योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-43

इदानीं संपरिज्ञाय मयैष परिमोषितः ।
अहंकारपिशाचोऽयं शरीरतरुकोटरात् ॥ ४३ ॥

idānīṃ saṃparijñāya mayaiṣa parimoṣitaḥ ,
ahaṃkārapiśāco'yaṃ śarīratarukoṭarāt 43

43. idānīm samparijñāya mayā eṣaḥ parimoṣitaḥ
ahaṅkāra-piśācaḥ ayam śarīra-taru-koṭarāt

43. idānīm mayā samparijñāya,
ayam eṣaḥ ahaṅkāra-piśācaḥ śarīra-taru-koṭarāt parimoṣitaḥ.

43. Now, having fully understood, this demon of ego has been dislodged by me from the hollow of the body-tree.

Words meanings summery:

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• सम्परिज्ञाय (samparijñāya) - having fully understood, having completely known

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to `ahaṅkāra-piśācaḥ`. (this, this one)

• परिमोषितः (parimoṣitaḥ) - dislodged, expelled (robbed, deprived, dislodged, cheated)

• अहङ्कार-पिशाचः (ahaṅkāra-piśācaḥ) - demon of ego, ego-goblin

• अयम् (ayam) - Refers to `ahaṅkāra-piśācaḥ`. (this, this one)

• शरीर-तरु-कोटरात् (śarīra-taru-koṭarāt) - from the hollow of the body-tree

Words meanings and morphology

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

सम्परिज्ञाय (samparijñāya) - having fully understood, having completely known

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root jñā with upasargas sam-pari-.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in passive construction (`parimoṣitaḥ`).

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to `ahaṅkāra-piśācaḥ`. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Subject of the passive verb `parimoṣitaḥ`.

परिमोषितः (parimoṣitaḥ) - dislodged, expelled (robbed, deprived, dislodged, cheated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pari-muṣ

muṣ - to steal, to rob, to plunder

Past Passive Participle

From root muṣ (to steal) with upasarga pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: muṣ (class 9)

अहङ्कार-पिशाचः (ahaṅkāra-piśācaḥ) - demon of ego, ego-goblin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra-piśāca

ahaṅkāra-piśāca - demon of ego, ego-goblin

Compound meaning 'a demon that represents ego'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ahaṅkāra+piśāca)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, self-sense
  noun (masculine)
  From aham (I) + kṛ (to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• piśāca – demon, goblin, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to `eṣaḥ`.

अयम् (ayam) - Refers to `ahaṅkāra-piśācaḥ`. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Appositive to `eṣaḥ` and `ahaṅkāra-piśācaḥ`.

शरीर-तरु-कोटरात् (śarīra-taru-koṭarāt) - from the hollow of the body-tree

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śarīra-taru-koṭara

śarīra-taru-koṭara - hollow of the body-tree

Compound meaning 'the hollow of the tree which is the body'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+taru+koṭara)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, hole (in a tree)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates separation from.

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