योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-75

इन्द्रियेणेन्द्रियं छित्त्वा छित्त्वा च मनसा मनः ।
अहंकृतिमहंकृत्या छित्त्वा शेषो जयाम्यहम् ॥ ७५ ॥

indriyeṇendriyaṃ chittvā chittvā ca manasā manaḥ ,
ahaṃkṛtimahaṃkṛtyā chittvā śeṣo jayāmyaham 75

75. indriyeṇa indriyam chittvā chittvā ca manasā manaḥ
ahaṅkṛtim ahaṅkṛtyā chittvā śeṣaḥ jayāmi aham

75. aham indriyeṇa indriyam chittvā ca manasā manaḥ
chittvā ahaṅkṛtyā ahaṅkṛtim chittvā śeṣaḥ jayāmi

75. Having severed each sense-organ by another sense-organ, and having cut the mind by the mind, and having cut the ego (ahaṅkṛti) by the ego, I, who remain, am victorious.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियेण (indriyeṇa) - by a sense-organ

• इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - a sense-organ

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

• च (ca) - and

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• अहङ्कृतिम् (ahaṅkṛtim) - the ego

• अहङ्कृत्या (ahaṅkṛtyā) - by the ego

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

• शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - the remainder, remaining

• जयामि (jayāmi) - I conquer, I am victorious

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियेण (indriyeṇa) - by a sense-organ

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of indriya

indriya - sense-organ, faculty of sense

इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - a sense-organ

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of indriya

indriya - sense-organ, faculty of sense

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √chid (to cut, sever)

Root: √chid (class 7)

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √chid (to cut, sever)

Root: √chid (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

अहङ्कृतिम् (ahaṅkṛtim) - the ego

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ahaṅkṛti

ahaṅkṛti - ego, egoism, the sense of 'I'

Compound type : Tatpurusha (aham+kṛti)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• kṛti – making, doing, action
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

अहङ्कृत्या (ahaṅkṛtyā) - by the ego

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ahaṅkṛti

ahaṅkṛti - ego, egoism, the sense of 'I'

Compound type : Tatpurusha (aham+kṛti)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• kṛti – making, doing, action
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √chid (to cut, sever)

Root: √chid (class 7)

शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - the remainder, remaining

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residual, what is left

Note: Used here as an adjective or appositive to 'aham'.

जयामि (jayāmi) - I conquer, I am victorious

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √ji

Root: √ji (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

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