योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-57

अवबुद्धा श्वपचता प्रतिभासवशात्त्वया ।
यथैवानल्पसंरम्भा विचित्राधिविकारदा ॥ ५७ ॥

avabuddhā śvapacatā pratibhāsavaśāttvayā ,
yathaivānalpasaṃrambhā vicitrādhivikāradā 57

57. avabuddhā śvapacatā pratibhāsavaśāt tvayā
yathā eva analpasaṃrambhā vicitrādhi-vikāradā

57. tvayā śvapacatā pratibhāsavaśāt avabuddhā,
yathā eva analpasaṃrambhā vicitrādhi-vikāradā.

57. The state of being an outcast (śvapacatā) has been perceived by you through the power of illusion or appearance (pratibhāsa), which indeed gives rise to many varied mental disturbances and causes significant agitation.

Words meanings summery:

• अवबुद्धा (avabuddhā) - understood, perceived, awakened

• श्वपचता (śvapacatā) - the state of being an outcast (caṇḍāla), dog-eater-ness

• प्रतिभासवशात् (pratibhāsavaśāt) - due to the power of appearance, by means of manifestation or illusion

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• यथा (yathā) - just as, how

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अनल्पसंरम्भा (analpasaṁrambhā) - causing great agitation, greatly stirring up, not small commotion

• विचित्राधि-विकारदा (vicitrādhi-vikāradā) - giving rise to diverse mental afflictions and changes, causing various mental disorders

Words meanings and morphology

अवबुद्धा (avabuddhā) - understood, perceived, awakened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avabuddha

avabuddha - understood, perceived, awakened, realized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'budh' with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

श्वपचता (śvapacatā) - the state of being an outcast (caṇḍāla), dog-eater-ness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śvapacatā

śvapacatā - the state of being a dog-eater or outcast (caṇḍāla)

Derived from 'śvapaca' with the suffix 'tā'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śvapaca+tā)

• śvapaca – dog-eater, an outcast, caṇḍāla
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (feminine)

प्रतिभासवशात् (pratibhāsavaśāt) - due to the power of appearance, by means of manifestation or illusion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pratibhāsavaśa

pratibhāsavaśa - due to the power/influence of appearance/manifestation/intuition

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratibhāsa+vaśa)

• pratibhāsa – appearance, manifestation, intuition, perception, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• vaśa – power, control, influence, will
  noun (masculine)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

यथा (yathā) - just as, how

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अनल्पसंरम्भा (analpasaṁrambhā) - causing great agitation, greatly stirring up, not small commotion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of analpasaṃrambha

analpasaṁrambha - causing great agitation/commotion/excitement (lit. 'not small agitation')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+alpa+saṃrambha)

• an – not, without
  prefix
  Negation prefix (nañ-tatpuruṣa part).
• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (feminine)
• saṃrambha – agitation, commotion, violent movement, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rambh (class 1)

विचित्राधि-विकारदा (vicitrādhi-vikāradā) - giving rise to diverse mental afflictions and changes, causing various mental disorders

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicitrādhi-vikāradā

vicitrādhi-vikāradā - giving diverse mental pains/anxieties and changes/distortions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vicitra+ādhi+vikāra+dā)

• vicitra – diverse, manifold, variegated, strange
  adjective (feminine)
• ādhi – mental pain, anxiety, distress, trouble
  noun (masculine)
• vikāra – change, transformation, alteration, disorder, aberration
  noun (masculine)
• dā – giving, bestowing, granting (often as a suffix in compounds)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

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