योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-50, verse-54
अनात्मज्ञो हि दुःखेहः प्रस्फुरन्नपि भूतले ।
शव एव भ्रमत्युच्चैरात्मज्ञस्तु सचेतनः ॥ ५४ ॥
शव एव भ्रमत्युच्चैरात्मज्ञस्तु सचेतनः ॥ ५४ ॥
anātmajño hi duḥkhehaḥ prasphurannapi bhūtale ,
śava eva bhramatyuccairātmajñastu sacetanaḥ 54
śava eva bhramatyuccairātmajñastu sacetanaḥ 54
54.
anātmajñaḥ hi duḥkhehaḥ prasphuran api bhūtale |
śavaḥ eva bhramati uccaiḥ ātmajñaḥ tu sacetanaḥ ||
śavaḥ eva bhramati uccaiḥ ātmajñaḥ tu sacetanaḥ ||
54.
anātmajñaḥ hi duḥkhehaḥ prasphuran api bhūtale
śavaḥ eva uccaiḥ bhramati ātmajñaḥ tu sacetanaḥ
śavaḥ eva uccaiḥ bhramati ātmajñaḥ tu sacetanaḥ
54.
Indeed, one who does not know the Self (ātman), even while struggling on earth with painful efforts, is merely a corpse prominently wandering about. But one who knows the Self (ātman) is truly conscious.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनात्मज्ञः (anātmajñaḥ) - one who does not know the Self, ignorant of the Self (ātman)
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
- दुःखेहः (duḥkhehaḥ) - engaged in painful efforts, whose efforts are suffering
- प्रस्फुरन् (prasphuran) - throbbing, trembling, struggling, moving about
- अपि (api) - even, also, though
- भूतले (bhūtale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground
- शवः (śavaḥ) - a corpse, a dead body
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- भ्रमति (bhramati) - wanders, roams, moves about
- उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly, greatly, conspicuously
- आत्मज्ञः (ātmajñaḥ) - one who knows the Self, a self-knower
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however
- सचेतनः (sacetanaḥ) - conscious, sentient, endowed with consciousness
Words meanings and morphology
अनात्मज्ञः (anātmajñaḥ) - one who does not know the Self, ignorant of the Self (ātman)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anātmajña
anātmajña - ignorant of the self, one who does not know the self
Compound type : naḥ-tatpuruṣa (an+ātmajña)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - ātmajña – knowing the self, a self-knower
adjective (masculine)
Root: jñā (class 9)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
(indeclinable)
दुःखेहः (duḥkhehaḥ) - engaged in painful efforts, whose efforts are suffering
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkheha
duḥkheha - whose efforts are suffering, engaged in painful efforts
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (duḥkha+īhā)
- duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
noun (neuter) - īhā – effort, exertion, desire, activity
noun (feminine)
Root: īh (class 1)
प्रस्फुरन् (prasphuran) - throbbing, trembling, struggling, moving about
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prasphurat
prasphurat - throbbing, trembling, struggling, moving about
Present Active Participle
from pra-sphur
Prefix: pra
Root: sphur (class 6)
अपि (api) - even, also, though
(indeclinable)
भूतले (bhūtale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala
bhūtala - the surface of the earth, the ground
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - tala – surface, plane, level, flat part
noun (neuter)
शवः (śavaḥ) - a corpse, a dead body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śava
śava - a corpse, a dead body
Root: śū (class 1)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
भ्रमति (bhramati) - wanders, roams, moves about
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhram
Root: bhram (class 1)
उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, highly, greatly, conspicuously
(indeclinable)
आत्मज्ञः (ātmajñaḥ) - one who knows the Self, a self-knower
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmajña
ātmajña - knowing the self, a self-knower
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+jña)
- ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2) - jña – knowing, conversant with, knower
adjective (masculine)
from root jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however
(indeclinable)
सचेतनः (sacetanaḥ) - conscious, sentient, endowed with consciousness
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sacetana
sacetana - conscious, sentient, having consciousness
from sa + cetana
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cetana)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
prefix meaning 'with' - cetana – consciousness, sentient, animate
noun (neuter)
from root cit
Root: cit (class 1)