योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-41, verse-13

अहमन्योऽन्य एवायमित्यज्ञानां तु वासना ।
दूरोदस्तात्मबुद्धीनां जयत्यसुमतामिह ॥ १३ ॥

ahamanyo'nya evāyamityajñānāṃ tu vāsanā ,
dūrodastātmabuddhīnāṃ jayatyasumatāmiha 13

13. aham anyaḥ anyaḥ eva ayam iti ajñānām tu vāsanā
dūra-udasta-ātma-buddhīnām jayati asumatām iha

13. iha ajñānām dūra-udasta-ātma-buddhīnām asumatām
tu aham anyaḥ ayam anyaḥ eva iti vāsanā jayati

13. "I am distinct, and this other (person) is certainly distinct" — such a deeply ingrained mental impression (vāsanā) prevails here among ignorant embodied beings (asumat), especially those whose understanding of the true self (ātman) is far removed.

13. התרשמות העבר 'אני אחד והוא אחר' שייכת לבלתי-נאורים שראיית הָעַצְמִי רחוקה ממהותם, והיא שולטת בבעלי החיים הנבערים.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, distinct

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, distinct

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• इति (iti) - thus, marking the end of direct speech or thought

• अज्ञानाम् (ajñānām) - of the ignorant, of those who lack knowledge

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression, latent tendency, habit

• दूर-उदस्त-आत्म-बुद्धीनाम् (dūra-udasta-ātma-buddhīnām) - of those whose understanding of the self (ātman) is cast far away

• जयति (jayati) - prevails, conquers, triumphs

• असुमताम् (asumatām) - of embodied beings, of living beings

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, distinct

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, distinct

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इति (iti) - thus, marking the end of direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानाम् (ajñānām) - of the ignorant, of those who lack knowledge

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of ajñānin

ajñānin - ignorant, foolish; an ignorant person

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression, latent tendency, habit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - mental impression, latent tendency, predisposition, imagination

दूर-उदस्त-आत्म-बुद्धीनाम् (dūra-udasta-ātma-buddhīnām) - of those whose understanding of the self (ātman) is cast far away

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of dūra-udasta-ātma-buddhi

dūra-udasta-ātma-buddhi - whose understanding of the self is far removed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dūra+udasta+ātman+buddhi)

• dūra – far, distant, remote
  indeclinable
• udasta – cast away, thrown off, rejected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root as (to throw) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: as (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence
  noun (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, discernment
  noun (feminine)

जयति (jayati) - prevails, conquers, triumphs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

असुमताम् (asumatām) - of embodied beings, of living beings

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of asumat

asumat - having breath or life, living, embodied; a living being, an animal

Possessive suffix -mat

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

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