योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-74

यत्रात्मा तत्र न मनो नेन्द्रियाणि न वासनाः ।
पामरा परितिष्ठन्ति निकटे न महीभृतः ॥ ७४ ॥

yatrātmā tatra na mano nendriyāṇi na vāsanāḥ ,
pāmarā paritiṣṭhanti nikaṭe na mahībhṛtaḥ 74

74. yatra ātmā tatra na manaḥ na indriyāṇi na
vāsanāḥ pāmarā paritiṣṭhanti nikaṭe na mahībhṛtaḥ

74. yatra ātmā tatra na manaḥ na indriyāṇi na
vāsanāḥ pāmarā mahībhṛtaḥ nikaṭe na paritiṣṭhanti

74. Where the Self (ātman) resides, there is no mind, no senses, and no latent impressions (vāsanā). (Just as) common folk (pāmara) do not approach a king (mahibhṛt).

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• आत्मा (ātmā) - Self, soul, essence

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• न (na) - not, no

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• न (na) - not, no

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

• न (na) - not, no

• वासनाः (vāsanāḥ) - latent impressions, desires, tendencies

• पामरा (pāmarā) - common folk, ordinary people (common, ignorant, wretched, low)

• परितिष्ठन्ति (paritiṣṭhanti) - they stand near, they attend (they stand around, they remain, they approach)

• निकटे (nikaṭe) - near, in the vicinity

• न (na) - not, no

• महीभृतः (mahībhṛtaḥ) - of a king (of a king, of a mountain (earth-bearer))

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - Self, soul, essence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, breath

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, intention

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty of sense

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वासनाः (vāsanāḥ) - latent impressions, desires, tendencies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, tendency, habit, desire, imagination

From root vas (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

पामरा (pāmarā) - common folk, ordinary people (common, ignorant, wretched, low)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāmara

pāmara - low, wretched, ignorant, vulgar, common

परितिष्ठन्ति (paritiṣṭhanti) - they stand near, they attend (they stand around, they remain, they approach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of paritiṣṭha

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: sthā (class 1)

निकटे (nikaṭe) - near, in the vicinity

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'near'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

महीभृतः (mahībhṛtaḥ) - of a king (of a king, of a mountain (earth-bearer))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahībhṛt

mahībhṛt - king, mountain (lit. earth-bearer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+bhṛt)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, supporting; bearer, supporter
  adjective
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

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