योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-59

अहंत्ववासनानर्थप्रसूतेः संविदात्मनः ।
पुरुषस्य विचित्राणि सुखदुःखानि जन्मनि ॥ ५९ ॥

ahaṃtvavāsanānarthaprasūteḥ saṃvidātmanaḥ ,
puruṣasya vicitrāṇi sukhaduḥkhāni janmani 59

59. ahaṃtva-vāsanā-anartha-prasūteḥ saṃvidātmanaḥ
puruṣasya vicitrāṇi sukhaduḥkhāni janmani

59. For the conscious self (ātman) — the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) — various pleasures and pains arise in existence, stemming from the generation of the ego-sense (ahaṃtva) and latent impressions (vāsanā) that lead to misfortune.

59. עבור הַפּוּרוּשָׁה (האדם), שמהותו היא מודעות, ואשר נוצר מתוך הפורענות של רשמי האגו, צצים במהלך החיים ענוגים ומכאובים מגוונים.

Words meanings summery:

• अहंत्व-वासना-अनर्थ-प्रसूतेः (ahaṁtva-vāsanā-anartha-prasūteḥ) - from the generation of the ego-sense (ahaṃtva) and latent impressions (vāsanā) that lead to misfortune (from the arising/production of the ego-sense, latent impressions, and misfortune; due to the generation of ego-sense, latent tendencies, and suffering)

• संविदात्मनः (saṁvidātmanaḥ) - of the self of pure awareness (of the conscious self, of the self that is consciousness, of the inner consciousness)

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (of the man, of the person, of the supreme spirit)

• विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various (various, diverse, variegated, manifold, wonderful)

• सुखदुःखानि (sukhaduḥkhāni) - pleasures and pains (pleasures and pains, joys and sorrows)

• जन्मनि (janmani) - in existence (in birth, in existence, in life)

Words meanings and morphology

अहंत्व-वासना-अनर्थ-प्रसूतेः (ahaṁtva-vāsanā-anartha-prasūteḥ) - from the generation of the ego-sense (ahaṃtva) and latent impressions (vāsanā) that lead to misfortune (from the arising/production of the ego-sense, latent impressions, and misfortune; due to the generation of ego-sense, latent tendencies, and suffering)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtva-vāsanā-anartha-prasūti

ahaṁtva-vāsanā-anartha-prasūti - the generation/origin of ego-sense, latent impressions, and misfortune/suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtva+vāsanā+anartha+prasūti)

• ahaṃtva – ego-sense, I-ness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'ahaṃ' (I) with the suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental predisposition, subconscious tendency
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• anartha – misfortune, calamity, evil, purposelessness, suffering
  noun (masculine)
  Negative particle 'a-' combined with 'artha' (purpose, meaning, wealth).
  Prefix: a
• prasūti – birth, origin, production, creation, consequence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'pra-sū' (to bring forth, produce).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sū (class 4)

Note: Acts as an ablative of cause.

संविदात्मनः (saṁvidātmanaḥ) - of the self of pure awareness (of the conscious self, of the self that is consciousness, of the inner consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃvidātman

saṁvidātman - the conscious self, the self whose nature is consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃvid+ātman)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'sam-vid' (to know together, understand).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit, essence, life
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (of the man, of the person, of the supreme spirit)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the soul, the supreme being, cosmic person

विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various (various, diverse, variegated, manifold, wonderful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vicitra

vicitra - various, diverse, variegated, wonderful, strange, curious

Note: Agrees with 'sukhaduḥkhāni'.

सुखदुःखानि (sukhaduḥkhāni) - pleasures and pains (pleasures and pains, joys and sorrows)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sukhaduḥkha

sukhaduḥkha - pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow, happiness and misery

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – pain, suffering, sorrow, misery, difficulty
  noun (neuter)

Note: The subject of the implied verb of arising/occurring.

जन्मनि (janmani) - in existence (in birth, in existence, in life)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, production, life, existence

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Denotes the sphere or time of occurrence.

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