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5,53

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-51

मनः शत्रुः शरीरस्य शरीरं मनसो रिपुः ।
एकाभावेन नश्येते आधाराधेयकार्यवत् ॥ ५१ ॥
manaḥ śatruḥ śarīrasya śarīraṃ manaso ripuḥ ,
ekābhāvena naśyete ādhārādheyakāryavat 51
51. manaḥ śatruḥ śarīrasya śarīram manasaḥ
ripuḥ ekābhāvena naśyete ādhārādheyakāryavat
51. manaḥ śarīrasya śatruḥ śarīram manasaḥ
ripuḥ ekābhāvena ādhārādheyakāryavat naśyete
51. The mind is the enemy of the body, and the body is the enemy of the mind. When one is absent, both perish, just like a support and the object it holds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness
  • शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, adversary
  • शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body
  • शरीरम् (śarīram) - body, physical frame
  • मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind
  • रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe
  • एकाभावेन (ekābhāvena) - by the absence of one, due to the lack of one
  • नश्येते (naśyete) - (they two) perish, are destroyed, disappear
  • आधाराधेयकार्यवत् (ādhārādheyakāryavat) - like the relationship between a support and that which is supported

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, spirit, consciousness
Root: man (class 4)
शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, adversary
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru
śatru - enemy, foe, rival, adversary
शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, physical frame, organism
शरीरम् (śarīram) - body, physical frame
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, physical frame, organism
मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, spirit, consciousness
Root: man (class 4)
रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu
ripu - enemy, foe, opponent
एकाभावेन (ekābhāvena) - by the absence of one, due to the lack of one
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekābhāva
ekābhāva - absence of one, non-existence of one
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+abhāva)
  • eka – one, single, alone
    numeral (masculine)
  • abhāva – absence, non-existence, non-being
    noun (masculine)
    from 'a-' (negation) + root 'bhū' (to be) + suffix '-a'
    Prefix: a
    Root: bhū (class 1)
नश्येते (naśyete) - (they two) perish, are destroyed, disappear
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, present indicative (lat) of naś
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Used in the dual form for 'both (mind and body)'
आधाराधेयकार्यवत् (ādhārādheyakāryavat) - like the relationship between a support and that which is supported
(indeclinable)
derived from the compound 'ādhārādheyakārya' with the suffix '-vat'