योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-51

व्योमसंविदि नष्टायां मूढं तस्याभवन्मनः ।
निद्रायां तु विलीनायां मैरेयमदवानिव ॥ ५१ ॥

vyomasaṃvidi naṣṭāyāṃ mūḍhaṃ tasyābhavanmanaḥ ,
nidrāyāṃ tu vilīnāyāṃ maireyamadavāniva 51

51. vyoma-saṃvidi naṣṭāyām mūḍham tasya abhavat
manaḥ nidrāyām tu vilīnāyām maireya-madavān iva

51. vyoma-saṃvidi naṣṭāyām tasya manaḥ mūḍham abhavat.
nidrāyām vilīnāyām tu (saḥ) maireya-madavān iva (abhavat)

51. When the awareness of the void (vyoma-saṃvid) was lost, his mind became bewildered. Yet, even as sleep completely vanished, he remained like one intoxicated by Maireya liquor.

51. כשהמודעות הריקה נעלמה והשינה נמוגה, חשיבתו נותרה מבולבלת ואפופה, כמו אדם שיכור מיין מֵאירֵיָה.

Words meanings summery:

• व्योम-संविदि (vyoma-saṁvidi) - in the consciousness of space, in the awareness of the void

• नष्टायाम् (naṣṭāyām) - having been lost, destroyed, vanished

• मूढम् (mūḍham) - bewildered, confused, deluded, foolish

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• निद्रायाम् (nidrāyām) - in sleep, during sleep

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

• विलीनायाम् (vilīnāyām) - having completely vanished (sleep) (having vanished, dissolved, absorbed)

• मैरेय-मदवान् (maireya-madavān) - one intoxicated with Maireya liquor

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

व्योम-संविदि (vyoma-saṁvidi) - in the consciousness of space, in the awareness of the void

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vyoma-saṃvid

vyoma-saṁvid - consciousness of space/void, spatial awareness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoma+saṃvid)

• vyoma – sky, space, ether, void
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvid – consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix sam + root vid (to know)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

नष्टायाम् (naṣṭāyām) - having been lost, destroyed, vanished

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, ruined, perished

Past Passive Participle

From root naś (to perish, to be lost) + suffix ta

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with vyoma-saṃvidi.

मूढम् (mūḍham) - bewildered, confused, deluded, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - bewildered, confused, deluded, ignorant, foolish

Past Passive Participle

From root muh (to be bewildered, confused) + suffix ta

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with manaḥ.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

निद्रायाम् (nidrāyām) - in sleep, during sleep

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber, drowsiness

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

(indeclinable)

विलीनायाम् (vilīnāyām) - having completely vanished (sleep) (having vanished, dissolved, absorbed)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vilīna

vilīna - dissolved, absorbed, vanished, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

From prefix vi + root lī (to cling, dissolve) + suffix ta

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with nidrāyām.

मैरेय-मदवान् (maireya-madavān) - one intoxicated with Maireya liquor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maireya-madavat

maireya-madavat - intoxicated by Maireya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maireya+madavat)

• maireya – a kind of intoxicating liquor, rum
  noun (neuter)
• madavat – intoxicated, drunk, passionate, joyful
  adjective (masculine)
  From mada (intoxication) + suffix vat

Note: Refers to the person whose mind is being described as bewildered.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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