योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-59

संपन्नो मदहंकारश्चोरः सूर्योदये यथा ।
असदभ्युत्थिते तस्मिन्नहंकारे पिशाचवत् ॥ ५९ ॥

saṃpanno madahaṃkāraścoraḥ sūryodaye yathā ,
asadabhyutthite tasminnahaṃkāre piśācavat 59

59. sampannaḥ madahaṃkāraḥ coraḥ sūryodaye yathā
asat abhyutthite tasmin ahaṃkāre piśācavat

59. yathā sūryodaye coraḥ,
madahaṃkāraḥ sampannaḥ,
tasmin asat ahaṃkāre abhyutthite piśācavat (bhāti)

59. My ego (ahaṅkāra) has vanished, just like a thief at sunrise. When that non-existent ego (ahaṅkāra) arises, it appears like a mere demon (piśāca).

Words meanings summery:

• सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - vanished, dissolved (accomplished, completed, vanished, destroyed, endowed with)

• मदहंकारः (madahaṁkāraḥ) - my ego (my ego, the ego of intoxication)

• चोरः (coraḥ) - thief, robber

• सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise, at the rising of the sun

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent (referring to the ego) (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

• अभ्युत्थिते (abhyutthite) - when it arises, when it appears (when arisen, when sprung up, when appeared)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• अहंकारे (ahaṁkāre) - in the ego, regarding the ego

• पिशाचवत् (piśācavat) - like a mere demon (insignificant, illusory) (like a demon, demon-like)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - vanished, dissolved (accomplished, completed, vanished, destroyed, endowed with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampanna

sampanna - accomplished, complete, perfect, endowed with, happened, vanished, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad (to go, to fall) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'madahaṃkāraḥ'.

मदहंकारः (madahaṁkāraḥ) - my ego (my ego, the ego of intoxication)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madahaṃkāra

madahaṁkāra - my ego, ego of intoxication

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mad+ahaṃkāra)

• mad – my, mine (genitive of 'I')
  pronoun
• ahaṃkāra – ego, self-sense, individualism
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

चोरः (coraḥ) - thief, robber

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cora

cora - thief, robber, plunderer

Root: cur (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'madahaṃkāraḥ'.

सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise, at the rising of the sun

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sūryodaya

sūryodaya - sunrise, rising of the sun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sūrya+udaya)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• udaya – rising, ascent, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Time adverbial.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent (referring to the ego) (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, evil

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from root as (to be) with negation 'a'. Functions as an adjective.

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: In the phrase 'asad abhyutthite tasmin ahaṃkāre', 'asat' modifies 'ahaṃkāre' and is in locative. The 'd' is due to sandhi.

अभ्युत्थिते (abhyutthite) - when it arises, when it appears (when arisen, when sprung up, when appeared)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhyutthita

abhyutthita - risen, sprung up, appeared, elevated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefixes abhi and ud

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'tasmin ahaṃkāre'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, referring to 'ahaṃkāra'.

अहंकारे (ahaṁkāre) - in the ego, regarding the ego

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ahaṃkāra

ahaṁkāra - ego, self-sense, individualism

Note: Head noun of the locative absolute construction.

पिशाचवत् (piśācavat) - like a mere demon (insignificant, illusory) (like a demon, demon-like)

(indeclinable)

Derived from piśāca (demon) with suffix -vat (like, as)

Note: Adverb modifying the implied arising of the ego.

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