावन्तमहं कालमज्ञानरिपुणा हतः ॥ ४१ ॥

prayāntu nāhametāsu na caitā mama kāścana ,
etāvantamahaṃ kālamajñānaripuṇā hataḥ 41

41. prayāntu na aham etāsu na ca etā mama kāścana
etāvantam aham kālam ajñāna-ripuṇā hataḥ

41. aham etāsu na prayāntu; ca etāḥ mama kāścana na.
aham etāvantam kālam ajñāna-ripuṇā hataḥ.

41. Let them go; I am not in them, nor do any of them belong to me. For such a long time, I was afflicted by the enemy of ignorance.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयान्तु (prayāntu) - let them go forth, let them proceed

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतासु (etāsu) - in these, among these

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एता (etā) - these

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• काश्चन (kāścana) - any, some

• एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - so much, this much, for so long

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कालम् (kālam) - time, period

• अज्ञान-रिपुणा (ajñāna-ripuṇā) - by the enemy of ignorance

• हतः (hataḥ) - afflicted (struck, slain, afflicted, destroyed)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयान्तु (prayāntu) - let them go forth, let them proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of pra-yā

Imperative mood, 3rd person, plural

Root yā with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एतासु (etāsu) - in these, among these

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to some implied entities or experiences.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एता (etā) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

काश्चन (kāścana) - any, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kim-cana

kim - what, which, who

Formed from `kim` (interrogative pronoun) + `cana` (indeclinable particle for indefiniteness).

एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - so much, this much, for so long

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so great, so long

Derived from `etad` (this) + `vat` (suffix indicating measure/extent).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कालम् (kālam) - time, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

Note: Accusative used adverbially to indicate duration ('for so long').

अज्ञान-रिपुणा (ajñāna-ripuṇā) - by the enemy of ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajñāna-ripu

ajñāna-ripu - enemy of ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+ripu)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, lack of knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Negation (a-) of jñāna (knowledge).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ripu – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the agent of action in the passive construction ('hataḥ').

हतः (hataḥ) - afflicted (struck, slain, afflicted, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of han

han - to strike, to kill, to slay, to injure, to destroy

Past Passive Participle

From root han, often used as an adjective.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `aham`.

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