योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-46

चिरमज्ञानधूर्तेन पोथितोऽस्मि त्वहंतया ।
वृकेण दृप्तेनाटव्यां लब्धेन पशुपोतकः ॥ ४६ ॥

ciramajñānadhūrtena pothito'smi tvahaṃtayā ,
vṛkeṇa dṛptenāṭavyāṃ labdhena paśupotakaḥ 46

46. ciram ajñānadhūrtena pothitaḥ asmi tu ahaṃtayā
| vṛkeṇa dṛptena aṭavyām labdhena paśupotakaḥ ||

46. ciram ajñānadhūrtena ahaṃtayā pothitaḥ asmi aṭavyām
dṛptena labdhena vṛkeṇa paśupotakaḥ (iva pothitaḥ)

46. For a long time, I have been tormented by the ego (ahaṅkāra), that rascal of ignorance (ajñāna), just like a young animal (paśupotaka) seized in the forest by an arrogant wolf.

46. זמן רב כותש אותי הנבל של הבורות באמצעות תחושת ה"אני", כמו זאב יהיר ביער הטורף גדי צעיר.

Words meanings summery:

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• अज्ञानधूर्तेन (ajñānadhūrtena) - by the rogue of ignorance, by the trickster who is ignorance

• पोथितः (pothitaḥ) - tormented, crushed, struck down

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अहंतया (ahaṁtayā) - by ego, by egoism, by the sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra)

• वृकेण (vṛkeṇa) - by a wolf

• दृप्तेन (dṛptena) - by the proud, by the arrogant, by the fierce

• अटव्याम् (aṭavyām) - in the forest, in a wilderness

• लब्धेन (labdhena) - by the captured, by that which has caught/obtained

• पशुपोतकः (paśupotakaḥ) - a young animal, a fawn, a cub

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानधूर्तेन (ajñānadhūrtena) - by the rogue of ignorance, by the trickster who is ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajñānadhūrta

ajñānadhūrta - a rogue or trickster of ignorance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+dhūrta)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance (ajñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'jñāna' (knowledge).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• dhūrta – rogue, rascal, cheat, cunning
  noun (masculine)

पोथितः (pothitaḥ) - tormented, crushed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pothita

pothita - crushed, pounded, tormented, killed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root puth (to crush, torment) with kta suffix.

Root: puth (class 10)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अहंतया (ahaṁtayā) - by ego, by egoism, by the sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā

ahaṁtā - ego, egoism, individuality, the sense of 'I'

Derived from aham (I) + tā (suffix for abstract noun). This relates to ahaṅkāra.

वृकेण (vṛkeṇa) - by a wolf

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vṛka

vṛka - wolf

दृप्तेन (dṛptena) - by the proud, by the arrogant, by the fierce

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dṛpta

dṛpta - proud, arrogant, fierce, intoxicated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛp (to be proud, arrogant) with kta suffix.

Root: dṛp (class 4)

अटव्याम् (aṭavyām) - in the forest, in a wilderness

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of aṭavī

aṭavī - forest, wilderness, jungle

लब्धेन (labdhena) - by the captured, by that which has caught/obtained

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained, received, caught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root labh (to obtain, gain) with kta suffix.

Root: labh (class 1)

पशुपोतकः (paśupotakaḥ) - a young animal, a fawn, a cub

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśupotaka

paśupotaka - a young animal, a cub, a fawn

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (paśu+potaka)

• paśu – animal, beast, cattle
  noun (masculine)
• potaka – young animal, cub, fledgling
  noun (masculine)

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