योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-58

दीपस्येव प्रशान्तस्य न वेद्मि गतिमीश्वरः ।
दृष्ट एव त्वयीशाने पलायनपरायणः ॥ ५८ ॥

dīpasyeva praśāntasya na vedmi gatimīśvaraḥ ,
dṛṣṭa eva tvayīśāne palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ 58

58. dīpasya iva praśāntasya na vedmi gatim īśvaraḥ
dṛṣṭaḥ eva tvayi īśāne palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ

58. yathā praśāntasya dīpasya gatim na vedmi,
īśvaraḥ tvayi īśāne dṛṣṭaḥ eva palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ

58. Just as I do not know the destination (gati) of a lamp that has been extinguished, so that (ego), which once considered itself a master (īśvara), upon You, the Lord (Īśāna), being perceived, becomes utterly intent on fleeing.

Words meanings summery:

• दीपस्य (dīpasya) - of the lamp

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• प्रशान्तस्य (praśāntasya) - of the extinguished (lamp) (of the extinguished, of the calmed, of the ceased)

• न (na) - not, no

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know (its state/path) (I know, I understand, I perceive)

• गतिम् (gatim) - state, destination (of the extinguished lamp, or the ego) (path, course, destination, state, condition)

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - (the ego, which considered itself) a master/ruler (lord, master, capable, ruler)

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - upon being seen, when perceived (seen, perceived, observed)

• एव (eva) - just upon, as soon as (just, only, indeed, precisely)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - upon you (being seen) (in you, on you, at you)

• ईशाने (īśāne) - O Lord (vocative sense in locative absolute) (in the Lord, O Lord, in the ruler)

• पलायनपरायणः (palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ) - utterly intent on fleeing (intent on fleeing, prone to flight, having flight as the supreme object)

Words meanings and morphology

दीपस्य (dīpasya) - of the lamp

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, source of light

Note: Possessive, referring to 'gati'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

प्रशान्तस्य (praśāntasya) - of the extinguished (lamp) (of the extinguished, of the calmed, of the ceased)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of praśānta

praśānta - extinguished, calmed, tranquil, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Refers to the lamp, agreeing with 'dīpasya'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know (its state/path) (I know, I understand, I perceive)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

present active

1st person singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada, from root vid (2nd class, 'ad' group verb)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The subject 'aham' is implied.

गतिम् (gatim) - state, destination (of the extinguished lamp, or the ego) (path, course, destination, state, condition)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, path, course, destination, state, condition

Root: gam

Note: Object of 'vedmi'.

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - (the ego, which considered itself) a master/ruler (lord, master, capable, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, capable, powerful

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for the implied subject (ego).

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - upon being seen, when perceived (seen, perceived, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute with 'tvayi īśāne', agreeing with the implied subject (the ego).

एव (eva) - just upon, as soon as (just, only, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

त्वयि (tvayi) - upon you (being seen) (in you, on you, at you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

ईशाने (īśāne) - O Lord (vocative sense in locative absolute) (in the Lord, O Lord, in the ruler)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of īśāna

īśāna - lord, ruler, master, an epithet of Shiva

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'tvayi dṛṣṭe'.

पलायनपरायणः (palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ) - utterly intent on fleeing (intent on fleeing, prone to flight, having flight as the supreme object)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of palāyanaparāyaṇa

palāyanaparāyaṇa - intent on flight, devoted to escape

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (palāyana+parāyaṇa)

• palāyana – fleeing, flight, escape
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root lā (to go, to give) with prefix parā-
  Prefix: parā
  Root: lā (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – chief object, ultimate goal, intent on, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (ego).

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