योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-2

मनः शेमुष्यहंकारप्रतिबिम्बैर्जडेन्द्रियैः ।
वासनावितताः शून्या वेतालत्रासनोद्यताः ॥ २ ॥

manaḥ śemuṣyahaṃkārapratibimbairjaḍendriyaiḥ ,
vāsanāvitatāḥ śūnyā vetālatrāsanodyatāḥ 2

2. manas śemuṣī ahaṃkāra pratibimbaiḥ jaḍa indriyaiḥ
vāsanā vitatāḥ śūnyāḥ vetāla trāsanā udyatāḥ

2. manas śemuṣī ahaṃkāra pratibimbaiḥ jaḍa indriyaiḥ vāsanā vitatāḥ śūnyāḥ vetāla trāsanā udyatāḥ (bhavanti).

2. The mind, through reflections of intelligence and ego (ahaṅkāra) and by means of dull senses, gives rise to widely spread, empty latent impressions, which are poised to terrify like ghosts.

Words meanings summery:

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

• शेमुषी (śemuṣī) - intelligence, understanding

• अहंकार (ahaṁkāra) - ego, egoism, sense of 'I'

• प्रतिबिम्बैः (pratibimbaiḥ) - by mental reflections or images arising from intelligence and ego (by reflections, by images)

• जड (jaḍa) - dull, inert, senseless, ignorant

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by dull senses (by senses, by sensory organs)

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, mental tendency, desire, instinct

• वितताः (vitatāḥ) - widely spread by latent impressions (spread, extended, pervaded, diffused)

• शून्याः (śūnyāḥ) - empty, void, hollow, non-existent

• वेताल (vetāla) - ghost, vampire, demon

• त्रासना (trāsanā) - terrifying, causing fear, fright

• उद्यताः (udyatāḥ) - poised to terrify (ready, prepared, poised, eager)

Words meanings and morphology

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, desire, conscience

शेमुषी (śemuṣī) - intelligence, understanding

(noun)

of śemuṣī

śemuṣī - intelligence, understanding, intellect, wisdom

Note: Used as a stem in the compound 'śemuṣyahaṃkāra-pratibimbaiḥ', implicitly indicating relation.

अहंकार (ahaṁkāra) - ego, egoism, sense of 'I'

(noun)

of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, conceit, the principle of individuation

From 'aham' (I) + 'kāra' (maker).

Note: Used as a stem in the compound 'śemuṣyahaṃkāra-pratibimbaiḥ', implicitly indicating relation.

प्रतिबिम्बैः (pratibimbaiḥ) - by mental reflections or images arising from intelligence and ego (by reflections, by images)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, shadow, likeness

From 'prati' + 'bimba' (image).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śemuṣī+ahaṃkāra+pratibimba)

• śemuṣī – intelligence, understanding, intellect, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, conceit, the principle of individuation
  noun (masculine)
  From 'aham' (I) + 'kāra' (maker).
• pratibimba – reflection, image, shadow, likeness
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: prati

जड (jaḍa) - dull, inert, senseless, ignorant

(adjective)

of jaḍa

jaḍa - cold, stiff, inert, dull, stupid, senseless

Note: Used as a stem in the compound 'jaḍendriyaiḥ', agreeing with 'indriyaiḥ'.

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by dull senses (by senses, by sensory organs)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sensory organ (of perception or action); faculty, power

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jaḍa+indriya)

• jaḍa – dull, inert, senseless, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
• indriya – sense, sensory organ (of perception or action); faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, mental tendency, desire, instinct

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, mental trace, habit, desire, tendency

From root 'vas' (to dwell, perfume) + suffix '-anā'.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Functions as the subject modified by the following adjectives.

वितताः (vitatāḥ) - widely spread by latent impressions (spread, extended, pervaded, diffused)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vitata

vitata - spread, extended, diffused, pervaded, widely known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch, extend) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

शून्याः (śūnyāḥ) - empty, void, hollow, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, devoid of, non-existent, unsubstantial

वेताल (vetāla) - ghost, vampire, demon

(noun)

of vetāla

vetāla - ghost, vampire, demon, an evil spirit inhabiting dead bodies

Note: Used as a stem in the compound 'vetālatrāsanodyatāḥ', meaning 'like a vetāla'.

त्रासना (trāsanā) - terrifying, causing fear, fright

(noun)

of trāsanā

trāsanā - terrifying, frightening; causing fear, fright

From root 'tras' (to tremble, be afraid) + suffix '-anā'.

Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Used as a stem in the compound 'vetālatrāsanodyatāḥ', meaning 'causing fear like a vetāla'.

उद्यताः (udyatāḥ) - poised to terrify (ready, prepared, poised, eager)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, willing, active, started, raised

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain, hold) with prefixes 'ud-' and 'ā-'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vetāla+trāsanā+udyata)

• vetāla – ghost, vampire, demon, an evil spirit inhabiting dead bodies
  noun (masculine)
• trāsanā – terrifying, frightening; causing fear, fright
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'tras' (to tremble, be afraid) + suffix '-anā'.
  Root: tras (class 4)
• udyata – ready, prepared, willing, active, started, raised
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain, hold) with prefixes 'ud-' and 'ā-'.
  Prefixes: ud+ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

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